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Old 03-06-2013, 02:51 PM   #12 (permalink)
Big Dave
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Three wheel "reverse tricycle" vehicles are necessarily unstable. Why not put that to work for you and rather than have a three wheel car have a reverse trike motorcycle that tilts into a curve or crosswind like a motorcycle.

This guy offers a reverse trike conversion for Harley Road Kings. At least it shows you a mechanism is available for this idea. Now with a full aero fairing you can have low Cd and low frontal area too without having a poor handling death trap.

Tilting Motor Works - High-performance trike kit for your Harley®

Imagine the engine set aft of the rider and the rider sitting much lower to the ground. Much reduced frontal area.
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