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Old 12-11-2013, 02:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Diamond Back Leaning Trike

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Interesting... but to me it looks to be carrying boatloads of extra track width for a leaner, they could save the cost, complexity, and weight and leave the leaning equipment out. But, yeah, he likes the leaning; then I'd think it could be narrower and if I'm not mistaken there have been leaners with simple manual foot pedals and linkages that cover that function.
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I like it, just not $26,000 like it :/
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Especially with the $47 worth of vac formed ABS plastic sheet "bodywork".
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It looks like the tilt axis is fairly high up (and the CG low), so not sure it is moving much, if any, weight to the "inside" either.

(i.e. on a bike, the tilt axis is where the tires meet the road)


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