strange cargo

Ray Peace said:

Greetings,
For anyone who saw a very strange looking machine making its way
slowly along Bell St, Manningham Rd and Doncaster Rd yesterday
lunch-time, `twas me, driving the car at least.
For further details, see
www.alphalink.com.au/~ferret/hpv.html
There will be more on this as things proceed.
Regards,
Ray

coolio. but wh the little 'outrigger' wheels?

oh, to set on fire of course! 🙄

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Ray Peace said:

Greetings,
For anyone who saw a very strange looking machine making its way
slowly along Bell St, Manningham Rd and Doncaster Rd yesterday
lunch-time, `twas me, driving the car at least.
For further details, see
www.alphalink.com.au/~ferret/hpv.html
There will be more on this as things proceed.
Regards,
Ray

coolio. but wh the little 'outrigger' wheels?

HPVs with a very low centre of gravity and long wheelbase are notoriously
unstable, especially when starting off and stopping, but even at speed wind
could roll them over easily. This is why most low recumbents are 3 wheeled.
Think balancing a metre ruler onend on your hand vs. balancing an icy pole
stick - which one's easier?

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oh, to set on fire of course! 🙄

Hey but it's a good party trick

Cheers
Peter

[quote="Peter Signorini} HPVs with a very low centre of gravity and long wheelbase are notoriously unstable, especially when starting off and stopping, but even at speed wind could roll them over easily. This is why most low recumbents are 3 wheeled. Cheers Peter[/QUOTE"]

Those are a couple of bold statements Peter - based on what?
Long and low two wheelers are the current world Human Power speed record holders 130kmh. Unstable at trike speed - yes, not at proper two wheeler speeds.
PetE