riding outrigger

[feathers]

i have a Side trike outrigger conversion on my 87 electra glide , having a hard time getting used to riding it anyone has tips on teaching old dog new tricks ? will try and post pics later .

 

[87Trike1200]

I'm not familiar with your set-up, but as long as everything is "hooked up" properly, the only thing left is practice, practice, practice. Find a huge, empty parking lot someplace and go at it. In a few hundred miles, there and on the road, you'll get comfortable, a few thousand miles, you'll be an "expert".

 

[dadztoy]

i have a Side trike outrigger conversion on my 87 electra glide , having a hard time getting used to riding it anyone has tips on teaching old dog new tricks ? will try and post pics later .

In doing an Internet search, I came up with this company that refers to themselves as Sidetrike so I'm going to guess that this the one you have...

https://www.supertrike.net/shop/

What particular problem are you having??? Hard to steer?? Ride quality?? Negotiating turns??

Please amplify a bit on what type of problem your having and let us know if the company I posted a link to is the one you have...

Les

 

[feathers]

yes that is the kit , they have videos on youtube done by "clean cut studios" showing mounting etc. my problem is in turning corners leaning opposit way forcing me to slow down tough to get use't to feeling leaning wrong way stable at straight highway speed good at stop sign not putting feet down which is the reason i am trying this setup, only worry that corner speed causing traffic trouble behind me..

 

[dadztoy]

I've done a fair amount of searching on this kit and can't find out much on available suspension adjustments (if any) nor can I find any detailed installation manual on line either... It looks like the kit utilizes torsion axles and I don't see any adjustments to these in what videos I could find - sooooo - - - I'm going to assume that there are NO suspension adjustments available on this kit...

That being said, I would offer these comments... My Tow-Pac kit has down force adjustments on the torsion axles, so I can set them up to be firm or soft... I probably have them set a bit softer than recommended for a more compliant ride and my bike will roll a bit when cornering... My kit also utilizes 12" tires and I run them at about 31-32 PSI tire pressure rather than the recommended 50 PSI by the manufacturer, again, making for a bit softer ride and inducing a bit more roll than with the 50 PSI pressure...

My first suggestion would be to play with tire pressure and see what difference that makes in handling... Don't be afraid to go on the low side as the bike's rear tire is carrying most of the weight, depending on how much pre-load is built into the kit...

I have just recently added a 4.5 degree rake kit to my bike and that has a made a huge difference in handling in terms of ease of steering... Before I had to slow significantly going thru corners because of the high steering effort required in turning, but now, I can take the corners faster because not as much arm/upper body strength is required in the turns... The bike will tend to roll more in the corners with the extra speed so a compromise is necessary, and let us not forget that we all slow down when cornering... Remember your bike is NOT leaning while cornering now, so for all intents and purposes, you won't be able to take a corner as fast as you can when riding on 2 wheels...Just as an FYI at this point, I do still ride on 2 wheels from time to time WITH the 4.5 degree rake kit installed and handling is pretty much the same as it was before with one or two minor caveats...

If your kit has other suspension adjustments, please let us know as there may be other solutions available if the kit is equipped with additional adjustments... If there are no other adjustments, you are pretty much limited to tire pressure and adding a rake kit, and of course, practice, practice, practice...

Have you called the manufacturer and asked your questions of them??? Their website says they are available for tech support and I would think at least a preliminary call might be order to discuss your issues...

Les

 

[feathers]

I've done a fair amount of searching on this kit and can't find out much on available suspension adjustments (if any) nor can I find any detailed installation manual on line either... It looks like the kit utilizes torsion axles and I don't see any adjustments to these in what videos I could find - sooooo - - - I'm going to assume that there are NO suspension adjustments available on this kit...

That being said, I would offer these comments... My Tow-Pac kit has down force adjustments on the torsion axles, so I can set them up to be firm or soft... I probably have them set a bit softer than recommended for a more compliant ride and my bike will roll a bit when cornering... My kit also utilizes 12" tires and I run them at about 31-32 PSI tire pressure rather than the recommended 50 PSI by the manufacturer, again, making for a bit softer ride and inducing a bit more roll than with the 50 PSI pressure...

My first suggestion would be to play with tire pressure and see what difference that makes in handling... Don't be afraid to go on the low side as the bike's rear tire is carrying most of the weight, depending on how much pre-load is built into the kit...

I have just recently added a 4.5 degree rake kit to my bike and that has a made a huge difference in handling in terms of ease of steering... Before I had to slow significantly going thru corners because of the high steering effort required in turning, but now, I can take the corners faster because not as much arm/upper body strength is required in the turns... The bike will tend to roll more in the corners with the extra speed so a compromise is necessary, and let us not forget that we all slow down when cornering... Remember your bike is NOT leaning while cornering now, so for all intents and purposes, you won't be able to take a corner as fast as you can when riding on 2 wheels...Just as an FYI at this point, I do still ride on 2 wheels from time to time WITH the 4.5 degree rake kit installed and handling is pretty much the same as it was before with one or two minor caveats...

If your kit has other suspension adjustments, please let us know as there may be other solutions available if the kit is equipped with additional adjustments... If there are no other adjustments, you are pretty much limited to tire pressure and adding a rake kit, and of course, practice, practice, practice...

Have you called the manufacturer and asked your questions of them??? Their website says they are available for tech support and I would think at least a preliminary call might be order to discuss your issues...

Les

took the bike out today for practice ,starting to feel more cormfable

 

[feathers]

outrigger riding

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