New trike and not sure I am happy.

[Ghost Rider 2]

I recently had my 2014 Goldwing converted to a Roadsmith Trike.. I had it done end of October family medical problems kept me off the trike most of the fall. I only have riden about 1500 miles. So far I don't like it. My wife has been on a trike for 15 plus years and thinks it great. She says I will get used to it and all will be OK. I dont think I should have to wait to get used to it. Never had to wait to get used to any other Goldwing and I have owned over 10 of them. I am seriously thinking of giving my trike to my wife and trading her older one in on something different for me. Anyone else regret going to a trike??

[cycle7447]

I recently had my 2014 Goldwing converted to a Roadsmith Trike.. I had it done end of October family medical problems kept me off the trike most of the fall. I only have riden about 1500 miles. So far I don't like it. My wife has been on a trike for 15 plus years and thinks it great. She says I will get used to it and all will be OK. I dont think I should have to wait to get used to it. Never had to wait to get used to any other Goldwing and I have owned over 10 of them. I am seriously thinking of giving my trike to my wife and trading her older one in on something different for me. Anyone else regret going to a trike??

My wife had a trike from 1996 - 2004. I was still on two wheels. In 2021, I converted my new bike to a trike - love it and never looked back.

Curious, what part of your not getting use to it are you referring? Still having said that - if it is not something you want, perhaps giving it to your wife and upgrading her's might be the way to go.

Curious, what year is her trike? I always seem to give my wife the better of our vehicles.

[ol' school]

When I triked our motorcycle it took me 600 or so miles to decide I did the right thing. Now with the many miles we have traveled as a trike we love it!

As has been ask, what don't you like?

[Ghost Rider 2]

My wife's Trike is a Roadsmith 2004. My problem is I just not comfortable. To me the trike handles terrible. I scraped pegs on it as a bike. Push hard in corners was great. Now I don't feel I have control of the bike. No lean I think is the most of it. Trying to steer the thing just seems totally wrong to me.

[rhino 2]

I recently had my 2014 Goldwing converted to a Roadsmith Trike.. I had it done end of October family medical problems kept me off the trike most of the fall. I only have riden about 1500 miles. So far I don't like it. My wife has been on a trike for 15 plus years and thinks it great. She says I will get used to it and all will be OK. I dont think I should have to wait to get used to it. Never had to wait to get used to any other Goldwing and I have owned over 10 of them. I am seriously thinking of giving my trike to my wife and trading her older one in on something different for me. Anyone else regret going to a trike??

I’ve never regretted it but from 2008 when I got my first trike, until about 2018 I would switch off to my two wheelers every now and then. Around 2018 I sold my last two wheelers. There aren’t any roads I have to worry about making a U-turn on to get into my camp. I have to drive over a mile and a half on a dirt gravel pothole Road and it’s so much easier on Trike..

But that said.. Follow your heart get another two wheeler. .

[ol' school]

My wife Trike is a Roadsmith 2004. My problem is I just not comfortable. To me the trike handles terrible. I scraped pegs on it as a bike. Push hard in corners was great. Now I don't feel I have control of the bike. No lean I think is the most of it. Trying to steer the think just seems totally wrong to me.

The no lean and scraping pegs is definitely something to get used to not doing. Steering takes time to get used to. Is your trike raked?

When I steer I still lean my body into the turn just as I get to the turn letting my outside arm straighten out then sit back up going into the turn to let my straight outside arm turn the handlebars instead doing the push/pull.

[Ghost Rider 2]

I think I need to ask a question. Does anyone on this site believe they can take their trike and ride at the the same pace as Monk in Arkansas or Yellow Wolf in North Carolina? If I try to push a corner just a little I feel like I am out of control of the trike. Push, Pull, or shove the trike it just just don't feel right. I don't want to crash this thing. But I don't want to ride like I am in a parade.

[Ghost Rider 2]

The no lean and scraping pegs is definitely something to get used to not doing. Steering takes time to get used to. Is your trike raked?

yes trike is raked

[ol' school]

I think I need to ask a question. Does anyone on this site believe they can take their trike and ride at the the same pace as Monk in Arkansas or Yellow Wolf in North Carolina? If I try to push a corner just a little I feel like I am out of control of the trike. Push, Pull, or shove the trike it just just don't feel right. I don't want to crash this thing. But I don't want to ride like I am in a parade.

I outride my two wheel friends in corners all the time... twisty roads are still my favorites.

Like stated before when I steer I still lean my body into the turn just as I get to the turn letting my outside arm straighten out then sit back up going into the turn to let my straight outside arm turn the handlebars instead doing the push/pull.

[ol' school]

yes trike is raked

Good!