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What do you like about your California Sidecar Trike?
My wife and I both have CSC trike conversions. I have the Kruze package on my Vulcan Voyager 1700 ABS and she has the Legend package on her Harley Sports 1200C. We love our trikes and ride all over to all motorcycle rallies. Best part is our yearly visit to the factory to have a safety check performed by their great technicians.
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‘04 Cobra on an ‘04GL1800
I After weighing all my options (having my current GL1800 triked, CSC vs. Roadsmith or. Hannigan), I chose a used Trike that Has always been a CSC trike since new. I really liked the rounded fender style of the early Cobra kits. With the low and wide stance, it reminded me of the old fat fender hot rod style that I have always been a big fan of. Couple that with a great independent rear end design that offers a comfortable ride that can still handle the Dragon at a good pace without issue, I have no doubt made the right choice.
Given that there have been some issues with the original driveshaft designs that plagued the early models, CSC finally got it figured out, and really knocked it out of the park on their latest upgrade that I installed last Spring (2017). It is now completely smooth and quiet at any speed. The latest design (2010) offers ease of servicing or replacing the automotive style U-joints in both ends of the driveshaft by allowing the rear drive unit to be adjusted forward and aft in order to make removing the driveshaft a snap. When the time comes for a replacement for this trike, I will seriously consider another CSC kit in the future.
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What Do You Like About Your California Sidecar Trike?
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In May 2009, I sold my 2006 HD Streetglide and purchased a new Honda Goldwing. I did this knowing that if and when the time was right, I would convert the Goldwing into a trike. The Goldwing was well maintained and at the time had 97k miles on it. It still made economic sense to make a trike conversion versus buying a new or used trike.
Over 3 years ago, I realized it was time to build the trike conversion. I began a long hard look at the various trike manufacturers in my quest to understand all of the different aspects of each manufacture's kits.
I probably over thought the process, but I learned as much as possible before making the final decision. I set up spreadsheets to make comparing the different manufactures kits easier for me to understand.
I contacted five different trike kit manufacturers and read is much as possible from their websites and brochures. I read as much as possible here on the Trike Talk forums. The next step was to test ride the various manufactured kits installed on Goldwings. I did many test rides here in Florida, the Blue Ridge Pkwy.,North Carolina and in Georgia.
Once I completed all the test rides and fully understood the pros and cons of the five different manufactures kits, the decision making process progressed quickly. I was able to easily narrow the choice of manufacture down to one.
The easiest and most obvious choice for me, after completing all the research, was the CSC Viper kit by California SideCar. CSC spent a lot of phone and email time with me. They responded professionally, quickly and with a [U]"solid good customer relationship"[/U] attitude.[B]ThumbUp
[/B]I had the opportunity to speak with Dwight (in operations), Cassidy (in customer service) and Will (in tech support) on the Viper kits and their components. They were instrumental in helping me understand their product and all of the related accessories.
CSC manufactured and delivered the kit as originally scheduled on time.
I am extremely pleased how the finished product turned out. The trike handling and ride is exceptional.:D
CSC took care of my minor digital light strip warranty issue the same day I reported it. A replacement lightstrip was shipped to me in two days.
Overall, I am extremely happy for choosing CSC and without hesitation, would choose CSC again.ThumbUp
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1992 GL1500 with 2015 CSC Sport Conversion
Who would spend $15000 on triking a 25 year old bike? Me. Actually I had already completely restored the bike including Traxxion Dynamics forks which made the 1500 handle ubelievably nimble. The CSC conversion was done because I am 63 and had encountered a couple if scary incidents because of the weight of the bike at slow speeds.. The conversion exceeded my expectations. This one is painted to be unique. Everybody who sees it can't believe ts a 1992 because it looks new even though it has 110k miles. My wife and I now can enjoy continuing to ride in comfort without the stress of trying to handle a 1000 lb bike. Thanks CSC!
Love my 1996 Honda Goldwing CSC
Riding my trike brings me great joy! The stress melts away as soon as the engine turns over. I love to ride so much it doesn't matter if it is a 30 mile ride or 300 mile ride just getting on the trike and moving forward let's me feel free at last!!
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2010 Honda Goldwing CSC Cobra Trike
My bride and i really like our CSC Cobra trike. We bought it used with only 8,000 or so miles on it 5-6 years ago. I can't ride a bike anymore as i have had way too many neck and back surgeries and a mini and major stroke. My right leg gives out without warning so riding a bike is a no-no. That is why we bought a trike.
We looked around for a long time and decided we want a CSC Trike.
We have done the driveshaft update to it and that really helped.
Also just got done with the Traxxion front springs and Rocky's Comfort Risers to the handlebars and that really helped the ride and handling.
If we ever update it will be for another CSC Trike as we really like CSC!
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