I can remember as a kid growing up some families had Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, Lincolns, Imperials, etc. while others had Ramblers or similar bottom of the line orferings. And it is not always about what they can afford. Some people just went with the “entry level” offerings even though they could afford something more. It is the same with buying a tadpole trike. I have a friend who bought a TerraTrike Rambler. For only $300 more he could have bought a Catrike Villager and had a much better trike. He realizes that now and regrets that he didn’t. Oh well, what has been done has been done and can’t be changed.
There are just so many people who end up with buyer’s remorse after buying a trike that lacks quality and good engineering design. They end up buying a better quality trike and wasting good money going thru this process. Of course, some folks are satisfied with a Nash Rambler.
I had a Rambler once. It broke down little by little. First both shocks on the rear quit working at the same time and the back of the car would bounce up and down like crazy. I was in the navy at the time. I had orders to go out to Mare Island, California from Norfolk, VA … a drive from the east coast to the west coast over two ranges of mountains. The night before I left the overdrive went out on it resulting in the inability to get the gas mileage I had been getting. While driving out there the engine developed a leak in the headgasket resulting in engine coolant water mixing into the engine oil and the engine overheating. Steam came out of the exhasust. I had to carry lots of water with me to keep filling the radiator up. I started sleeping in the day time and driving at night time when it was cooler. This coolant leaking was a common problem on Rambler’s aluminum 6 cylinder engine. My dad had it happen on his Rambler. Upon getting out to California the shocks on the front end quit working and the entire car would bounce like crazy while driving down the road. Needless to say, I never bought another one. It pays to buy quality.
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You did not mention what trike you have so it is hard to advise you. Assuming it has “threadless headsets” it is likely in the headsets. They need to be tightened and readjusted to specifications. https://tadpolerider.com/2021/02/05/front-end-shimmy/ P.S.- next time you have a question please post it as a seperate entry, not as a comment to something already posted which has nothing to do with the subject you are addressing.
Hi the Steve, I’m hoping a reader or yourself may be able to assist me. I have a semi recumbent fat wheel trike, that has all of a sudden developed a severe shake at 17kph. I have of course checked over the steering, ti rod, tyre pressure, toe in of wheels. It’s what one would expect of wheel alignment issue in a car.
Regards John (NZ)