SCT

> Fred -
> Please understand that I DON'T think that this rig has come even remotely 
> close to the 'not a motorcycle' class - heck, I think that even the very 
> odd-looking EML 4-wheeler, and the highly integrated Hannigan HPS 
> outfit are both still motorcycles.
> 
> Now, it's also obvious to me that the Ariel Motors 'Atom' is a car -like 
> the Lotus Super Seven is a car - and not a bike, and no, I don't believe 
> that CHS (Center Hub Steering) immediately knocks a rig out of the 'bike' 
> class - viz the Bimota CHS machine which is a VERY tasty bike indeed.
> 
> But, when we start chatting about crossover rigs, like the Can Am spyder, 
> the Liberty Cycle Car, or the only slightly insane T-Rex my mental jury is 
> still somewhat out - Can Am is pretty bike-like, the T-rex just confuses me, 
> and the Liberty is really a car continued b y other means.
> Cheers
> Jim
> 
Hi Jim,
thing is, I tell sidecar beginners that "It ain't a bike no more, it only looks 
like one"
to emphasize a sidecar rig's totally different handling characteristics. 
If the vehicle has a steering wheel directly ahead of the powered wheel and a 
third wheel off to one side it's a sidecar rig even if it was built as one 
piece like 
that modern exoskeletal rig. Or if it has side by side seating like a Scott 
Sociable.
OTOH, if a vehicle lays 3 tracks it's a tricycle. The Spyder is Can-Am's way to 
sell 
snowmobiles in summer, the Liberty is a modern version of a Morgan and the 
T-Rex is a styling tribute to Star Wars but they are all different takes on a 
foretrike. 
Fred Hill, S'toon.