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Thread: FIRST RIDE ON MY FREE WHEELER - and DISAPPOINTING

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    I'll chime in as I'm too a new owner/rider of a Freewheeler.

    My Wife wanted to try to ride on her own but she isn't comfortable on 2 wheels so we went the Freewheeler route.

    I've ridden the Freewheeler for only a few hundred miles but every time I'm on it I get off with a bigger smile than the ride before.

    These rides are just a blast.

    I don't have an issue going from 2 to 4 wheels as far as riding but at first the Freewheeler did seem to ride rougher than my Heritage and after adjusting the tires and shocks it kinda still does ride a bit rougher but has gotten much better.

    I've spent around $1500+ on my Heritage to increase the ride comfort.

    Not to mention I've also spent 40,000 miles on it getting used to it.

    I think with a little tweaking I'll get the Freewheeler dialed in.

    This tweaking may require a better seat and better shocks.

    One think I'm not confused on is a trike is just different than a 2 wheeler and at includes the ride.

    I believe when you make the switch from 2 to 3 wheels you just got to get some miles under you before you really know if the switch is right for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by balloo View Post
    Well Texan - - I am impressed with your number of years ridding, but more impressed with your ability to ride due to the Parkinson's - - keep at it, gotta be good for moral as well as physical activity. Guess they make them tough in Texas. Balloo
    Thanks Balloo, started riding when I was 7...just hit 75. Have put the kickstand down in all 48, 5 Providences of Canada and Mexico. Been a great life for sure.

    A bunch of my riding was around your island. Lived in Issaquah for 8 years. Use to hit the Narrows Bridge and do the loop around to Squeim (the blue hole) to visit friends. Join up with them to ride around on hwy 101 with a bunch of detours. Speaking of detours, is the Detour Bar still open in Renton ? How about Alki Beach, still hopping on Thursdays ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blueraven View Post
    I'll chime in as I'm too a new owner/rider of a Freewheeler.

    My Wife wanted to try to ride on her own but she isn't comfortable on 2 wheels so we went the Freewheeler route.

    I've ridden the Freewheeler for only a few hundred miles but every time I'm on it I get off with a bigger smile than the ride before.

    These rides are just a blast.

    I don't have an issue going from 2 to 4 wheels as far as riding but at first the Freewheeler did seem to ride rougher than my Heritage and after adjusting the tires and shocks it kinda still does ride a bit rougher but has gotten much better.

    I've spent around $1500+ on my Heritage to increase the ride comfort.

    Not to mention I've also spent 40,000 miles on it getting used to it.

    I think with a little tweaking I'll get the Freewheeler dialed in.

    This tweaking may require a better seat and better shocks.

    One think I'm not confused on is a trike is just different than a 2 wheeler and at includes the ride.

    I believe when you make the switch from 2 to 3 wheels you just got to get some miles under you before you really know if the switch is right for you.
    Craig, check to see if your dealer has loaner seats you can try, many do. Any of the touring seats will fit your Freewheeler. I am using a Roadking seat, way better than the stock seat
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Klarich View Post
    Craig, check to see if your dealer has loaner seats you can try, many do. Any of the touring seats will fit your Freewheeler. I am using a Roadking seat, way better than the stock seat
    I have a Mustang seat on my Freewheeler. I have the standard reach, if your wife is short she may want the reduced reach.
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    [QUOTE=Texan;736870]Thanks Balloo, started riding when I was 7...just hit 75. Have put the kickstand down in all 48, 5 Providences of Canada and Mexico. Been a great life for sure.

    A bunch of my riding was around your island. Lived in Issaquah for 8 years. Use to hit the Narrows Bridge and do the loop around to Squeim (the blue hole) to visit friends. Join up with them to ride around on hwy 101 with a bunch of detours. Speaking of detours, is the Detour Bar still open in Renton ? How about Alki Beach, still hopping on Thursdays ??

    Howdy TexanYou know the area very well - -Issaquah has grown so much, and the Seattle area economy is soo good, that most people cannot afford to live in the area - - Issaquah is a major traffic jam.

    Not familiar with the Detour Bar in Renton, nor Alki Beach area - but Hwy 101 is one of my regular rides - around Crescent Lake - - Port Angeles, Sequim, etc. Really enjoy ridding in Eastern WA, and Eastern OR -- did the Missoula ride down Low Low Pass -- boy is that ever neat sign at top " CURVES NEXT 99-MILES".

    Take care,

    Balloo

    Hang in there - have fun

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    It has been a while now since your first post. Just wondering if your rides have gotten any better for you. I had almost same feeling at first but now it is a pleasure to go for a ride.

    Ride safe!

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    Larry let me tell you first hand I know Pro Action Shocks are pricey, but so are the Trikes. I would have never believed the improvement in the ride and handling of our Triglide with these shocks until I got a little crazy with it. The control in rough areas is unmatched with Pro Action's to any stock air shocks. Let me tell everyone if you own a Triglide or a Freewheeler do the shock conversion and comfort lift. Now to qualify this I also changed tires to a taller series I went from 65 to 70 series just a little higher it made a small change in height not much though. Our 09' Triglide handles better now than it ever has on rough roads I picked up two gears and still riding better than ever. Ride safe Fred.
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    wring message amigo?

    This a trike forum designed to encourage those of us who have a need a to ride, not golf?
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    Quote Originally Posted by balloo View Post
    THANKS FREE JOE:

    Your a "big man" for posting the above.

    My faith is renewed....

    Now just waiting for weather to change, so can practice some more.

    Living in the Seattle area, most of you can understand that we have some challenges this time of the year. And even with all the rain we receive, it is an outstanding place when the weather is nice.

    Had summer on a Wednesday last year (joke ! _)

    Cheers,
    Lived in Seattle 5 years while in the Coast Guard, know the weather well, just wait 10 min it will change ! Wife and friends went on a Sun ride up to a mountain pass somewhere out of Woodinville. The road follows a river up the mountain, I was watching the river and it turned BROWN with a line like a Lasor, (road captain up front) pulled the group over and said we need to turn around and high tail it back down. When we got home and turned the news on we learned there was a thunder storm and a flash flood that washed 3 motor homes and 6 motorcycles off the road. Lucky, no one badly hurt, could have been 12 bikes down. Just got the wife a 2020 Freewheeler, she has had both knees and rt hip replaced and we both felt 3 wheels was the way to go. Tomorrow she will venture out of the drive way. (bike has 65 mi) I think it is AWSOME but will stay on 2 wheels as long as I can. You hang in there, and enjoy the ride when you can. We miss the mountains out west but love that we can ride all winter here in Florida. Ride safe. USIRON

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