The Limited has a twin

[JimmyDee]

GoodMorning,
After picking the TriGlide up Saturday in the rain and look at it sitting the the garage for two days while it poured, the rain finally lifted long enough to get a pic. I posted a picture in case someone has never seen a black Harley.

TG is so new to me I can't say much about it other than it has totally different handling characteristics than my 2 wheels. I understand that when you step outside of your comfort zone (2 wheels) it is normal for a newbee to feel less comfortable at 55mph on 3 wheels than on 2? Steering is sensitive and I imagine that is a get use to thing??

At this time I do not understand how people do it, when they say, "2 wheel Harleys can't keep up with 3 wheels in the twisties''. At this time they could not only keep up but also pass me, 'cause I'm the one acting like a wuss thinking the trike is going to flip.

I have been riding 2 wheels for 30+ years, even rode through Europe (Swiss and Italian Alps) with no issues. Hope this is just a learning curve!!

In my short time of being here, I have enjoyed reading a taking advantage of everyones knowledge.

 

[Nana]

Congratulations, and she is beautiful! You are perfectly normal in the way you are feeling right now --- we ALL felt like that when we changed over from two wheels to three. But trust me, the more you ride, the more you will feel comfortable. Of course it is possible to flip any vehicle, but it is extremely unlikely for your trike to flip without outside "help" or unless you are riding exceptionally foolishly! That stability is part of what will become useful to you in the twisties, and your 2-wheeler friends will be working to keep up with you!

 

[Lucky]

Good looking ride Jimmy.Miles will make a lot of difference.The more you ride the better it gets.RIDE SAFE

 

[Lunchbox1983]

JimmyDee

Welcome to the forum. I am not sure of your size but the larger you are the more you need to move or lean. Not to keep the trike on the ground but to keep your butt on the trike. On two wheels you counter steer and the force is always running through your center of gravity because you and the bike tilt over together. Not so on a trike, you need to lean into a curve to allow centrifugal force to again run through your center of gravity. Small people will not fell their butts being launched into space like say some one of my size. So what you are feeling is not the trike tipping but your butt wanting to slide, so just lean to the feeling goes away.

 

[JimmyDee]

When cruising on an Interstate I normally enjoy doing it at 65 - 75mph. Is there a particular comfort zone on a trike that most people do, because so far at this speed on my TG my pucker factor is about a 10.!

 

[GoSlo]

Like others have said, it's a new feeling but one you'll get used to. I bought my 2013 in November of last year and was amazed at how stable I felt it was on the highway. I did worry about it the first time because of how nimble it was at slower speeds and would veer so easily with almost no effort. I was worried about it being that "touchy" at highway speed, but it seems the faster you go the more stable it becomes. I routinely go 70 -75 on the highway and don't feel it's unsafe at all. Give it about 500 miles and you'll see how much more comfortable it feels.

 

[sprinkman]

My first ride I thought how will I ever get my money back. Thought I would never be able to ride on 4 lanes and up without killing myself or someone. Now I will ride anywhere been as far south as Key West, north to upper Mich. and west to Yellow Stone. Hang in there you will be a pro in no time!!!

 

[Rod69]

Have 36,000 miles on my Triglide and feels like I have never ridin anything else. Doesn't take long to get used to it. The only thing I really didn't care for was riding around Atlanta pulling a trailor and keeping up with traffic. Not good. :gah:

 

[Angelbymyside]

JimmyDee, it will take you a little time to get use to handling your new Trike, (which by the way is just gorgeous). If you can find a large empty parking lot...like the high school campus after school is out...ride your new baby over there and do some large figure eights. As you get more comfortable making the right and left turns you can start making the figure eights smaller. This might help you get over the feeling that you are going to "tip" the trike. That's just my two cents. Ride safe.

 

[AZTriGlide]

Welcome JimmyDee. It took me about 200 miles to feel comfortable. I thought at first I'd never be able to take one hand off the handlebars like I did with my Road King. Now I do it with ease. In no time you will find yourself braking on twisties when riding with 2 wheelers so you don't run them over . Coming down out of the mountains I stayed with the guy leading the ride and had to brake to not run over him. He was shocked that I stayed with him while putting a gap on everyone else. I didn't pay attention to the speed but he said he was going 80.
Give it a couple hundred miles and you'll be a pro in no time!! Congratulations on your beautiful new TG!!

 

[Bigbill]

GoodMorning,

After picking the TriGlide up Saturday in the rain and look at it sitting the the garage for two days while it poured, the rain finally lifted long enough to get a pic. I posted a picture in case someone has never seen a black Harley.

TG is so new to me I can't say much about it other than it has totally different handling characteristics than my 2 wheels. I understand that when you step outside of your comfort zone (2 wheels) it is normal for a newbee to feel less comfortable at 55mph on 3 wheels than on 2? Steering is sensitive and I imagine that is a get use to thing??

At this time I do not understand how people do it, when they say, "2 wheel Harleys can't keep up with 3 wheels in the twisties''. At this time they could not only keep up but also pass me, 'cause I'm the one acting like a wuss thinking the trike is going to flip.

I have been riding 2 wheels for 30+ years, even rode through Europe (Swiss and Italian Alps) with no issues. Hope this is just a learning curve!!

In my short time of being here, I have enjoyed reading a taking advantage of everyones knowledge.

Welcome to the forum. A black hog, go figure. Ill chime in like everybody else, after a couple hundred miles you will feel a lot more comfy and secure.

The learning curve isn't steep but it does take a little getting used to.

Anyway enjoy your new ride. PS, You did get the fastest color imho.:wave4:

 

[BlueTrinity]

Jimmy - I felt that way too, when I first went from the Electra Glide to the trike. But it didn't take long to get in the comfort zone at any speed,

Then I remembered how it felt when I went from the Sporty to the Glide and the sensation of adjusting to the larger bike and heaviness left brown stains in my undies a few time there too.

Gotta tell you though, I was so unsure about the trike that I kept the Glide just in case. After a year of sitting in the garage unridden, I decided to sell it to my son-in-law who had been trying to talk me out of it for several years. Of course my daughter did nothing to discourage him.

In just a few weeks of solid riding time those two wheelers will be following you tyring to keep up instead of passing you.

 

[screwball]

Ditto to what most already said. I bought my first 2 wheeler in 1962, a Triumph Thunderbird. First Harley in 1970. First trike (heart surgery) in 2011.

It does take time to get used to the forward speed on the trike. It does handle differently, but after a couple hundred miles it becomes second nature and the forward speed won't bother you anymore. About the trikes being faster in the twisties than a 2 wheeler..... well, sometimes people say the dumbest things. Don't get me wrong, I love riding my trike through the canyons, but it is nothing like my Dyna used to be. Leaning it over until the pegs dragged, you just can't get rid of the that feeling.

If you try and go that fast on a trike you will get tossed off. My Ultra was almost as much fun, the trike is also fun, just not that much.

It could be that now that I'm at an advanced age (68) I just don't want to go that fast anymore, I know my limitations. Seeing the sights, smelling the smells are more important than getting their first.

Ride it like you stole it. Don't worry about heat, gas mileage, or funny noises, it's a Harley!