Trike kits

[05goldwing]

Looking into the trike world and have come down to two kits.Hannigan or Roadsmith ,for the owners of these kits could you give me your pros&cons on each kit. Thanks,I know most of it depends on the installer.

[Gold Rush]

Howdy Billy. I chose the Rodsmith HTS1800 conversion over the Hannigan for three reasons. First of all the Hannigan is just too wide to go between my garage and shop so I'd have to drive through the lawn to get into my Trike Shop. Not an option.... Secondly, the Roadsmith body lines match the 2015 GL1800 lines and paint scheme better. The third reason is really personal. I don't like the looks of the newer style Hannigan at all.

On the flip side, I do wish the Roadsmith had the offset differential like Hannigans so the driveshaft would be straight in line. I'm sure that has a lot to do with the the reason Hannigan is so wide. Sort of a matter of personal likes and dislikes in most cases. For me the width was a show stopper...

[05goldwing]

What is the difference in HT and HTS Kit from Roadsmith?

[Gold Rush]

What is the difference in HT and HTS Kit from Roadsmith?

Different fiberglass body. The chassis is identical. The HT body lookes better mated to 2001 through 2010 GL1800s. The HTS was redesigned to more closely match the 2012 and newer GL1800s.

Take a look at the Roadsmith web site.. http://www.trikeshop.com/

[mhgoldwing]

I currently have a Roadsmith and love it. However, I may opt for the Hannigan the next time around.

I'm not crazy about the Hannigan Gen II body but I saw the old style body without the whale tale and really liked the look; clean and smooth. Think the extra width in the Hannigan would be better on the twisty roads I ride everyday plus the ride is better IMO. I am also interested in the Hannigan 180 front end.

That said, I have no qualms about another Roadsmith if I get a newer bike and I like the HTS kit much better. BTW, the HTS kit can be installed on the older bikes, '01 - '10.

Don't think you can really go wrong with either.

[hogmemberisold]

Don't count out the reverse trike Hannigan offers... I know it's not for everyone. It too is wide as most Hannigan's are for stability/ride.

Our 2005 was converted earlier this year and we really like it.

http://www.hannigantrikes.com/produc...onda-roadster/

[FRR]

I have a 12 Wing with a Gen II Hannigan kit. I LOVE the look of the kit and no other company builds a kit that looks that distinctive. It rides like a dream, does not have a monoshock for suspension, and has the largest trunk of any of them. You hardly ever see a used Hannigan for sale. Folks just keep them. The only negative is changing plugs. It is a major task because of those neat looking ground effects on each side.

That being said, if I needed to buy another Trike for whatever reason, it would definitely be a Hannigan.

[tfdeputydawg]

I have a 12 Wing with a Gen II Hannigan kit. I LOVE the look of the kit and no other company builds a kit that looks that distinctive. It rides like a dream, does not have a monoshock for suspension, and has the largest trunk of any of them. You hardly ever see a used Hannigan for sale. Folks just keep them. The only negative is changing plugs. It is a major task because of those neat looking ground effects on each side.

That being said, if I needed to buy another Trike for whatever reason, it would definitely be a Hannigan.

But then, you only really need to change plugs about every 50K miles!!!!

The biggest plus for a Hannigan is the in line drive shaft. Therefore no severe angles on the U-joints!!!!!!!

[FRR]

But then, you only really need to change plugs about every 50K miles!!!!

The biggest plus for a Hannigan is the in line drive shaft. Therefore no severe angles on the U-joints!!!!!!!

Good point about the plugs. I changed mine at 41,000 and actually did see a major improvement in performance especially at low speed RPM's.