KMX X-Class

PhilO said:

It is serious fun. Handbrake turns are a breeze but I can't manage on
two wheels yet. Not at all practical for serious cycling (I've got the
Speedmachine for that), but a joy to muck about on.

Is this the one Ben was auctioning off on eBay, or did you just get one
anyway?

Pete.
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Peter Clinch said:

Is this the one Ben was auctioning off on eBay, or did you just get one
anyway?

Pete.
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It was indeed Ben's. I just sold the road bike for 50% more than I
hoped to get so the trike fund was well-stocked. Then Ben put the KMX
up for sale on eBay the week before I knew I would be passing Kinetics
with an estate car. Final price was same as Kevin was offering for a
used one and same as the last eBay used one. I couldn't resist. Having
a ridiculously large garage helps. If ever you are up this way and
would like a play...

PhilO

PhilO said:

It is serious fun. Handbrake turns are a breeze but I can't manage on
two wheels yet.

On the trice, the easiest way is to follow a S-shaped path, but
tighten up the last turn and lean out rather than lean in. Also, once
you're up on two wheels the direction to lean feels more backwards
than sideways.

I find I can go up on the left wheel very easily, then once on two
wheels can stay there effectively indefinitely (about 0.75 miles is
the most I've actually done on two wheels). However, I just can't get
the hang of going on the right wheel - it just doesn't work for me.
So - try both sides, one side might be easier than the other.

regards, Ian SMith
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PhilO said:

I just bought a KMX X-Class http://www.kmxkarts.co.uk/xclass.html

Wheeeeeeee! Hee hee hee.

It is serious fun. Handbrake turns are a breeze but I can't manage on
two wheels yet. Not at all practical for serious cycling (I've got the
Speedmachine for that), but a joy to muck about on.

If you fancy a good laugh, I'd recommend it.

I was going to bid for it but it went too high for my current financial
crisis.

If it rides anything like a trice then it should be pretty easy to get
onto two wheels. I found it fairly easy to 'walk' the trice by getting
some speed up and then setting up a resonance by steering a sinusoidal
path (but not so much it is obviously sinusoidal - about 1hz should be
OK..

Maybe I should ride over to Montrose and demonstrate ;-)

...d

Quoted message said:

PhilO (now a two recumbent man)

PhilO said:

I just bought a KMX X-Class http://www.kmxkarts.co.uk/xclass.html

Wheeeeeeee! Hee hee hee.

It is serious fun. Handbrake turns are a breeze but I can't manage on
two wheels yet. Not at all practical for serious cycling (I've got the
Speedmachine for that), but a joy to muck about on.

If you fancy a good laugh, I'd recommend it.

PhilO (now a two recumbent man)

Get the behind me satan, I will not be tempted by your foul words.

How much?

FUN - if you like that sort of thang!
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/video/KMX.wmv
(1Meg video - worksafe)

Quoted message said:

FUN - if you like that sort of thang!
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/video/KMX.wmv
(1Meg video - worksafe)

Next year I'm getting one. I don't care if that make 10 wheels in total.

Response to PhilO:

Quoted message said:

I've got a new problem though. My commute to work has changed to one
with more junctions and turns - those handbrake turns are great fun.

If you think it's fun now, just wait till you get a good hard frost!

--
Mark, UK

"I like also the men who study the Great Pyramid, with a view to
deciphering its mystical lore. Many great books have been written on
this subject, some of which have been presented to me by their authors.
It is a singular fact that the Great Pyramid always predicts the history
of the world accurately up to the date of publication of the book in
question, but after that date it becomes less reliable."

Also sprach PhilO <[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

I just bought a KMX X-Class http://www.kmxkarts.co.uk/xclass.html

Wheeeeeeee! Hee hee hee.

It is serious fun. Handbrake turns are a breeze but I can't manage on
two wheels yet.

This seems to get mentioned a lot in relation to going to the Dark Side
inna-low-slung-three-revolving-wheels-kind-of-way (mate). I am at a loss as
to why one would want potentially to bugger up an expensive toy by doing
something unnatural to it. Am I just being a thick-o or something? Or
what?

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Who prefers to keep all three wheels of his Trice in contact with the deck

Dave Larrington said:

This seems to get mentioned a lot in relation to going to the Dark Side
inna-low-slung-three-revolving-wheels-kind-of-way (mate). I am at a loss as
to why one would want potentially to bugger up an expensive toy by doing
something unnatural to it. Am I just being a thick-o or something? Or
what?

My impression of the KMX raison d'etre was that was precisely the sort
of thing that /is/ natural for it.

And the point of "expensive" is good engineering, so it doesn't bugger
it up. If I want a larf one of my options is read HPVel's Streetmachine
GT manual to remind me of all the things that are Terribly Dangerous on
such an over-engineered machine. Like riding down kerbs, etc.

Riding the concept Trice-on-an-extreme-diet, probably not, but a KMX,
why not?

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

"Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]> sd / msg
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Quoted message said:

This seems to get mentioned a lot in relation to going to the Dark Side
inna-low-slung-three-revolving-wheels-kind-of-way (mate). I am at a loss as
to why one would want potentially to bugger up an expensive toy by doing
something unnatural to it. Am I just being a thick-o or something? Or
what?

In the case of the KMX it is not "something unnatural" - it is in fact
one of the core design goals, to be able to do a 360 on smooth tarmac
without rolling. Allegedly.

Guy
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