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Zummy Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 12 Location : Florida Points : 970 Registration date : 2020-06-27
 | Subject: New member Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:57 pm | |
| Hi, I just bought a 2012 silver wing with a Danson trike kit on it. I didn’t believe the add that the mileage was 642 miles, but it was and so after a test ride I became the proud owner. I have been riding for 50 years having many bikes but only 3 scooters. I’m an old Triumph guy from the 60’s and 70’s. Then I went to Honda’s and Yamaha’s before getting a BMW and Can Am Spyder. I bought a Vespa during the Pandemic to fix up and sell before this Silver wing popped up. I had a Burgman 400 10 years ago, but this Silver wing has it all over the Burgman. I toyed with the air pressures on the tires and air shocks before settling on 25 ft bike tire and 30 rear. Trike tires are at 20 and air shocks at 10psi. Rides really well. Happy camper so far have a total of 724 mile on the machine. Look forward to learning about the intricacies of this bike as time moves on. I like to tinker, so I plan my own maintenance. Thanks Tom |
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Dale N. Silver Wing Guru


Number of posts : 1932 Age : 76 Location : Princeton, MN Points : 5341 Registration date : 2014-02-13
 | Subject: Re: New member Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:28 am | |
| Hi Tom and thanks for the great introduction and Welcome to the BEST SWing site on the net. I have an 08 SWing that I had converted to a trike about 3 years ago and really like it. It has a Motor Trike kit on it.  |
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Donie Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 80 Location : Ireland Points : 3690 Registration date : 2013-04-07
 | Subject: Re: New member Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:53 am | |
| Welcome Tom,
Congratulations on your purchase, and good luck with it, in the years ahead.
You'll never be stuck for help here on the site. |
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Zummy Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 12 Location : Florida Points : 970 Registration date : 2020-06-27
 | Subject: This is my new bike with 724 miles on it. 2012 Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:14 am | |
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sonuvabug Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts : 855 Location : Mid-Western Ontario Canada Points : 5458 Registration date : 2010-09-15
 | Subject: Re: New member Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:23 pm | |
| Welcome aboard this board Zummy! |
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Freddie_I Scooter Rider


Number of posts : 27 Age : 75 Location : Central PA USA Points : 2355 Registration date : 2016-09-30
 | Subject: Re: New member Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:50 pm | |
| Very cool! Car tires on the conversion end? Best wishes. |
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Zummy Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 12 Location : Florida Points : 970 Registration date : 2020-06-27
 | Subject: Re: New member Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:15 pm | |
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nooner Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 62 Location : Madoc, Ontario Points : 1971 Registration date : 2017-11-16
 | Subject: Re: New member Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:02 pm | |
| Welcome, Zummy. What a terrific find with your trike. Hope it gives you years of smiles. |
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Zummy Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 12 Location : Florida Points : 970 Registration date : 2020-06-27
 | Subject: Re: New member Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:07 pm | |
| Thanks, was hard to believe, like a barn find that was kept in a heated garage waiting for me. |
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steve_h80 Silver Wing Expert

Number of posts : 926 Location : Teesdale, UK Points : 3457 Registration date : 2016-05-15
 | Subject: Re: New member Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:06 am | |
| It always amazes why anyone would spend all that money, then a load more fitting the trike kit, only to ride a few miles and then store it for years. Still one man's loss is another man's gain. Congratulations, and time to make up the missing miles  |
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oldwingguy Silver Wing Guru

Number of posts : 1936 Location : Hocking Hills U.S.A. Points : 4705 Registration date : 2016-01-29
 | Subject: Re: New member Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:55 am | |
| Welcome aboard Tom from the place up north |
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sc00ter Super Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 230 Location : Norfolk, VA Points : 1915 Registration date : 2018-07-16
 | Subject: Re: New member Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:26 pm | |
| I agree steve_h80. My wife did the MotoTrike conversion, rode it maybe 20 miles and then it sat in the garage, forgotten. Its being ridden by me till my Piaggio gets fixed under warranty.
Congrats on the killer find Zummy and welcome! |
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Zummy Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 12 Location : Florida Points : 970 Registration date : 2020-06-27
 | Subject: Re: New member Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:56 pm | |
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Easyrider Silver Wing Guru


Number of posts : 1012 Age : 72 Location : HI Points : 3693 Registration date : 2015-12-18
 | Subject: Re: New member Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:36 pm | |
| - steve_h80 wrote:
- It always amazes why anyone would spend all that money, then a load more fitting the trike kit, only to ride a few miles and then store it for years.
Still one man's loss is another man's gain. Congratulations, and time to make up the missing miles  You never know until you try it. I know that it was costly but now they know. |
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Michel Vachon Maxi-Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 142 Age : 66 Location : Granby, Québec, Canada Points : 1562 Registration date : 2019-03-26
 | Subject: Re: New member Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:24 pm | |
| Welcome aboard Zummy ! Enjoy your ride every time you go for ... Michel from north of you sometime beside for Chrismast time... |
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exavid Silver Wing Guru

Number of posts : 2658 Age : 80 Location : Medford, Oregon Points : 7741 Registration date : 2009-07-17
 | Subject: Re: New member Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:23 pm | |
| I sold one of my past SWs to a friend of my wife. She triked it several years ago, I don't remember which kit was used but she's still happy three wheeling around in Florida. It isn't something I'd do, for me it's either two wheels or four but there are several trikes in my area from a small 50cc Chinese one to a couple of Goldwing trikes. If it suits you go for it!
Dale, that's a real nice looking conversion. |
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