Yes, a high-speed motorcycle for three, and that's not only three people, but also three wheels ! Nick Dagostino converted his Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle into a trike, but not a conventional trike. The two rear wheels are behind each other (in-line) instead of next to each other. This way he can still use the Hayabusa's aerodynamics to obtain many speeding tickets.
On top of the three wheels, he also fitted an electronic camera in the rear and a 5" TV monitor into the tank.
Now, he has place to put two pillion passengers behind him on the motorcycle.
Unconventional ? Yes ! Pretty ? Yes
Click here to read more about it. (Bikernet.com via Jalopnik & Bikes in the Fast Lane)
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Hayabusa for Three
Cute, I wish I had a Hayabusa alone... never mind the trike
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Seems to be a bit of a waste of a Hayabusa...I mean, why do you need two wheels in the rear. Just looks lame to me, but hey, to each his own right? If it floats your boat go for it. Just my two cents...
ReplyDeleteI own a busa and I would rather have the girl than the 3 wheeled one.
ReplyDeleteSo would I... :)
ReplyDeleteI would imagine the real benefit would be to drastically reduce the unintentional wheel stands under hard acceleration. Just like the Busa guys slamming their bikes to the ground and putting on an extended swing-arm to combat this problem, but this would have a far greater impact. AND If both rear tires are driven, you would also have twice the contact patch for traction. A very interesting concept indeed.
ReplyDeletewowoww
ReplyDeleteNice! I want the same but with two Hayabusa's attached..!
ReplyDeleteYou could also carry an extremely heavy girlfriend.
ReplyDeletei wonder how fast it goes 209mph
ReplyDeletethats stupid
ReplyDeleteall he wanted was to say he was the first one to do it !!
ReplyDeleteJust like the guy stated above. Dude can keep the bike, I'll take the chick.
ReplyDeleteShoud have a little respect for the guy, creative&cool to look at.As for going fast racing.....Not a fucking chance in hell BUT he is still one step ahead of us conventional riders cuz hecan score 2 pieces of ass on the way back home from the bar.Upswing.....2 onbike/2 in bed beats a wheelie any day of the week. Surley he has a busa with Mr.Turbo for when he wants to go to launch mode
ReplyDeleteHow embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteHEY ITS HAYABUSA
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THAT BIKE VERY MUCH
AND I M PLANNING TO BUY IT
unique, versital and makes a statement, great work that you've done
ReplyDeletenice rack!!
ReplyDeleteThe girl makes this bike look really ugly ;)
ReplyDeleteI have a question about handling. I understand the wheelie factor and extra contact for traction, but how does it handle cornering with the extra wheel in contact with the ground?
ReplyDeletes t u p i d
ReplyDeletehow high can its speedometer hit?
ReplyDeletethe third wheel makes a perfect wheelie bar so you can punch it full throttle and not worry about flipping it
ReplyDeleteBet it doesn't go round corners!!
ReplyDeleteThe 3 th wheel doe not have traction :
ReplyDeletehttp://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/custom%20bikes/three_wheeled_hayabusa.htm
This is just like having 3 balls useless......
A wheelie bar is light, this is not good at all...
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Custom%20Bikes/Three%20Wheeled%20Hayabusa.jpg
ReplyDeleteOf course, only the centre wheel is driven – the rear wheel is fitted with a dummy sprocket with its teeth machined off. For now, Dagostino says driving both rear wheels would be too complex, though even that might happen in the future.