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Old 02-08-2013, 09:44 AM   #128 (permalink)
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Center of gravity is critical for 3 wheeled vehicles - it has to be as close to the 2 wheels as possible. Putting the engine closer to the 1 wheel, and you can't get the Cg very close to the 2 wheels.

If you drive the single wheel, by definition it *cannot* have very much weight on it - so you get lousy traction in the rain and snow and on sand.
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