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    Three Wheelers

    Are these a car or a motorbike In your opinion...

    Starting with the most successful variant the Morgan of the early 20th to Reliant Robins and home builts, and the stunning Peugeot 20cup and VW GX3
    are these a viable future (again) vehicle for sport and simple driving (commuting and light touring?)
    check 3-wheelers.com MainPage it lists all thing 3 wheeler in the "a-z tour section"...

    andhttp://www.spitfireart.com/veetwintrikes.html

    2005 Peugeot 20Cup Concept | RSportsCars.com

    of course 2005 Peugeot 20Cup - Images, Specifications and Information
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    If the track width of the axle with two wheels is more than 2/5 of the wheelbase then its more carlike in look, I would think. I'm sure you guys would throw a bunch of figures at me and show me 4wheeled cars that dont have that ratio, so I apologise in advance, but I think it's somwhere in that neighborhood.
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    in New York State, any vehicle with 2 or 3 wheels is considered a motorcycle
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    If you can sit IN it, it's a car. If you can sit ON it, it's a bike..
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    your legs are in front in you in a car
    your legs are beside you in a bike

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    Quote Originally Posted by 092326001 View Post
    your legs are in front in you in a car
    your legs are beside you in a bike
    1 question, how would you 'ride' a Harley?
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    Quote Originally Posted by orshow View Post
    1 question, how would you 'ride' a Harley?
    i don't quite understand what you mean...do harley's have seats or something?

    wait, i've compelety forgotten about scooters...

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    Car = Automobile =

    A self-propelled passenger vehicle that usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land transport. Also called motorcar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 092326001 View Post
    i don't quite understand what you mean...do harley's have seats or something?

    wait, i've compelety forgotten about scooters...

    On a harley your feet are in front of you on the pegs, you kind of lean back on the seat, the body position is different to other styles of bikes.
    Miscommunication seems to be a direct result of misplaced, text based sarcasm.

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    didn't consider that, i was mostly thinking of sports bikes...
    anyhow scooters have made my first post obsolete

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    would you drive one of those things?
    i know i would and crave that pug 20cup ...

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    They are definite fun, Fiorano.
    Real easy to get the rear sliding and use the power to keep it pointing where you want.
    Grinnal been using the BMW rear-end for decades !!!!
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    is that you driving the grinnal?
    cool
    i fancy the Morgans...have you seen the malone skunk how is that

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