New to me 2012 Hannigan Gen II with 180 front

[Jobe05]

Hello my name is John. Been riding Wings for a while no but decided to go the Trike route for the enjoyment of riding without some of the pitfalls of two wheels when riding 2 up and with an Aspen Camper. I found a nice 2012 GL1800 with a Hannigan Genii rear and 180 front which I absolutely love!! The only thing the previous edit owners didn't have installed was the Aux fuel tank, which I will have installed next spring. It's not that I need to go more than 150 miles before stopping, I just don't want every rest period to have to be at a gas station. I didn't get any paper work on the Hannigan kit. Is there a way of knowing when the kit was installed? The only thing I don't like about the kit so far is the rear brakes. The pads seem small and rear braking is less than desirable for me. Based on what I know about the history of the trike, the rear kit has been in for roughly 8000 miles.

Yesterday I changed the rear pads and found the left side almost worn down, and the right side only about a quarter worn down. Is this normal? Why would the left wear down so fast? Anyway, I know I should post this in the proper section as this is just a welcoming thread, but the rear brakes really have me concerned for such a heavy bike.

[Gold Rush]

Hello my name is John. Been riding Wings for a while no but decided to go the Trike route for the enjoyment of riding without some of the pitfalls of two wheels when riding 2 up and with an Aspen Camper. I found a nice 2012 GL1800 with a Hannigan Genii rear and 180 front which I absolutely love!! The only thing the previous edit owners didn't have installed was the Aux fuel tank, which I will have installed next spring. It's not that I need to go more than 150 miles before stopping, I just don't want every rest period to have to be at a gas station. I didn't get any paper work on the Hannigan kit. Is there a way of knowing when the kit was installed? The only thing I don't like about the kit so far is the rear brakes. The pads seem small and rear braking is less than desirable for me. Based on what I know about the history of the trike, the rear kit has been in for roughly 8000 miles.

Yesterday I changed the rear pads and found the left side almost worn down, and the right side only about a quarter worn down. Is this normal? Why would the left wear down so fast? Anyway, I know I should post this in the proper section as this is just a welcoming thread, but the rear brakes really have me concerned for such a heavy bike.

Welcome to Trike Talk John. Bunch of really good guys and gals here so you should have plenty of brains to pick... I don't have any personal knowledge of Hannigan conversions but I'd say you have a rear brake issue for sure. Off the top of my head I'd guess the left side caliper pistons are not releasing. Both wheels are fed from the same master cylinder so the problem must be with that wheel. The previous owner must have used the rear brakes pretty often and pretty hard. Even the right pads are worn more than I would expect them to be.



Is there any sticker or label inside the trunk indicating build date and/or kit number? Some manufactures do that while others do not. It's rare but maybe Hannigan could track that info with your VIN. I'd give them a call to inquire about the brake problem and also ask for manuals and other info they might have on your conversion.

I hope you get that figured out soon.

Again, WELCOME !!!!!!

[DWATC]

I can't speak for others but I havea '13 Gen II Hannigan and have 49K on mine and original rear breaks and also find them very good when stopping. I think I would get them checked out that is for sure.

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Welcome to the Gang.

[Jobe05]

The wing I know was purchased by the PO in 2012, the Dot # on the tires are 2012 on the rear, 29th week of 2013 on the 180 front tire, which tells me the bike was triked after July 2013. The husband of the couple that owned the trike passed ( not sure of the date) but she said it's been a couple of years since the bike has been ridden. Local dealer picked bike up twice during this time for routine maintenance, which would leave about 8 months of riding from the PO before his passing, a guess on my part. I wonder if Hannigan keeps track of the mobile mileage when they install a kit. I did call Jim once with brake questions (what pads to order) and asked if I could order the manual on it. He said there $7 but would just send me one.... I never got one. The Bike itself only had 13k miles on it when I bought it a couple months ago (18k now). I wouldn't think brakes would wear that quickly, but figured I would change the original Brimbo pads to 266HH so I would know exactly how many miles before the next change .