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Happy Easter all. May today we celebrate with our families and reflect on our spiritual side of life knowing our Lord is with us. Larry

Jonesy is right about the stiffer ride. Had a Tri-Wing kit on my 05. I rode that bike for almost 5 years putting 30,000 miles on it before getting "T" boned by a cage. Handling is OK but after having my current Hannigan I would never go back to a solid axle trike. Unless Tri-Wing has upgraded their kits you'll still be dealing with drum brakes. I converted the drum brakes to discs within a couple years just to get more even, better stopping brakes. It also made a world of difference for stopping. Hannigan has a lower profile, longer and wide wheel base to enhance handling. B2Dad called it a Vette on 3 wheels. LOL Larry

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILDHAIR Hope all is well with you.

It's fixed now. I had to close some programs on startup before the entire page would load. Also did a restore point from an earlier time. Looking good now but will check out your references. Thanks guys for the suggestions. Larry

Yes he must be awful light on the throttle on take-offs.

This afternoon my Windows page won't open. The page loads up but stops leaving a white blank page. Clicking links to other site other than the home page has no effect. My first thought was a server problem but we have full access on a laptop & this tablet I'm using now. Any & all help appreciated, Larry

Yep that'll give plenty of clearance for 2 wheelers. Never had this problem when my 05 was on 2 wheels nor with the Tri-Wing conversion since it sat about the same as before. Larrry

I finally had a chance to take some measurements. The lowest point on the bike is 4 3/4" at the bottom of the running board braces that clamp to the frame. Measurements at both the bottom of the front crash bars and the skid plate came out to 5". I don't know what the clearance would be on a 2 wheeler but that would vary depending on how much air is in the shock and whether it has either lowering or leveling links. I feel that this would be a good item for the trikers for sure due to them being low already. Currently I have a couple made up for testing but feel the design is good to go so if anyone else wants one drop me a line. Larry

OK just now seeing this post and am glad you got it all worked out with the guys help here Owen. My main question is how the bike had gotten off centered on the stand in the first place? Due to the fact that most weight or I should say that the balance enter has now moved rearward with a trike conversion opposed to a conventional 2 wheeler it does make it trickier lifting. I've had my trike up numerous times over the years without having this problem so am somewhat baffled about your situation. Certainly it's a lesson learned and can be avoided in the future. Larry

Yep, got up this am to find 2-3" of white wash, as Puck calls it, on the ground. Enough is enough. Weatherman says we'll break snow records this year. Hope you got your power back online Jay. Larr

Bummer you & the bike are hurt Dan. Especially you. You too Scott. Hope you both get back to normal soon. Got to find them Wisconsin dudes & tell them to knock off this snow business. Another 3" this morning on the ground that we sure as hell don't need nor want. Larry

You're partly right dj. Yea I could make sure the trailer sits at the right angle by jacking up the tongue even with the trailer attached to my truck. But I have gone over some of those parking lot and residential roads with those speed bumps and have scraped briefly. True it don't happen but once in a blue moon but then why temp fate again. Haven't actually measured the ground clearance with the bike sitting level but will do it tomorrow. Nothing like a project to keep those creative juices flowing too. I like the challenge. Larry

Thanks for the input guys. Jeff that third bolt mentioned does go thru the center stand tabs. Perhaps a shortened version at the rear of the skid plate could be adapted in your case. T.J. I think that there'll still be plenty of air getting between the plate and the oil pan. I will recheck to verify there's full flow there. Maybe either add vent holes or as DJ mentioned form a scoop if there's room. I could probably put the front bent down instead of up. That bent section is 1/2" wide and at about 45*. Kbran I'll get back with you on this. Give me a few days to finalize this design. Larry

Last summer after attending Vogel I ripped out the oil pan drain plug on the bottom of my bike while loading it into my trailer. I had loaded it many times in the past with no problems but this one time was the exception for sure. Apparently the angle wasn't just right so the plug caught on the trailers ramp edge. With the Hannigan trike kit installed these bikes sit even lower than ever so today I decided to build a skid plate for added protection.. With the design I ended up with, I can still do an oil & filter change without removing it. It only has 3 bolts holding it on anyhow. I've attached a couple pics of the Larry

Happy Birthday Annie. Thou your day is all but gone now I hope it was a good one for you. As for brightening your day, you do ours as well with your presence here. Larry

It could be ya know. Larry

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Good luck Randy. Larry

I think you're right on the time line for this site. I signed up here in May 05 when I bought my 05 new that year and I believe the site was up & running sometime in 04. Thou there was a site crash a couple years ago and was back up & running again in short time. Yep time sure has a way of steadily moving along don't it. Larry

I'll 2nd this. Larry

Nice bike Brad. I knew it was only a matter of time ( & $) before you got yourself another 2nd gen. Larry

Same here. Also house is insured with them too. Check them out you just might catch a break. Larry PS: OK I see this is a resurrected thread but still as DJ says it's that time of year. My ins this year went up about $35 for 2 bikes

My thoughts echo what many have already said. I'm just happy for the both of you in finding and resetting your course in life together. That takes priority over all else on what goes on here. I'm sure many of us can honestly say that we all have at one time or other have gotten sidetracked with our lives. Then getting back again. God Bless to both of you and that you continue to prosper together. Larry & Joyce

Welcome to the 3rd wheel world. Give it some time to get used to the handling quirks, to realize all of the advantages of having three wheels under you. Hope to see pics soon too. Larry

Good things happen for good people who give it their all. With some help from the folks here and above. Hopefully this will be the last time you'll see bottom in your lifetime. Larry