General question about trikes

[Zammy]

Very nice looking setup Don, congrats.

[Jack Klarich]

Very nice looking set up, Welcome to Trike Talk

[woody]

Nice rig. I bet you can pack lots of stuff in there. Where you headin' on the maiden voyage?

Well Maggie Valley in North Carolina is next week load up and come on down

[dknelson]

Well Maggie Valley in North Carolina is next week load up and come on down

Would love to make that ride. Unfortunately, I have too much work to make it next week.

[cycle7447]

Nice looking trike - enjoy

[CrystalPistol]

Don,

Welcome to TrikeTalk from Mesa, AZ.

I bought my GW trike used and it had boards on it. I had them removed and glad I did. Here's my take on them;

1st They really look great.

2nd They help keep feet and lower legs dryer in wet weather

3rd They help keep feet and legs warm in cold weather.

Now the reasons I had mine removed;

1st They tend to restrict air flow (cooling) to your feet and legs in hot weather.

2nd They tend to get beat up by road debris and over time/miles need refinishing.

3rd They eliminate the ability to put your feet on the ground to assist with reversing.

4th Some are not suitable for supporting the weight of a person standing (some are OK)

5th Some require a heal-toe shifter for riding. (I'm not a fan of heal-toe).

After mine were removed I installed mini-boards and traditional highway pegs which gives me all the foot position options I need while still retaining the OEM shift and brake pedals.

Hope this helps. Good luck in your search..... Jim

YES!

Our '97 GL1500 SE /Lehman GTL trike came to us in 2004 with stock pegs, eventually I added short floor boards, but I made mods so to not have H&T shifter. They worked but really, had it not been for a knee acting up after a fall, I'd have preferred the OEM pegs.

Once when making a U-turn, the front wheel slipped off a pavement edge that had a 6" drop. I had pegs still. Quick into reverse, a bit of pushing with my legs, I backed it up onto the roadway. Reverse alone would not have done it, I was loaded two up and a buddy on 2 wheels had crashed behind us so was in a hurry to go help.

There were times with the FBs that I wished for pegs, usually backing ... or mounting/dismounting.

[Burnerboy]

I LOVE MY FLOORBOARD ON MY 2010 ROADSMITH TRIKE

Ronnie

9/13/22