ok can not find the part that my buddy 49 started about Can-Am Spyders and Trikes being cars or bikes but then I came on this last night and had to post it here.........think we now have to have a new list for this sucker.........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK4wzBYmTIo
Available in convertible?......
According to the DO of Wisconsin, the spyder and the Morgan, as well as the T-Rex, are class 2 motorcycles.
What does that mean, class 2 motorcycle?
See page 3 of the .pdf for a complete definition of types
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/docs/cycle-handbook.pdf
Quote from: 49Reo on January 02, 2014, 09:22:27 AM
What does that mean, class 2 motorcycle?
That's how much "Class" the m/c has... ;D
See, it's a 1-10 scale - With the DRIFTER being at "11". I think Harley's come in at the 5-7 range, and the Vaquero is a strong 9... 8)
So a Spyder is a class 1 motorcycle but if you enclosed the driver area it would be a 3??
I hadn't read the new version for a while...Yes, a Spyder is a type 1....the others are type 2. This all started when H-D (who else?) bought a company that built a 3 wheel cycle car with a Citroen engine in the front...the Tri-Hawk, and they discovered they were on questionable legal ground about vehicle type. H-D bought the company and closed it down....again, is this a surprise?
http://www.3wheelers.com/trihawk.html
That seems like a strange way to define a motorcycle (Type 2) According to the strictest interpretation, then, this "vehicle" (I'd call it a car) that weighs in at 1367 lbs, would be a class 2 motorcycle? Seems odd indeed...
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/topten/top-10-lightest-cars/?image=3
Type 2 Motorcycle
A Type 2 motorcycle is:
A motor vehicle designed and built to have at least three wheels in
contact with the ground with a curb weight less than 1,500 lbs. and,
A passenger and operator area with sides permanently enclosed
with rigid construction and a top which may be convertible.
Examples of Type 2 vehicles are motorized golf carts, Postal
Department mailsters, etc.
AND then, there is, or was, the Subaru 360...both as a sedan and as a "truck"...Hmmm H-D strikes again!
If a person was to find a Tri-hawk for sale I bet it would be spendy...
See what you started another fight 49 hope you are proud of yourself.......
Spyder's are class in Canada as a motorcycle the same as a Drifter, and GB drifters are a class onto themselves........