mgkluft wrote:
storx,
I have no idea what the rules are in your state.
I did some research on the same subject a while back, and had very similar conversations with trike builders, who stated pretty much what you have been told. It sounded like an easier inspection/registration process than a car build. However, there is one big caveat in the regulations, which made everything mute. Here in British Columbia, Canada, for a trike or any other motorcycle registration to be valid, the seat has to be a minimum 650 mm off the ground (about 25 in), otherwise it is a car. That's how the CanAm spyders, chopper trikes etc. get passed, but not the MEV. Check the rules carefully.
So I went with a more conventional build.
Hope this helps.
hmm, i not sat down and read the whole regulation to see what parts apply to mine but i will make sure that isnt an issue as i was leaning more toward the MEV Tr1ke style build, i have done a lot of studying and found people with T-Rex's swapping out the rear wheel to an actual car rim in the 10-13 inch wide range and this fixed all the traction issues for the power the stock motor makes.. the key to a 3 wheel layout isnt the amount of power you make but the power to weight ratio within the traction limits.. I am not trying to make 400hp monster but build something that can grip the road and accelerate like the best of the builds out there.. I have rode in a friends miata based locost and even with the 4 wheels he can spin the tires easily.. so obviously he has more power than his traction can hold.. and his build weighs in around 1700lbs.. so rougly the weight of a lotus elise on a diet....
so my reasons for going the bike engine MEV style is because they can be built in the 500-600lb range.. and still make the power of a stock miata build..