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List of motorized trikes

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1934 Morgan Super Sports withMatchlessengine
Ariel 2.25 HP Tricycle

List of motorized trikesis a list ofmotorized tricyclesalso called trikes, and sometimes considered cars. There are three typical configurations: motorized bicycle with sidecar; two wheels in the rear, one in the front (aka trike); and two in front, one in the rear (aka reverse trike). However, language and definitions vary.

One of the most successful trikes of its day was theDe Dion-Bouton tricycle;from 1897 until the start of the 20th century about 15,000 licensed copies were sold, with De Dion Bouton usually supplying the engines, and it was overall the most popular motor vehicle in Europe.[1][2]

Trikes have caused tautological confusion and simply defied typical two and four-wheel classifications, especially in the 21st century. Regardless, many popular motorcycles and/or automobiles had three wheels.[3]

Examples

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17th century

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18th century

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Copeland steam trike in 1888

19th century

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Star motor tricycle 1899

20th century

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1920s Scott Sociable - note asymmetry: apparently "missing" front left wheel.
Messerschmitt's KR200, a cabin trike was sold for a nearly a decade in West Germany in the 20th century
Sinclair C5, an electric trike launched in 1985

21st century

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2012 model year Morgan three-wheeler. This was put back into production with a modern engine in the 2010s, after being out-of-production for over half a century. Previous unrequited demand for this vehicle resulted in the similarly styledTriking
SomeSolar carshave been tricycles such as theTokai Challenger[13]
A GG Taurus Trike
AGG TaurusTrike
VW GX3
Peugeot Metropolis
Peugeot Metropolis

Miscellaneous

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Another idea is theflike,a sort of flying motorcycle/helicopter.[36]

Whikeare sail-powered trikes, which may or may not be motorized depending if one considers a sail to be a type of motorization.[further explanation needed]

There is another arrangement of three-wheel, with the wheels in a line; this is so far pretty rare.[37]

Motorcycles with two sidecars

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Motorcycles with sidecars often have three wheels, but there has been some use of two sidecars (one on each side of a motorcycle, not a sidecar that seats two which is another thing).[38]In one case the use of flexible type sidecars allow the center-line motor bicycle wheels to stay on the ground, and providing adequate handling[38]

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See also

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Butler's Patent Velocycle 1887

Motor bicycle related:

References

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  16. ^"GG Taurus BMW Powered Reverse Trike is Coming to the USA".thekneeslider.com.
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  27. ^"With its unique tilt/steering system sorted, Terracraft's Supertrike hits the market".newatlas.com.18 April 2016.
  28. ^"Tilting V-Max Trike by Tilting Motor Works".thekneeslider.com.
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  30. ^"TriRod F3 Adrenaline".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-19.Retrieved2016-03-23.
  31. ^"Honda Powered Twisted Trike".thekneeslider.com.
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  33. ^"Vanderhall Laguna Three Wheel Roadster Built in Utah".thekneeslider.com.
  34. ^News, James Glave in; February 23rd 2016, Energy (February 23, 2016)."Part bike, part car: Velometro to take cities by storm".National Observer.{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  35. ^"2005 Yamaha RX1 Snowmobile Street Conversion".uncommonmotors.com.
  36. ^"First manned flight for Flike personal tricopter".newatlas.com.29 May 2015.
  37. ^"Inline-wheeled Thrustcycle SRT performs a clever balancing act".newatlas.com.25 August 2011.
  38. ^ab"Motorcycling and Bicycling".Trade Press Publishing Corporation. July 7, 1919 – via Google Books.
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