Recent content by elizilla

I like the Hase Pino. I actually drove five hours to the nearest Hase dealer to check it out. I ultimately did not buy it but that isn’t the bike’s fault. I have MS and was hoping I could be stoker on this bike, but I can’t pick my feet up that high without a huge effort. It rode great and...

I briefly had five at once, but I decided I would rather spend more time riding and less time managing the stable, so from then on I limited myself to three.

No airheads. I never had one either, the only BMW I ever had was a K75 with a Hannigan sidecar. I also had a Ural sidecar, and the bike in my user pic is a Super Tenere with a DMC sidecar. Before the sidecars I had a lot of V4 Hondas, a Yamaha TDM, a V-Strom, and a bunch of others. My...

Among other motorcycles, yes. My husband and I met through motorcycling. I can’t ride them anymore but in the past I had as many as five at once, and I used to do all kinds of mods for them. Now I just have a collection of electric trikes, mobility scooters, and power chairs, and I mod those...

As long as they aren’t teeth breaking it’s good enough for me.

I am talking about tuning for mechanical smoothness. I am enough of a mechanic that gritty bottom brackets and loose steering head bearing, grate on my nerves. For roadfeel, well, neither of them have suspension, the bumps in the road remain bumpy. You could try a suspension seatpost such as...

I have owned the Liberty Trike for several years now and it has served me well. This year I added a Rad Trike to my garage. There are so many similarities that I decided to write a comparo. Both trikes have a front disk brake and a rear coaster brake. Both have front hub motors. Both are...

Just wanted to share what I have done to my Rad Trike, to make it work better with my physical limitations. I have MS, and at this point in the disease’s course, I have a lot of trouble with my feet and legs. I can walk with a cane, albeit slowly. My left foot is hard to pick up, and it’s...

For what it’s worth I have been riding my repaired trike a lot over the last several days and I love it! It is very smooth and quiet, no creaks or rattles, very stable and comfortable. Now that we fixed the issues it came with, the quality seems terrific. I think they did a great job with the...

Here is a video of one of the bent axles:

We got the axle pretty close with our careful levering. Close enough that it is probably within normal tolerance. Glad to hear that you don’t think we damaged anything, rich c! Anyone know which side the axle comes out? Or how to determine this?

Ok, I guess I will tell my tech story here as well. I changed the thread title. 😀 There were two issues. Both issues appeared on both trikes. 1. The long chain was so tight it could barely move, even with the chain tensioners all the way lo the loose end. And with it adjusted that way...

I found threads on Reddit that Rad has laid off most of their customer service people. ☹️

So I have been going back and forth with Rad for a couple of weeks. They’ve been very responsive. They sent a replacement right away. Unfortunately the second one had the same problems. They were willing to send a third, but I said let’s troubleshoot a bit first. (I will make another thread...

Great choice! Congratulations!