Tricity 125

[Darkzentai]

Just got myself a Yamaha Tricity 125 replacing dying old bike .

The Tricity is the best bike I’ve ever ridden what it lacks in power and top speed it makes up in stability and tons of grip due to its 2 front wheels .
It does care about high wind or heavy rain it doesn’t even feel them .

I might even kick myself up the ass to pass my test so I can get the 300cc version .
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Zentai

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Polarbear]

I very much doubt you have even approached the limits of grip with modern tyres on a two wheeled motorcycle unless you have panic braked a non ABS bike on gravel or similar.

As a rider of 40 years I struggle to see what benefits this configuration brings. The front end will be heavy and complicated. I do wonder if it's a psychological thing that 3 wheels are better than two.

Saying that, as I have never ridden one I'm not really in a position to criticise so if you are happy,

But if you really like those things, pass your test, be a man and buy...


https://i2.wp.com/tfortrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Yamaha_06.jpg?fit=1000%2C750
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[RAYK47]

Whatever makes you smile fella. Personally I don't really get it.

[Darkzentai]

[stinkwheel]

[Darkzentai]

[Teflon-Mike]

It's a twist and go scooter... with an extra wheel...

The classic scooter as defined by the Vespa, was and remains a mule of design. It was an attempt to make a motorbike with 'some' of the user-friendliness of a car... but dynamically? It gave little or none of the luggage/passenger carrying capacity of the car, none of it's weather protection, and lost virtually all of the possible 'stability' a bike might have by starting with daftly small wheels... and they have been trying to overcome 'that' pretty fundamental design flaw with ever more convoluted technological tong twisters for three quarters of a century!!!

This and machines like it are pretty good examples of marketing over merit!!!

But if you like it... and can afford it.... what the heck.....

BUT DO NOT try and repeat or justify the sales hype here to us and folks like us that see it not as a marvel of mechanics, but for what it is, an evolved design donkey that's neither fish nor foul.

It's a 12bhp four stroke 125 scooter... with a twist and go transmission for folk that cant handle gears, and an extra wheel to pander to them afraid of falling over!

At BEST with 12bhp, a 125 might just nudge a genuine 70mph... just.... in scooter styling with the aerodynamics of a mars-bar, plus the drag of an unnecessary extra wheel? Yup, you MIGHT see 68 or 70mph on the speedo occasionally... but I seriously doubt it would achieve that over the measured mile in a proper two way timed top-speed test.

As for aqua-planing, yup you might aquaplane at as little as 20mph.... why this should be a problem? Learn to ride, and get results with technique not technology... Yup. Aqua-planing happens when the wheel; traps surface water beneath the tyre and starts to 'float' on that water, rather than grip tarmac beneath.... having an extra wheel here actually wont help!

You have a bike, with weight it puts that weight on the tyre and if there's water under the tyre, it'sinks' until tyre touches tarmac. Adding an extra wheel, just shares the weight on an extra point of contact, so that there's less pressure on the tyre to push it through the water and find grip on the tarmac beneath.... it does NOT give you any extra 'grip'... and certainly not from diddly little commuter compound scooter tyres, compared to a soft compound motorbike tyre, which around 20" rolling diameter compared to 14" or so for a scooter hoop, has a shallower 'approach angle' more inclined to NOT build up the wall of water under the tyre to begin with.... like I said, its a heck of a lot of technology being chucked at 'non-problems' to over come basic design inadequacies, and appease marketing men and numpties (like you!) in the street.

The main selling point of these things when they first appeared in the form of the Piaggio MP3, was that with wheel spacers to get the front track width out above reg, they 'might' be ridden, without L-Plates on a car licence as a 3-wheeler.....

It is NOT some astounding bit of design, or a particularly great motorcycle, and has virtucally NO advantages by dint of it's extra front wheel, over even a more conventional two wheeled twist and go scooter, let alone a 'propper' motorbike, other than they can charge more money for it on the show-room, on the fallacies you have fallen for. Congratulations...

B-U-T is you like it and it makes you happy.... great.... just don't try conning US with the sales chit YOU fell for.... it wont wash!
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[stinkwheel]

[Riejufixing]

[Easy-X]

There is a good use for such a scooter: give it to Randy Grubb...

https://randygrubb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Deco-Bipod-B-with-randy-grubb.jpg

As far as I can tell the only benefit is not having to stick a leg out when stationary which is genuinely useful if you have mobility issues but still want a bike. Mechanically it's very complex though, i.e. extremely expensive to fix if things go wrong. Plus you have to factor in an extra tyre to pay for when they wear out
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[stinkwheel]

[Riejufixing]

[Sister Sledge]

Thought this was a post about washing machines..

I'd only accept a 3 wheeler if it was a Ford Focus front end welded to a motorcycle rear.
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CCM 404 DS

[Polarbear]

[WD Forte]

I think me mum had a Tricity

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/7/73/Im196003IHX-Tricity.jpg
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bikers smell of wee

[WD Forte]

Overly complex
It should be fine when brand spanking new but when it all starts to wear will be a nightmare for the home mechanic to keep aligned/safe/fit for purpose

Similarly if it takes a clout, just hope you don't have to foot the bill
Filtering options will be constrained
just buy a bloody car!
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[Riejufixing]

[stinkwheel]

[Sister Sledge]

[Evil Hans]

[Polarbear]

But it isn't a trike. It's a bastardised bike that solves a problem that only exists in peoples minds.

A trike is a bit of fun but I always had a bike as well.
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[andyscooter]

as someone who has ridden one


they are ok until one of the tyres loses a bit of pressure


they then pull like fuck to one side

piaggio did the tilty three wheeler first and they made a 500cc version that could be driven on a car licence
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if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet

[Easy-X]

[iooi]

https://youtu.be/FjKpuJOlkZc

Aquaplaning in the extream.

TBH. Depth of water makes a lot of difference compared to speed, contact patch etc.
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