Can-Am which makes three-wheeler “roadster” Spyder and Ryker motorcycles has been aiming its product and promotions toward women over the...
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 front. Traditional three-wheelers or trikes have the wheels at the back, but they don’t lean. In 2006, the Italian company introduced the MP3 scooter which was the world’s first leaning...
Forget about Spiderman, watch out for Spyder women as the roadster company introduces a mentorship program to get more women...
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 and even a trike travel business! (Readers are invited to tell us about their bike history by sending their details via email.) Country biker When Alan married Johanna, he owned three...
Why would anyone think this Marabese Blade with three in-line wheels is a good thing for motorcycles? The Marabese Blade...
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 a German custom show. Polish manufacturer of custom motorcycles Game Over Cycles (GOC) is usually known for its modifications of American motorcycles. However, their GOC Niken pays special tribute to...
Harley-Davidson Australia have recalled 363 trikes over an issue where a rear brake could suddenly activate. The official recall notice, issued...
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 three-wheeler prototypes. The Canadian company is short on details, but the Ryker EV (above) appears to be the same structure as the current Ryker, only powered by an electric motor....
The three-wheeled roadster is a rare sighting on the road, but when this extended family goes for a ride, there...
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 out the new models and submitted this review. Boom Trike review Down through the years some of the most fun I’ve had behind bars has been on Johann Kastner’s Oz...
Honda has been granted a patent for a leaning trike possibly powered by the Goldwing six-cylinder engine, a V-twin or...
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 waterproof compartment with a launching platform! Only 40 of the models will be released worldwide costing $27,990 (+ on road costs), says Ural Australia spokeswoman Clare Mailler. “We’ve certainly been...
Can-Am Australia has confirmed that the new Ryker three-wheeler roadster will arrive early next year at substantially less than the...
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 cost about half the price. Click here for updated Australian pricing and arrival In Australia, the 1330cc F3 costs $28,890, so the 600/900cc Ryker should start at about $14,000-$15,000. Obviously...
Imagine a Yamaha VMax with 147.2kW of power and 166.8Nm of torque packed into a leaning three-wheeler motorcycle with two...
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 model to complement their Tricity scooter. CEO and President Yoshihiro Hidaka has confirmed they will add more “leaning multi-wheel” models soon. Interestingly, he didn’t specify just three wheels as Yamaha...
Motorcycle sales continue to spiral down around the world because many riders are big-bike snobs, while the industry has failed...
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 Terracotta Metallic. We caught up with Ural Australia spokesman Mat Hodge while in Walcha last week and he showed us the new Ranger in Terracotta Metallic he had just put...
Can-Am has celebrated 10 years of the Spyder with a party for nearly 3000 Spyder owners, including 18 from Australia,...
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 exception. And do you blame him? Dog lovers Paul and Mel Goodin say their five-year-old mastif/dane has been riding with them in their Touroz trike for about nine months and...
These Tri Pod cars are registered as a motorcycle in a motorcycle category vehicle (L cat), have a motorcycle engine,...
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 at Dugandan on the outskirts of Boonah in south-east Queensland. The number of riders and pillions who turned up for the Can-Am Spyder Olympics on August 27 surprised organisers Mike and...
While Can-Am has dropped the base model RS and RSS three-wheel Spyder roadsters from their 2017 line-up, the F3 range has...
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 honour of its birthplace in Massachusetts. The only clue is an image on the official Indian Instagram account of a bridge with the heading “Coming March 3, 2016” (which will...
The growing demand for trikes has yielded some interesting conversion kits such as this new one from Tilting Motor Works...
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 features Triple Black paint and graphics, six-spoke black chrome front wheels, tinted low windshield, LED running lights, and electronic cruise control. The F3 model, powered by a Rotax 1330cc three-cylinder...
The 2013 model Can-Am Spyder three-wheel roadster will be recalled globally after concerns over the vehicle bursting into flames. Bombardier...
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 a limited-edition model. While Polaris unleashed the Slingshot SL LE model at Daytona Bike Week at the weekend, the machine is no closer to resolution of licensing hiccups in several...
Honda has filed patent diagrams for a leaning three-wheeler with two front wheels. While the company has never made three-wheeler...
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 about a trike … yet! That hasn’t stopped aftermarket trike companies developing trikes based on the Chief range and now the Roadmaster. We saw several Chief-based trike conversions at the...
After five years of development, Minnesota handyman and inventor Norm Kokes is ready to go into production with his reverse...
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 Bombardier Recreational Products, the Spyder F3’s forward controls should make it a more relaxing ride. That should help Can-Am attract some of the cruiser set who are getting a little...
A conversion kit that turns a Harley-Davidson V-Rod into a “reverse trike” with two wheels in the front like a...
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 internet is buzzing with spy photos of a Harley trike which I can’t reproduce here for copyright reasons, but you can easily see them if you search “Harley Freewheeler” in Google....
If four wheels move the body and two wheels move the soul, what do three wheels do? Purist motorcycle riders...
I’m a self-confessed trike virgin, but I am looking forward to road testing this TourOz Trike which arrives tomorrow. Is...