Yamaha has filed yet another patent that shows yet again that they lean toward leaning trikes, this time with a...
Piaggio has filed a patent for a reverse leaning three-wheeler with the two wheels at the back rather than the...
Forget about Spiderman, watch out for Spyder women as the roadster company introduces a mentorship program to get more women riding. Although there are slightly more women in the world than men, they represent only 10-20% of riders, depending on country. For the motorcycle industry to thrive, they need to...
Lithuanian start-up AKO is now testing its electric-powered tilting trike prototype which is somewhere between a motorcycle, trike, car and...
Returned rider Alan Maxwell has a familiar history with motorcycles, but has ended up triking with a family of trikes...
Why would anyone think this Marabese Blade with three in-line wheels is a good thing for motorcycles? The Marabese Blade is the work of the family owned Luciano Marabese design company that also designed the Piaggio MP3 scooter with two side-by-side front wheels. The company has also designed bikes for...
Kawasaki seems to be following Yamaha and Honda in developing a leaning three-wheeler with its latest patent application in the...
Yamaha’s leaning three-wheeler Niken is one crazy bike and now a custom version has won the Craziest Bike award at...
Harley-Davidson Australia have recalled 363 trikes over an issue where a rear brake could suddenly activate. The official recall notice, issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, says it affects the 2019-20 CVO Tri Glide, Tri Glide Ultra and Freewheeler. (VINs of affected vehicles listed at the end of this article.) “The...
The entry level three-wheeled Can-Am Ryker is proving a “hit” with women, says Can-Am On-Road PR Brian Manning. While women...
Among the 2020 line-up of Can-Am Spyder and Ryker roadsters unveiled last week is a range of electric two- and...
The three-wheeled roadster is a rare sighting on the road, but when this extended family goes for a ride, there is a whole web of them. Jason Woodward, of Penrith, says he started the Spyder family phenomenon with a test ride one rainy day after being inspired by his father...
Lithuanian start-up AKO has applied for a patent for an electric-powered vehicle somewhere between a motorcycle, trike and a car...
Boom Trike is getting two new powerplants so former Ulysses Club magazine editor and long-time trike tester Ian Parks checked...
Honda has been granted a patent for a leaning trike possibly powered by the Goldwing six-cylinder engine, a V-twin or electric motor. The Japanese company filed for the patent with the European Patent Office in August 2016 after the Neowing leaning three-wheel concept (pictured above) was unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor...
The iconic boxer heads sticking out the side are missing on the first electric sidecar prototype from Ural Motorcycles. Ural Electric...
Ural Australia will import the Russian Ural AIR outfit which includes a DJI Spark drone and a special discrete and...
Can-Am Australia has confirmed that the new Ryker three-wheeler roadster will arrive early next year at substantially less than the current cheapest Spyder. The Ryker comes in three versions: a LAMS 600cc version for $A14,899 (standard colour); a 900cc version at $A17,299 (standard colour); and a 900cc off-road Rally Edition...
Harley-Davidson has added traction control to its 2019 Trikes and may soon have to add the safety feature to its...
If you ever wanted a three-wheeled roadster but couldn’t afford the Can-Am Spyder, there is now the Ryker which will...
Imagine a Yamaha VMax with 147.2kW of power and 166.8Nm of torque packed into a leaning three-wheeler motorcycle with two front wheels. That’s Yamaha’s vision of the future as they have applied for a patent for the design. The filing comes as Yamaha is launching its Niken leaning three-wheeler based...
Yamaha has released a video explaining a little more of the Niken three-wheeler it will release in 2019. We’re not...
Yamaha will this year launch its Niken leaning three-wheeler motorcycle based on the MT-09 and follow up with a learner...
Motorcycle sales continue to spiral down around the world because many riders are big-bike snobs, while the industry has failed to reach out to women, minorities and millennials. These are 2017 findings from the American “Give a Shift” group of motorcycle industry luminaries, yet they are universal to the motorcycle...
Trikes, roadsters and other three-wheelers are classified as motorcycles, but are they permitted to park in motorcycle parking bays that...
The 2017 range of Ural sidecars have received some electronic upgrades, cosmetic styling improvements and some striking new colours including...
Can-Am has celebrated 10 years of the Spyder with a party for nearly 3000 Spyder owners, including 18 from Australia, and the launch of its 10th anniversary gold edition models. The 10th anniversary party in Canada at the weekend was the single biggest gathering of Spyder owners in the history...
The long wait for Harley-Davidson trikes, including the new hot-rod Freewheeler (pictured above), is finally over for Australian riders. The...
Just about every dog loves to dangle its tongue in the wind and Tex the Toowoomba trike-riding dog is no...
These Tri Pod cars are registered as a motorcycle in a motorcycle category vehicle (L cat), have a motorcycle engine, accelerate like a motorcycle, weigh the same as a Harley and are bought by motorcyclists. They are even designed and built by a motorcyclist, Andrew Hutchison of the Sunshine Coast....
https://youtu.be/lxT4PKH0GOY An Australian “record” of 71 Can-Am Spyder three-wheeler roadsters at a one-day event has been set at a little pub...
https://youtu.be/lxT4PKH0GOY An Australian “record” of 71 Can-Am Spyder three-wheeler roadsters at a one-day event has been set at a little pub...
While Can-Am has dropped the base model RS and RSS three-wheel Spyder roadsters from their 2017 line-up, the F3 range has expanded with the release of two new models – F3 LTD and F3 Daytona 500 Edition. This comes as BRP is reported to be considering also making motorcycles as it did in...
The long wait for Harley-Davidson trikes in Australia, including the new hot-rod Freewheeler, could soon be over. Harley-Davidson Australia and...
Indian Motorcycle plans to release a new model on Thursday March 3, 2016, that is tipped to be called the Springfield in...
The growing demand for trikes has yielded some interesting conversion kits such as this new one from Tilting Motor Works that converts most Harley-Davidsons into a reverse trike with two wheels up front. The base unit costs about $US10,000 while a roll-over stabiliser increases the price to $US13,000. The Tilting...
The sporty Can-Am Spyder F3, with its feet-forward muscle cruiser stance and exposed 1330cc three-cylinder engine, now comes in bagger...
The Can-Am Spyder F3-S Special Series in Triple Black is the first model unveiled from the 2016 model line-up. It...
The 2013 model Can-Am Spyder three-wheel roadster will be recalled globally after concerns over the vehicle bursting into flames. Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) of Canada has agreed to recall nearly 7100 Spyder RT motorcycles globally. The Australian recall notice has not yet been issued. Owners of 2008-12 Spyders will also...
Confusion about whether a three-wheeler is a trike, roadster or a three-wheel car seem to have been further confounded by...
Chances of the three-wheeler Polaris Slingshot coming to Australia are fairly slim, despite the company shifting up a gear with...
Honda has filed patent diagrams for a leaning three-wheeler with two front wheels. While the company has never made three-wheeler motorcycles, Honda Goldwings have been popular donor models for trike conversions and wacky contraptions such as the Wedgetail featured in the main picture above. However, the patent diagrams are apparently...
An online petition is seeking to allow car drivers with a full licence to ride a trike without needing a...
Indian Motorcycle is so busy meeting demand for its range of Chief, Roadmaster and Scout models, it hasn’t done anything...
After five years of development, Minnesota handyman and inventor Norm Kokes is ready to go into production with his reverse trike conversion kit. A reverse trike has two wheels at the front, like a Can-Am Spyder roadster, instead than then traditional two at the back. Norm’s Endeavor Trike kit will...
Canadian three-wheel sportier company Can Am is expanding its line-up for 2015 with a feet-forward muscle cruiser with an exposed...
The 2015 Can-Am Spyder F3 will be a cruiser-style three-wheel roadster with forward controls. Made by made by Canadian company...
A conversion kit that turns a Harley-Davidson V-Rod into a “reverse trike” with two wheels in the front like a Can-Am Spyder roadster is coming to market next year. The Scorpion Trikes V-Rod kit will cost about $5000 when it becomes available early next year and owners will also have...
Polaris Slingshot technically moves the company into motorcycles. The company’s first road-going three-wheeler has a steering wheel, seatbelt and floor-mounted five-speed transmission...
Harley-Davidson is expected to release a slammed and cut-down version of its Tri-Glide trike next month, called the Freewheeler. The...
If four wheels move the body and two wheels move the soul, what do three wheels do? Purist motorcycle riders don’t consider three wheelers to be motorcycles at all. However, the authorities do, so you’ll still need a motorcycle licence to ride one in most countries. In places such as...
I’m a self-confessed trike virgin, but I am looking forward to road testing this TourOz Trike which arrives tomorrow. Is...