300cc Sunny Roadrunner rev trike By daddue11 (Read 22,750 times)

[daddue11]

Hey folks,I'm new here and I thaught I'd show a pic of my new scoot that I baught last Saturday. I'm glad to be a part of y'alls site and I'll be posting results on how the bike handles and all,so for now peace y'all.

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[Alleyoop]

Looking good my man I like the way they did the rear on it looks like built in saddlebags is that what they are?
Alleyoop

[daddue11]

Yes sir,you have your big built in trunk on the back top and the built in hard saddle bags on each side. One thing that I like about this scoot is the abundance of storage.

[fireman]

I found a Sunny150cc reverse trike for sale & hope to see it next week. I understand they handle differently. How's the 300cc? I love to have one if I can find one.

[daddue11]

Hello fireman,I truly love my scoot,I took it out today for it's first long ride,I went on a apr.30 mi. trip today and it went flawlessly,I had to keep it throttled down because the old girl wanted to run and because it's still in it's breakin period.The ride was smooth without any shakes or vibrations but,remember I never ran it over 40mph due to the breakin period.
Oh and about the different handeling?? YES..it'll scare the crap right outta you if you expect to drive it just like another scooter or trike. My advice is to just trust the lean and don't fight it and don't even put your feet down on the turns no matter how tight because it will only hinder your handling. DO NOT...I repeat..DO NOT start out in traffic until you have practiced and have gotten good at handeling this kind of bike,You will end up regretting it dearly. After you get used to it you will think it's they best bike you've ever ridden. that's my 2 cents worth.

[fireman]

Thanks for the reply, I hope to test drive a 150cc next week that a guy has for sale due to divorce. It should give me a feel for the handling and power. Also heard about front end problems but see that there is a tka with 40" wide front and the tkb has a 50". Guess I still have research to do.

[mnfitz]

Mar 25, 2012 7:50:37 GMT -6 fireman said:

Thanks for the reply, I hope to test drive a 150cc next week that a guy has for sale due to divorce. It should give me a feel for the handling and power. Also heard about front end problems but see that there is a tka with 40" wide front and the tkb has a 50". Guess I still have research to do.

In my experience, the front wheel alignment needs to be set with the rider's weight on the trike. With you on it, have someone measure between the center groove of the front tires front and back. If they are not pretty close to the same, it'll handle a little squirrely. If it IS the same, you'll get a great ride! Just remember to use lean when turning... don't think of it as a trike when you turn! Oh, and don't pull up right beside anything.... it's wider than a bike.
It was my understanding that early TKA's had 52" wide track and later models were reduced to 40" (that's what MY TKA has). I thought TKB's were still 40".

[fireman]

Thanks for that bit of info. I realy learn alot from this site. I'll keep researching.

[daddue11]

Hello Margaret it's me again. ;D ;D My roadrunner is 47 inches from out side to out side of the front tires,I'm not sure if that's what y'all are talking about though,that's what it even lists as the width of the bike in the manual,seeing that's the widest part of the bike.
Oh,one other thing that might be helpful is that the dealer said when they first come in the first thing they do is get rid of the factory tires and put on after markets on it,I'll check tommorow for the brand name. daddue.

[fireman]

If you don't mind my asking, what dealer did you use? They sound very detail oriented.

[daddue11]

ERROR: I apologize, The name of the place is super scooter shops at superscootershops.net. my bad. daddue11

[trailheadmike]

daddue11- love the look of this trike. Is setting and keeping the front wheel alignment set a problem? I've read a lot of the comments on the can-am clones and people were saying that alignment was a real problem.

Thanks in advance, and lots of safe miles to you!

-Mike

[daddue11]

Hey Mike,I honestly could not tell you definately on that YET, all I know is that I took it out the other day for an apr 30-35 mi. jaunt over asphault and really rough dirt roads and the alignment seemed to hold,I can tell you better about it the next time I ride wich will be awhile because it's supposed to rain for the rest of the week.