Today was the big day. The truck driver that was bringing the trike up here called right after I got home and said he was in the area and would arrive shortly. After a quick change out of work clothes and a sip of coffee the semi was in front of the house. Of course, April had to get the camera ready for the unveiling.
April hasn't ridden it yet and while playing with the air suspension I killed the battery. I can easily say that it will take a little time to get used to it. On the first corner at the end of my property I turned the bars enough to get halfway through the turn, then decided leaning my body would help- it didn't. I almost ran up into the neighbors yard, but brought the trike to a stop. After a quick thought adjustment I turned the bars all the way and gave her some gas. It is a little odd feeling in a turn as it rides much different than a 2 wheeled bike, but its is so nice.
April is excited to get on it tomorrow night or Friday night with me so she can see how it feels. She is taking the trike class later next month, but I am hoping to get her on it in a parking lot before that so she can see what it is like. This weekend we will tear it all apart to do the mods that are sitting in a box on the end table, more pictures of it will be taken then. One cool feature, the brake lights flash just like it has a backoff module in it. Too bad I didn't already know this as I purchased a backoff module specifically for the trike. The adjustable air suspension is real nice at the bars and the voltmeter is a nice feature to verify I did in fact drain the battery playing with the air suspension while the bike wasn't running.
I typed up a nice storyline with photos, but don't know how to attach the photos in this board yet. You can go to this link Bike transformation pictures by blackaero1 - Photobucket to see all the photos along with the ones we took today.
April hasn't ridden it yet and while playing with the air suspension I killed the battery. I can easily say that it will take a little time to get used to it. On the first corner at the end of my property I turned the bars enough to get halfway through the turn, then decided leaning my body would help- it didn't. I almost ran up into the neighbors yard, but brought the trike to a stop. After a quick thought adjustment I turned the bars all the way and gave her some gas. It is a little odd feeling in a turn as it rides much different than a 2 wheeled bike, but its is so nice.
April is excited to get on it tomorrow night or Friday night with me so she can see how it feels. She is taking the trike class later next month, but I am hoping to get her on it in a parking lot before that so she can see what it is like. This weekend we will tear it all apart to do the mods that are sitting in a box on the end table, more pictures of it will be taken then. One cool feature, the brake lights flash just like it has a backoff module in it. Too bad I didn't already know this as I purchased a backoff module specifically for the trike. The adjustable air suspension is real nice at the bars and the voltmeter is a nice feature to verify I did in fact drain the battery playing with the air suspension while the bike wasn't running.
I typed up a nice storyline with photos, but don't know how to attach the photos in this board yet. You can go to this link Bike transformation pictures by blackaero1 - Photobucket to see all the photos along with the ones we took today.
She had that same look when she and Will stopped by my house on a snowy, Coastal NC January afternoon to check out my 750 Trike. 
