| PROPER THREE WHEEL VEHICLE DESIGN PRINCIPLES TELL US THAT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF YOUR TRIKE SHOULD BE 1/3RD THE DISTANCE BETWEEN AXLES... IN FRONT OF THE REAR AXLE. THE LONGBOW SE3 IS WITHIN .1667" OF THIS. WE HAVE A 76" WHEEL BASE SO EXACT COG SHOULD BE 25.333". THE MAINSHAFT OF OUR TRANSMISSION AND COG IS 25.5". WE ARE THE ONLY TRIKE WITH A LONG ENOUGH WHEELBASE TO DO THIS |
WHY DO TRIKES HANDLE POORLY
AND SEEM ROUGH?
TRIKE CONVERSION KITS HAVE
TO BOLT ON TO EXISTING
MOTORCYCLES AND AS A RESULT
ARE LIMITED IN THEIR
ENGINEERING IN ORDER TO USE
EXISTING DRIVE LINE
COMPONENTS. THIS CAUSES A
MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS WHICH,
TO THIS DATE, HAVE BEEN
UNADDRESSED OR
'CAMOUFLAGED'. TRIKES WERE
BUILT HIGH IN THE REAR TO
ALLOW FOR AUTOMOTIVE STYLE
DIFFERENTIALS. THIS CAUSED A
DE-RAKE OF THE NECK ANGLE
RESULTING IN LOW SPEED
WOBBLE. TO CORRECT THIS YOU
PAY 1200 DOLLARS FOR AN
ACCESSORY CALLED EZ STEER.
NOW YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO
OVER STEER AT HIGH SPEEDS.
OUR TRIKE IS DESIGNED TO HAVE
THE PROPER NECK ANGLE (RAKE
AND TRAIL) FROM THE
BEGINNING. ALSO, TRIKE
CONVERSION KITS WILL USE A
SOLID AXLE FROM A CAR LIKE A
MUSTANG, THIS CAUSES PUSH
BACK THROUGH THE HANDLE
BARS WHEN ONE REAR WHEEL
HITS A BUMP INDEPENDENT OF
THE OTHER WHEEL. THIS LED TO
THE USE OF INDEPENDENT
SUSPENSION ON SOME TRIKES
BUT CAUSED A NEW PROBLEM. IN
A HARD TURN YOU DO NOT WANT
THE OUTSIDE WHEEL TO GIVE, AS
IT 'HELPS' IN A POSSIBLE ROLL
OVER. THIS TYPE OF SUSPENSION
IS THE RIGHT ANSWER WHEN
USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
SWAY BAR AND LONGER WHEEL
BASE. WE HAVE THAT...
ONLY WE HAVE IT.
AND SEEM ROUGH?
TRIKE CONVERSION KITS HAVE
TO BOLT ON TO EXISTING
MOTORCYCLES AND AS A RESULT
ARE LIMITED IN THEIR
ENGINEERING IN ORDER TO USE
EXISTING DRIVE LINE
COMPONENTS. THIS CAUSES A
MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS WHICH,
TO THIS DATE, HAVE BEEN
UNADDRESSED OR
'CAMOUFLAGED'. TRIKES WERE
BUILT HIGH IN THE REAR TO
ALLOW FOR AUTOMOTIVE STYLE
DIFFERENTIALS. THIS CAUSED A
DE-RAKE OF THE NECK ANGLE
RESULTING IN LOW SPEED
WOBBLE. TO CORRECT THIS YOU
PAY 1200 DOLLARS FOR AN
ACCESSORY CALLED EZ STEER.
NOW YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO
OVER STEER AT HIGH SPEEDS.
OUR TRIKE IS DESIGNED TO HAVE
THE PROPER NECK ANGLE (RAKE
AND TRAIL) FROM THE
BEGINNING. ALSO, TRIKE
CONVERSION KITS WILL USE A
SOLID AXLE FROM A CAR LIKE A
MUSTANG, THIS CAUSES PUSH
BACK THROUGH THE HANDLE
BARS WHEN ONE REAR WHEEL
HITS A BUMP INDEPENDENT OF
THE OTHER WHEEL. THIS LED TO
THE USE OF INDEPENDENT
SUSPENSION ON SOME TRIKES
BUT CAUSED A NEW PROBLEM. IN
A HARD TURN YOU DO NOT WANT
THE OUTSIDE WHEEL TO GIVE, AS
IT 'HELPS' IN A POSSIBLE ROLL
OVER. THIS TYPE OF SUSPENSION
IS THE RIGHT ANSWER WHEN
USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
SWAY BAR AND LONGER WHEEL
BASE. WE HAVE THAT...
ONLY WE HAVE IT.
| LONGBOW SE3 WHEEL BASE AND CENTER OF GRAVITY |
| FULLY INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION WITH 4 ADJUSTABLE SHOCKS AND ANTI SWAY BAR |
| WHEEL BASE COMPARISON HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTC 63.5 INCHES HONDA GOLDWING 1800 66.5 INCHES LONGBOW SE-3 TRIKE 76.0 INCHES |