Have a look at an ATV rear wheel set up lose one side add a belt cog and viola, you can run a belt drive (ala Harley) to your rear wheel. Just a started and a big ring gear, basically a bad idea and a piece of crap. Reverse Gearbox for Motorcycle Powered Cars from Roadstercycle. Nevertheless, this is a real Harley, and comes loaded with the company’s traditional heavy chrome and richly hued bodywork. Harley offered the electric reverse for years on the factory hack outfits. Turning the Tri Glide involves more muscle than body English - a steering damper helps - and tight turns can feel more like work than play. There’s also none of the leaning into the curves that makes motorcycling feel so much like flying.
That means no lane splitting, and forget sneaking into that slender parking space that’s too small for a car. A foot-operated parking brake keeps it steady when it’s docked at the curb.īut this is one wide ride. It even has its own reverse gear, which helps with parking. The “dual” rear foot brake also engages the front brake, when applied, which makes slowing this big boy pretty easy. On the road, the Tri Glide Ultra is strong and steady - a little balky around town, but smooth on the highway. As the baby boomers who make up Harley’s principal buyers age, more of them may start thinking three wheels instead of two. That’s an important fact for Harley’s future. It is particularly popular among older riders who want the big Harley feel without the heft and weight - and with the added stability of the triangle wheelbase. The Tri Glide (joined now by the low-slung, less-expensive Freewheeler) is the fourth top-selling model in the Harley 36-model family, behind the two Street Glides and the Ultra Limited. The 3+R has a non synchronized 1st gear and a wide gap. I'll give you some advise, better to use a 5 or 6 speed with Champion or similar mechanical reverse. He did one for a 69 shovel chopper trike I built 5 years ago. People of a certain age may dismiss three-wheelers, remembering them as the vehicles of choice for the meter maid or the ice cream man. He will build you a shovelhead 4 speed (3+reverse) reverse transmission.