Re: What is the riding difference between Voyager and 3 wheels ?
I had a 99 Kawasaki voyager and installed a used voyager kit on it, loved it. We rode it for about 3 years all over Texas and New Mexico and had very few problems. After riding it for a while I never really noticed the wheel coming off the ground but it always seemed to lean a little in turns but never created a problem or fear of turning over. I have been in a couple situations where if I had been on a 2 wheeler I would have gone down and the voyager kit saved our day. We usually ride alone, as everyone else is working, and Sandra didn't feel comfortable 500 from home on a 2 wheeler that she could not handle if I got sick or hurt. Makes sense to me. I wanted better so I gave this trike to my sister-in-law.
Now what I didn't like about it: It was difficult changing the oil, I had to drop the belly plate to get to all the bolts, not a really big problem but made a 30 minute job about 3 1/2 hours and lots of effort. Also I didn't like maintaining the drive wheel, hard to check the air pressure and replace it every 8000 or so miles. I ran Metzler ME880 tires on it, had the rubber come off the tire (about 2 inch square in three separate places ), didn't cause any problems and probably rode it at least 400 miles before i noticed it. As far as the ride on the Voyager, it was great and we were both happy with it. I did hit on some speed bumps before I put progressive fork springs on to raise it up some. It needed more clearance after hanging all that stuff under it. BTW they would not warranty the tire which was only about half worn out, both Metzler and the local dealer ignored my requests. I am a bigger, tall guy so I didn't have much leg room on the Kawasaki and wanted something that didn't bend my sore knees back too much while sitting on it, so i bought a 2001 Harley Electra Glide and really did like that bike. Sandra didn't like the exhaust pipes ( she is short ) and got burned a couple times getting off it and I got burned pretty bad myself once. She was afraid the grand kids would get burned on it. I wanted the trunk space that a real trike would provide. We talked about triking the Harley but both wanted a Gold Wing so here we go shopping again.
I traded the Harley for a 2009 Gold Wing with a motor trike IRS kit on it. Only had 800 miles on it so wasn't even broke in. I bought a rake kit from Bazooka but haven't felt like installing it yet, I have had cancer surgery on both kidneys in the last 2 years and it is slow getting back to normal, but the Dr. I am headed in the right direction. As far as the ride goes, I really can't tell enough difference in the Kawasaki with the Voyager kit and the Motor trike to matter. I would probably need to ride the Voyager again now after riding the Gold Wing, I will do that sometime since it is still in the family. I test drove a 2009 Tri Glide at the same place I purchased the Gold Wing and comfort wise, leg room and what have you I liked the Tri Glide better. The big problem with it was the heat and that was horrible. The GW rides great, rough on rough roads and smooth on smooth roads just like the Voyager. The Voyager had a little front end wobble when going over bumps but progressive fork springs fixed that. The GW has a tiny bit of wobble on some bumps but I have purchased a rake kit from Bazooka to put on it, just haven't felt like I can do it yet. If I had it to do over would I get rid of the Voyager, probably, but not because of the ride or the handling.
I have also helped friends install Tow-Pac kits on their bikes and have ridden them. They are OK also. Two of them are Shadow 1100's and 1 was a 883 Sporster. The 1100's are just fine but the 883 just doesn't have enough muscle for my satisfaction. The Tow-Pac kits have broken some brackets but nothing a good machine shop can't fix. I think the problem was too much preload on the kits. There was so much preload that the rear wheel would slide to easy when the rear brake was pressed but I couldn't get the owner to give in and adjust it so not my problem. After breaking some brackets they started to listen. Now I think they are Ok.
I say all this just to provide what sorry credentials I have but I have ridden several different trikes including Tri Glide, Motor trike, Champion, CSC, and I also own a home made VW trike that I purchased, and have found there isn't a dimes worth of difference between any of them including the Voyager and Tow-Pac, just my opinion, they are all safe and a lot of fun. I slid across a 2 lane highway almost sideways on loose gravel in south Texas on the Voyager kit and didn't even come close to rolling over. It would be hard to roll one over but I am sure it can be done, the wider the wheel base the harder it would be to roll over though. I rode my Kawasaki a lot harder than I ride the Gold Wing and if it wasn't well made it would have broken, but it stayed together. Highest speed was well over 100 MPH and it ran straight down the road, and I took the curves as fast as I could, steering was tough with no rake kit though. I don't think you will regret trying the Voyager Kit.