OK, My Venture/Hannigan is home!

NEMO

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First, I submitted this same story on VentureRider.Org.

Ya Hoo! I got my Venture back Monday with the new factory installed Hannigan Trike kit. I thought it would be a piece of cake to drive it. WRONG!!! Across from their store, Nishna Valley Cycle, in Atlantic Iowa, was a short street with a culdesac at the far end. Rob and Dennis had me practice driving the Trike on this street, before I left for home. The first thing I did after starting the engine was to crank the handlebars too far to the left. Man, I thought I'd lost it right there and then I put my foot down immediately. They just laughed.. They got me lined up, I went across the highway, up the street to the culdesac and then that new experience came into play to get it around that circle. Wow! Talk about something wierd. Well, I made it back to their parking lot okay. But, then they had to help turn me around because they wanted me to do it again. This time it felt a little better. Anyway, I made the successful 50 mile trip back home, being nervous and excited at the same time, with the wife following me in the car. Learning to water ski with my new boat, years ago, was another one of the hardest things also that I had ever tried, even though all my friends had no problem. But this Trike ride was scarrier! We did stop at a Dairy Queen in a small town in route and relaxed with an ice cream. This is a wonderful Trike and they did a beautiful job and I'm very proud of it.. I'm getting it mastered already. A very fine product. Owen,
 
Push on the outboard handlebar in the turn and pull on the inboard keeping your elbow in close will make cornering smoother. You also still need to lean some in the turns. The pushing and pulling is more like just applying pressure but takes some practice to get the correct feel. Roads with a high crown will also feel awkward for awhile. Have fun.
 
PUSH/PULL It will be a piece of cake soon!
Left tire air you might want 27 and the right
about 30 for the crowns... seemed to help me.
you are in IOWA :)
 

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