Three wheeled cars

[Meteorite]

While searching for information about the TriHawk that AMF sold back in the eighties, I came across an incredible site on three wheeled cars.

Three wheeled cars make sense. They have less rolling resistance and depending upon the design, offer superior handling without upsetting stability. Here is perhaps the best example, the T-Rex.
I would buy a three wheeled sports car if it offered the performance potential that I wanted, with economical operating costs.

Any thoughts?

[Billet]

they make them all the time out of 1k sport bike engines

wheres the site? i have such an engine i need to make use of, and was thinking this exact thing

[rc2002]

If it could be proven that three wheeled cars could handle just as well as four wheeled cars then I would totally go for it.

But if Mr. Bean has taught me anything, it's that three wheels cars aren't very stable. :) I imagine safety would be quite an issue too - especially traction in the wintertime and crash testing...

[CLiVE]

Wonder why the "Urkel" 3 wheeled BMW Isetta was never that popular....lol. Saw one driving on Macleod Tr. a while ago. Urkel's was a 3 wheeled version wasn't it?

-R

[turbo_equiped]

lol what the hell. it looks kinda wierd too. i dont think they can ever be as safe as 4 wheeler's.

[CLiVE]

wasn't there someone on "Rides" that had one of those?

[Phats]

yeah, like ludacris or some other black rapper had one I think. Apparently ther are pretty quick, but yeah, safety would be a bit of a problem

[[55SKW]]

it was jarule haha lol. on rides or what is ir with funk master flex

i think 0-60 in 3sec.

[ChiNoah]

Yep, they do at least 140 mph, too. They are for sale in the DuPont Registry.

[GorG]

if i had some extra cash i would probably get that post the site, if you can.

[Dogg]

This trike, the Scorpion, was one fast little machine 20 years ago. It is supposed to have been able to out-accelerate, out-handle, and outbrake a 911S of the era.

I don't see any reason why a three wheeled car is any less stable than a 4 wheeled car.
I know my three legged table is more stable than my four legged ones.

[Dogg]

There is history to three wheeled cars. Here is the first, and perhaps the most successful trike-car, the 1928 Morgan, powered by a one litre Matchless V-Twin motorcycle engine.

Notice the rootes type blower towards the bottom right of the picture.

[Lennon]

Well, so long as I can fit my flux capacitor, Mr. Fusion, and get up to 88. Count me in!

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by CLiVE
wasn't there someone on "Rides" that had one of those?



Originally posted by Phats
yeah, like ludacris or some other black rapper had one I think. Apparently ther are pretty quick, but yeah, safety would be a bit of a problem



Originally posted by [55SKW]
it was jarule haha lol. on rides or what is ir with funk master flex

i think 0-60 in 3sec.




Brian McKnight had one on MTV Cribs...

[diablorider]

three wheeled cars blow dust and burn rubber. anybody who says otherwise have no real idea of what they are saying.:whocares: :english: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[Merkur]

haha tks for bringing this back from the dead.

[hemaworstje]

check the messerschmits and the old german ones , they were polular in the fifties

[brncojay]

oh and BTW, the BMW Isetta is a four wheeled car, two little tiny wheels in the back

[wildrice]

the t-rex was made by kawasaki
and it was the ruff ryders ride b4

[badseed]

Originally posted by CLiVE
Wonder why the "Urkel" 3 wheeled BMW Isetta was never that popular....lol. Saw one driving on Macleod Tr. a while ago. Urkel's was a 3 wheeled version wasn't it?

-R

I saw this guy to..........so funny!