Full Catalog 3 Wheelers Thread

The Yamaha seems like a hard sell to me. I thought the main benefits of 3 wheels is not having to balance it, or put your feet down at a stop. This one looks like you have to do both.

first, never criticize someone with two dripping swords-
Anyone else catch the speedo reading 42- so I guess they speed up the background?
chain driven manual shift now if it only had enclosure and auto, I'm in- I think it's beautiful

I think it looks like a Piaggio MP3 on steroids... and I think it won't sell well at all.

So, I've noted an interesting trend, I've posted images of autocycle styles (solo or tandem seating) on the Pinterest web site, just to see what people respond to.

These are the two most popular, likely for different reasons.

AriLea said:

So, I've noted an interesting trend, I've posted images of autocycle styles (solo or tandem seating) on the Pinterest web site, just to see what people respond to.

These are the two most popular, likely for different reasons.
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Both are garbage and from people that just dream with zero engineering experience.

And comments from jerks who have no imagination left to dream, only conceit and jaded memories of how others have done much more than they can ever dare to risk.
Pigeon hole engineers usually do discrete and limited tasks for others who can see full visions. I built two cars already, contributed to 5 others. How many have you dreamed up and build? Visions often fail, those who can't dream never try. I see why your avatar is so boring.

It's easy to criticize. Much harder to inspire.

Very well said AriLea. Very good, and well said.

AriLea said:

And comments from jerks who have no imagination left to dream, only conceit and jaded memories of how others have done much more than they can ever dare to risk.
Pigeon hole engineers usually do discrete and limited tasks for others who can see full visions. I built two cars already, contributed to 5 others. How many have you dreamed up and build? Visions often fail, those who can't dream never try. I see why your avatar is so boring.

It's easy to criticize. Much harder to inspire.

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Then you needed to say this, "just to see what people respond to as long as it's positive." When you are asking for response then you need to make sure that you take the bad with the good unless you specify.

if you want inspiration, then stop taking existing 4 wheel designs and making them into three wheelers.

For the LMP-1 car - I suggest you go look at an AMR tub and see the overall distance from left to right for the human being compartment. What you'll find is that like all of them, they are designed to be compliance cars to fit the letter of the rule. That means it has to house a passenger but if that passenger is 5 years old, then that's legal. Plus you used a design that houses only suspension and cooling in the front. You took the real (which houses the driveline) and narrowed it without considering what would need to be in there. I suggest you physically look at one of these cars before you make them into a 3 wheeler because the packaging issues would be a major issue. This is for the content and the people. To top it off you have a massive aero balance due to the car still has the front downforce and you eliminated all rear.

For that old car - You have plenty of space in the front but you now have a wheelbase and storage issue. Long wheelbase means your three wheeler is useless for real world transportation. It would have probably a 30 ft turning radius. That's OK for a Ford Crew Cab Dually but for a 3 wheeler?

What you should do is that produce new designs for a 3 wheeler that makes it where it's something that is practical and addresses the packaging issues. That way it's worth your time unless you want to have a thread of "Fantasy 3 wheelers".

There you go. I gave you criticism and backed it up. It's up to you, want to make a fantasy version or realistic?

Speaking of the list of popularity...
This 'morphic' image below is very next on the list. Other entries fell way behind.
So the first one above was obviously sport, the next classic, and the last below is futuristic. All have practical enclosed bodies. However, the door entries are a bit more challenged. What do you think? How did Elio match up to Sport, Classic, Futuristic and practical door entry?

If you wish to see everything in play,it's here... Look at the sections "Morphic 2F1R Autocycles" and "Tandom and Solo Autocycles".

PS, there are a lot more types than just 'Pigeon hole engineers'. Also add artists and theorists and technologists. But all of them do have my respect if they value what others have to offer, and remain optimistic about the application of effort.
Even constructive criticism is highly useful.

(I admit, the classic is also coinciding with a fantasy genre that is popular on that web-source right now, so that muddles the assessment a bit.)

A comparable solution for the drive train of the Classic (inline 4, FWD )is ..
1935 AUDI 225 'Front Special' Roadster - inline 6, front wheel drive