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Old 05-09-2022, 01:36 AM   #1018 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kach22i View Post
Without the 4th (rear) wheel stabilizing your platform (0.8 lateral G = street tire performance) I doubt the benefits of powering out of a corner Porsche 911 style with a rear weight biased reverse trike will mitigate or equal out to the forces forcing one to slow down coming into a turn.
I wouldn't go that far, so a CB 500 engine which is not so heavy would be OK for a moderate usage, instead of the 3-cyl fitted to the stock Insight. As far as stability goes, it's worth to remind the Isetta which had the rear track so narrow that even running 2 rear wheels they were so close they acted nearly as a wider single rear wheel.
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