I have an 02 GL 1800, converted in 05 (solid axel), 25,000 total miles.
A friend rode behind me for 80 miles at Hwy speeds 70+ here in AZ. He said it appeared that my right rear wheel was tilting out slightly at the top (out of camber).
I called Champion, they said because I had a straight axel, which has no camber adjustment the wheel could not tilt outwards. If the axel had broken allowing the wheel to tilt, the trike would have been unridable. Also with the trike body fitting very close to the tire, it would have rubbed on the body which it did not. I had my mechanic put the trike on a lift and check everything. They checked all the possible stress points for cracks and found nothing. They have a machine that measures camber and each rear wheel was 1/2 degree off camber, well within original specs. The tires have about 5000 miles and are wearing evenly.
I was on another ride Saturday and more people noticed the same thing with the right rear wheel. I run the tires at 22psi, the trikes tracks straight and runs smoothly at speeds up to 85 (I don't ride any faster).
Has anyone elso experience anything like this...................Gary
A friend rode behind me for 80 miles at Hwy speeds 70+ here in AZ. He said it appeared that my right rear wheel was tilting out slightly at the top (out of camber).
I called Champion, they said because I had a straight axel, which has no camber adjustment the wheel could not tilt outwards. If the axel had broken allowing the wheel to tilt, the trike would have been unridable. Also with the trike body fitting very close to the tire, it would have rubbed on the body which it did not. I had my mechanic put the trike on a lift and check everything. They checked all the possible stress points for cracks and found nothing. They have a machine that measures camber and each rear wheel was 1/2 degree off camber, well within original specs. The tires have about 5000 miles and are wearing evenly.
I was on another ride Saturday and more people noticed the same thing with the right rear wheel. I run the tires at 22psi, the trikes tracks straight and runs smoothly at speeds up to 85 (I don't ride any faster).
Has anyone elso experience anything like this...................Gary