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Hi Wonder Warthog-

It won't be as easy to obtain a mechanic who feels like wrestling with the idiosyncracies of these trikes as you think.

What about warranty work?
How is one going to drive that thing onto a standard hydraulic lift to get beneath it for oil changes other than crawling beneath it in a driveway?
Improved fuel mileage...better than a new, reliable-as-an-anvil Toyota Corolla?
Like a motorcycle, it still doesn't have A/C for the pilot and passenger. The trikes will have less air circulation.
It requires the same size parking spot as a car.

Thanks, but I'll stick with a traditional motorcycle for fuel-efficient, zippy commuter transportation on days when I don't feel like taking the train or a car. They'll need to sink LOTS more engineering brainpower into this concept before it really makes sense.

~ Blue Jays ~

"It won't be as easy to obtain a mechanic who feels like wrestling with the idiosyncracies of these trikes as you think."

Oh, PLEASE. ANY decent mechanic should be able to handle it. Except for the microprocessor stuff, engines and running gear are NOT complicated. I grew up rebuilding tractors and cars, and wouldn't hesitate to tackle one of these with a decent repair manual.

Warranty work would be handled by the dealers, obviously.

Hydraulic lifts have lots of flexibility. To handle three wheels, you just don't use one of the arms, and swing the other to the center wheel.

Better mileage than an new Toyota Corolla---almost definitely. Less weight, good aerodynamics.

How do you know it won't have AC??. And air circulation can be handled with air scoops.

Same size parking spot as a car?? I doubt it--especially if you drive into the parking spot "end-on".

"I'll stick with a traditional motorcycle for fuel-efficient, zippy commuter transportation on days when I don't feel like taking the train or a car. They'll need to sink LOTS more engineering brainpower into this concept before it really makes sense."

Well, maybe where YOU live---but I live in Washington, where it rains most of the winter. NOT good for a motorcycle commute. As to engineering brainpower--do you think that Volkwagen is lacking in such?? After all, it is the Germans who produce the BMW motorcycle.

Hi All-

Forgot to add one last bulletpoint to my previous post:

The way these trikes are designed one still has to wear a helmet, gloves, boots, and full-leathers (or an Aerostich suit) to pilot it safely.

~ Blue Jays ~