Oil Stripe In The Middle Of Lanes?

[ClubJoe]

I had a nervous time waiting for my Sparrow to be built but once I finally got it all the fun started. I had all the new beta car bugs to work out then drove the heck out of it. Then a couple years it burned up while It was a real shame since it was a great driving car.

ClubJoe
Sunny Brandon, FL

 

[JEBar]

the last time I didn't have a 4-wheel drive vehicle was back in '64 .... one lesson I learned early on is when driving on slick surfaces is to aim the front end where you want to go and ignore the rear .... with front wheel drive that has proven to me to be even more important .... with the light weight on the single rear, tag along, tire of an Elio, other than the feel of the vehicle, my first inclination is to put the front tires where I want them and not pay any attention to the rear tire unless it makes me do so

Jim

 

[NN4S]

When you say "it burned up", do you mean the batteries or motor/controller burned up, or that it caught fire and burned in it's entirety?

 

[AriLea]

Anyone else noticed what Elio spelled backwards is?

Yes, OilE_fficency lol

 

[JEBar]

Anyone else noticed what Elio spelled backwards is?

this has to be a setup for a Swedish joke ..

Jim

 

[wheaters]

You've got a dirty mind....

 

[JEBar]

You've got a dirty mind....

I prefer to characterize it as being somewhat creative ..

Jim

 

[LonePine]

I used to ride bikes years ago. When possible, I tried to ride to the left (or right) of the center of the lanes to avoid the oil stripe – especially when the road was wet. I wonder how much – if any, the oil stripe might affect the rear wheel's adhesion and tracking?

What are the thoughts about this? Any of you Can-Am riders or trike riders have experiences riding in wet weather on an oily lane?

Not worried….. just wondering….

Rode a big Jap' touring bike for most of my life. Never had a problem. Maybe I was just lucky, but I still think life is too short to worry about the little things.

 

[HHH]

Since I have been driving a wide assortment of 3 wheel vehicles since I have been driving it is second nature to me. Once you see how much of the lane you can use I just put the rear wheel just to the side of the center path. This especially important at stop lights. What is also a danger is that all the gravel, screws and junk accumulates in the center of the lanes. Since all my vehicles have rear wheel drive instead of front my rear wheel will often spin a bit when I take off from lights. I have been lucky all these years and have not had a single flat tire because of it. You will get used to driving off center easily.

ClubJoe
Sunny Brandon, FL

Sounds like a good technique for us all, given your excellent track record. Stay slightly off-center so that neither front nor rear tires are tracking where the junk accumulates. THANKS!

 

[HHH]

Go back 30 years the oil path was a big deal today no so much. Those of use that have ridden motorcycles for 40 plus years remember what it was like before PCV.

To confirm your point, when the movie "Back to the Future II" was being filmed (late 1980s), the director was considering a gag where all the pedestrians in 2015 walked around with umbrellas to protect themselves from the oil drippings of the flying cars!