TRIKE ME LUCKY
Ok, folks, forget the argument about whether or not Donald Trump is mad, bad, an alien from Planet Idiot — or all three. Ignore the #MeToo brouhaha as well. The karma fairies will take care of it. As for climate change, it’s a third-tier issue compared with the great moral and ethical question I want to put to you today — which is:
If, or when, you can no longer ride your motorcycle, would you compromise the purity and joy of the motorcycling experience in return for extending your riding life, by putting your money down on a trike?
If your answer is yes, Harley-Davidson might just have what you’re looking for. For the first time, its trikes are now available as series production models in Australia, with full dealer and warranty support.
Harley’s 2018 trikes kick off with the Milwaukee Eight 107-powered Freewheeler, a glorious, stripped-down hoonmobile priced at $40,250.
We’re testing the Tri-Glide Ultra, which is basically the three-wheeler equivalent of Harley’s top-shelf Ultra Limited bagger, though with a seriously heavy-duty bespoke frame and chassis, and the Twin Cooled M8 107
