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Jerry Everett
Posted on:
Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 5:54 pm:
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Does anyone have any idea what percentage of the total weight of a Trike and passengers is on the front wheel? |
Foster Rathbone
Posted on:
Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 6:59 am:
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John don`t know about trikes but my 91 with Hannigan side car weighs 495 lbs
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Richard Gamm
Posted on:
Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 7:29 am:
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About 42 percent according to my dealer/installer. 99SE Lehman. |
Paul Van Buren
Posted on:
Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 7:57 am:
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I ran my 96SE CSC trike over a scale. It weighed out at 440lbs on the front wheel and 810 on the rear with a near full fuel tank and no one on it. It also has the 6 deg rake kit. You could estimate the numbers with people on it from these numbers. I paid a local flagstone quarry $3 to run it over their scale during a slow business morning. Check around your area for such a place.
I computed that the center of weight is 1 to 2 inches behind the raised sidestand.
Now I'm looking for a lightweight trailer that will haul the trike behind my camper van with good weight distribution.
96SE CSC Trike |
James Heiser
Posted on:
Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 2:57 pm:
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Paul....That's good information to have. It works out to 35% front and 65% rear. Simple to figure out loaded too....just add total passenger weight to total trike weight and use these percentages. I'm willing to bet that these percentages are good for any type (manufacturer) of trike...or at least close enough for weight distribution as a percent of the total weight of any trike. Thanks JIM
Jim Heiser....Naples, Fl. |
Greg Noller
Posted on:
Thursday, September 5, 2002 - 5:59 am:
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Paul,
You're welcome to use my trailer any time you like.
http://www.noller.net/greg/trailer
WichitaGreg
http://www.noller.net/greg
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