Let's take responsibility

[Jd110]

I speak for myself when I say, I appreciate the latest story of the daughter getting her leg under the rear tire. It happens to the best of us.
To me seems the importance lies in taking responsibility & moving on. You can modify a trike every which way. But why? What will that teach? Keep on wheelin',


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[Mackus84]

Yeah, i deleted the post. I had 15 people telling me that I shouldnt have passengers, and none talking about the modifications i wanted to make. So I deleted the thread. I mean, the same can happen even if its just you on the trike. Not to mention it may have come out looking pretty cool and being a very functional mod.... Her '85 110 is out of commission until i get a few parts in, and she wanted to go for a ride. She loves the 3 wheelers. I put her on the back so she wouldnt get hit by the branches that were hanging down. My mistake, lesson learned, moving on.. I do apologize dearly for breaking the trike rules. Everyone have a fantastic day

[Shep1970]

I also wrote and put a picure about this early this am, soon after realized it wasnt good info. I do apologize to mackus and everyone...

[Dirtcrasher]

Simple instructions:

1) NEVER EVER!! take your feet off the pegs unless your gonna bail.
2) Hug the tank with your knees as much as you can to feel stable and solid with the trike.
3) Lean your upper body and butt to the inside of each turn you take. Right turn - right. Left turn - left.
4) When going up a hill be careful with the throttle and lean your whole body forwards.
5) If your ever start rolling down a hill backwards, use the front brake only and lean forwards. Never touch the rear brake!!
6) If you ever end up with the nose down, lean as far back as possible, Advanced riders, hold the throttle wide open.

That should cover it.

And always wear as much protective gear as possible....

[Jd110]

Thanks DC, for the great info. I'd bet it'll keep some of us knuckle heads a bit safer, maybe. I've got about a year under my belt riding trikes, lately. So,,,,it all helps. We've heard some of these before and they are great reminders.

[Jd110]

Wow man, you got some excuses going, here. You've missed my point completely. So here it goes from the beginning, at my angle.
You have an accident with your daughter and title your thread about wanting brush guards so it won't happen again. Where's the ownership? This 'leg getting run over' biz wouldn't really matter, until you throw a kid in.

[Mackus84]

Yes, I understand. And understood from the beginning. Excuses? Maybe they were. Ok, i realized my mistakes. End of story. Im here to learn more and talk more about trikes. Not argue with people. So lets get back to that, deal?
Here is the trike in question, and I still think brush guards would be a cool and functional addition, regardless of who it is they are protecting. what do you think?

[Jd110]

What do I think? Not much about that, but you I still like. I think your a good family man with the best intentions. I hope your kids grow to love and respect those trikes.

Btw. That's a beautiful machine you've got there.

[OZQUAD44]

I hope your daughter is OK, and that this experience hasn't tarnished your daughters, or your, enjoyment of our sport. Whilst it's not something I do on principle, I've had people on the back of my trikes heaps of times in the past, so I won't be throwing any stones.

Regarding your original question, not sure what you mean buy brush guards, but if you mean heel guards like you find on modern quads, I find those things worth their weight in gold.

I grew up riding three wheelers, and I own a few and still love to ride them, but after years of racing quads with heel guards, I feel a bit nude on the trikes because they have no heel guards. When I raced, both the nerf bar nets, and the heel guards saved me from serious injury countless times.

I've been accumulating parts to do a trike conversion on a WR450f and that trike, when built, will have the YFZ450 pegs and heel guards without doubt. Will I be putting heel guards on my original three wheelers? Probably not, but if done right I see no issue in it.


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