Is it just me or does everyone semm to hate trikes?

[Mr lovebucket]

I have been into trike for about a year now & in doing so have met many motocross dudes of the 2 wheeled kind & some of the 4 wheeled kind, it seems when ever i get into a conversation about tri-z's or trikes in general its very negative with stories of broken collar bones & being driven over by your own vehicle. Thing is it never seems to have happened to them!?! Its alway a storey about a brothers mates sisters boyfreind had one of those & am tellin ya there dangerous! Bullshit!!!!! All these witch hunters need to get on a trike & realise its just different to riding a quad or motorcycle infact its better! I have never jumped a more stable vehicle in my life it actually wants to fly!!! What do you think?

[portland250r]

people are ignorant.
i have seen a friend of mine break his collar bone on his dirtbike and i still ride them.
my family hates them they always complain about how unstable they are and that they tip really easily and cut off your head.
whats wierd is i get in more accidents on my friends trx 250r than i do my atc 250r. i believed what my family said till i tried out a trike and after that i bought one theyre lot better when they roll theyre lighter and you get ejected from a trike 90% of the time and with a quad its heavier in the front end. a lot of what people tell us are retarded stories about a first time rider on too big of bike or someone riding beyond their ability.
another thing about people is the cpsc made them panic about this crap and a lot of people believe everything the government says.
another thing they didnt see was 3 wheelers were the first offroad vehicle to attract lots of people and they didnt know crap about these machines they used them for jumping when they had no suspension and most the death reports are from misuse of 3 wheelers people drank and got high while riding they carried passangers and the cpsc tried saying it was mechanical failure.

[MrPretty]

What I come across the most is people seeing how a three wheeler will stand there and balance itself when it's not moving, unlike a dirtbike, and think that its stable all by itself. Then when they start riding the assume that it will balance itself while riding too and the won't shift their weight at all. Of course this ends up with them saying how three wheelers are faulty designs and how it tried to kill them. In the end I'm okay with this though, because the less of them that are out there wrecking trikes there more of them there are for me.

[pantera1975]

Everyone is brainwashed by the media from the 20/20 story. They could have made a story like that about condoms and everyone would be afraid of them.

[hang&rattle]

I have gotten a totally difference response in Montana. All the neighbor kids parents call and ask if their kids can come over and ride. Any time I stop at a gas station etc., I get 'cool', or 'nice ol' 3-wheeler', or 'wanna sell it?.' As for out riding and meeting up with 4-wheelers and dirt bikes, they are impressed at how they run and how powerful and fast they are. Plus they see two grade-schoolers tearin' it up on trikes and smokin' the other kids on bikes and quads and that usually takes care of the 'more dangerous' issue I spose'. My kids can ride any type of cycle, if they can skillfully handle a 3-wheeler, how much of an idiot does the uncoordinated sub-human look like because they can't handle one. And these morons that wreck and and then say they are dangerous (because they are uncoordinated), are out on the streets and highways driving cars, now how scary is that?

[HuffieVA]

Three Wheelers took the brunt of the blame that should have been given to a slew of parents in the early 80's, just watch the 20/20 thing on you tube and listen to the so called parents explaining the horrors of the machines... People/Society in general has grown into a bunch of "Black Belt" "Finger Pointers" because its always somebody elses fault.

As far as "stories" my best friend growing up broke his pelvis on a 250sx, he was basically flying as fast as he could and hitting an ice patch and sliding, over and over untill his rear wheel decided to hit a dry spot and the rest was history... is it the trikes fault? NO it was rider error... He got out of the hospital in time for Christmas and a new 250R.

I have friends that have broken bones, sprained ankles, aand the list goes on and on... and these injuries came from cars, Trucks, Street Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Bicycles. even sleds and skis... all associated with "User Error" or the occasional "Other Operator Error" many people are programmed however to not accept the consiquences of ther actions as their own fault and reach out to blame the world for their own poor judgement... It happens with many things, one person gets hurt and sues and their neighbor realizes he/she can get a little piece of the pie... And its not just three wheelers, I myself would gladly give up my Tecates if it would stop the destruction of society through the the blaming of products and other people for our problems, but it wont, so I have only one thing to say to those that feel they have to worry about my safety for me and thats "Braaaaaaaaaaaaaappppp!!!"

[hang&rattle]

And what everyone needs to remember in their arguments is all the atv offroad wrecks were added to the statistics on the trike ban, quads (4-wheelers) included. Not all the numbers are from 3-wheels. I wonder in actualilty what percentage of 4-wheelers hurt and killed folk that was part of the #'s posted as 'three wheelers'.

[Mr lovebucket]

Your not afraid of condoms? You clearly never had one stuck on your head then?!

[Honda250sxowner]

here in pa i get alot of different reactions. Ive owned 3 trikes so far...sold 2 of them because my dad dont ride anymore and the other one needed to be put all back to together and didnt have the time or money to do it. I was 16 when i got rid of that one which was a 200 big red. and my dad had a 185s honda. I now have my 250sx and i get some people who tell me to buy a quad. and i did buy a suzuki 230 quadsport but it just wasnt for me. but i get other ppl who say they havent seen a trike in along time or ask if i wanna sell it. Im 18 now and i will NOT sell my trike or trade it for a quad. i love my 250 and ill buy another trike before ill ever buy a quad again.

[northerntrike]

It all boils down to society's mentality as a whole on everything. Not just trikes. There are allot of irresponsible people out there who are quick to blame the object instead of the person using the object. For example: Guns!!! There are irresponsible people out there who don't handle them correctly and get shot, so now there are a whole bunch of people trying to ban them. IT's the gun's fault and not the person pulling the trigger. How many traffic accidents occur every year? We don't see people trying to ban cars and trucks because they are dangerous. My view on trikes is that it all boils down to the person controling it. People have to remember that these are mechanical machines and must be operated with care and prescision. They aren't 4 wheelers. They aren't motorbikes. They are trikes and should be handled differently than 4 wheelers or bikes.

[three_wheelin45]

Well for me every one looks down on my trike, all my "freinds" I get fighting mad about it to. The are all like "them things are dangerous" & "Thats old and a POS"<--- that comment pisses me off the most. Now i just simply reply "oh really, its old and a POS?" "well think about this your mom and dad are surly older then 23. so your calling them a POS?" lol that allways gets them I also hate them spoiled little rich pricks who get brand new bikes or quads everytime theres breaks and dont know how to fix something as little as a throttle cable & say im dumb for riding a trike -_- But me and my trike got revenge last time i went to the MX track, this guy on a brand new crf125r was talking some crap about my trike and moments later his bike quit runing on the track, so of course I dont offer to help i simply do circles around him. That will fix his spoiled ass...

[cr480r]

Everyone is brainwashed by the media from the 20/20 story. They could have made a story like that about condoms and everyone would be afraid of them.

thats the truth... When I am around people that hate trikes I've realized its usually one of 3 reasons...

1. They lack the skills to ride one..
2. they lack the balls to try...
3. they hate them because other people they know hate them...

Deep down I know they are just jealous for one reason or another...

[dksix]

I hear about allot more people getting hurt on lawn mowers than trikes. Some people are stupid and just need something, someone or some group to point their finger at so they themselves can feel superior. I do my own thing, my own way- I gave up on being cool/popular/trendy a long time ago. People can do/say/think whatever they want, as long as they leave me alone and stay out of my way I don't care but I'm much easier going now that I've gotten old.

[wisconsinite]

can't say i have ever gotten much of that kind of attitude. most people i meet just coment that you don't see many around any more.

[Yamaha_Rules69]

It dosnt bother me at all about the 3 wheeler haters. I know what they are, and think they are a ton of fun for kids of all ages. More wheelers for me that way too!