Which is easier?

[rocksterboy50]

Which is easier for a newbie to learn, riding with a sidecar, or riding a trike? I would think the trike should be hands down since most of us learned how to ride one when we were in diapers. Which of the two are more stable and capable of emergency manevers at highway speeds (here in the USA being 70 MPH). I would again think the trike would be but am not certain. Anyone with experience with both please comment. IN any case why not start a thread of riding experences with these two popular offshoots of motorcycle. Let's hear those stories

[R4R&R]

Can you ride a bicycle without training wheels? The only advantage I could see 'learning' on a trike would be learning the coordination of all levers (brake, clutch and shifting) without the need to balance. But if you can ride a bicycle, you should be able to ride (balance) a motorcycle. The only thing I would recommend is an MSF course and then making your first bike something smaller/lighter to learn on, like something in the 250cc - 500cc range. Nighthawk/Rebel/EX500, etc.?

[rocksterboy50]

no no no that's not what i mean. I have about 150,000 miles on motorcycles in general, i just haven't every ridden either a sidecar rig or a trike. And i was both looking for experienced insight and to start a thread for people to reminesce.

[pjbmw]

I would think a trike would be easier, two wheels driving in the back, one steering in the front. A hack has one (possibly two wheels, Ural Patrol comes to mind) with a mass of weight well off to the side of the drive line. Right hand turns are different from left hands on a hack, you have to know what you are doing! Right handers with car on the right can end up with the car in the air and you underneath.

Hacks have fascinated me for quite a few years. Living in Vermont, they could come in handy in the winter. I troll the Ural web board occasionally and have always liked the Ural concept. They have improved in reliability over the years, but still are a Wrench's project. Not high mileage vehicles, but they could be fun for the price.