Building a Family! - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

alohaspirit · 03-28-2011, 12:54 AM

been a part of EcoModder for 2 yrs... so i wanted to share the family

2 Toyota Echos and a Piaggio MP3 w MiniTrike Kit

havent checked gas mileage on the scooter yet, but factory says 60mpg
(the Evil Hill will make that 50mpg)

i hope to adopt a 300D one of these days

NHRABill · 03-28-2011, 01:38 AM

nice!

euromodder · 03-28-2011, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by alohaspirit

Piaggio MP3 w MiniTrike Kit

Nice, I've been thinking about getting the hybrid MP3, but they're pretty expensive .

What displacement ?

What's the Mini-Trike kit ?

alohaspirit · 03-28-2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by euromodder

Nice, I've been thinking about getting the hybrid MP3, but they're pretty expensive .

What displacement ?

What's the Mini-Trike kit ?

its a 250

the mini-trike kit uses 4 bolts to attach to the scooter

looks like this (but the back wheels are different)

euromodder · 03-28-2011, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by alohaspirit

the mini-trike kit uses 4 bolts to attach to the scooter
looks like this

I'm surprised ... why would anyone want to do that

alohaspirit · 03-28-2011, 11:47 PM

despite the stability of the 2 wheels on the front,

you have to physically lock the front at a stop
(if you dont, you have to put your foot down or it falls over like a normal bike)

having the extra wheels in the back, means never having to put your foot down

(my dad has always wanted a trike

)

and it was a good deal (the trike kit was basically thrown in)

vskid3 · 03-29-2011, 01:24 AM

That scooter looks very interesting. I'm going to have to visit a dealer this weekend to check out that suspension. It doesn't look very aerodynamic, you should get on that.