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NASHUA, NH – Rocket Moto Sport will soon become the first New England dealer of Tilting Motor Works three-wheelers. Already a dealer of American-made Motus motorcycles, Rocket Moto Sport will by mid-fall start converting Harley-Davidson and Honda touring models into trikes using Tilting Motor Works kits.
Tilting Motor Works is located in Snohomish, WA and has devised a reverse trike design that allows riders (and their trikes) to lean just like on a two-wheeled model.
“It’s very interesting. I have pretty low expectations of anything on three wheels. I rode one and, wow, these things really work,” said Rocket Moto Sport owner Adam Schoolsky, adding that Tilting Motor Works’ product is “nicely executed, not cheesy.”
Tilting Motor Works kits are available for all of Harley-Davidson’s Touring line (Road King, Road Glide, Street Glide and Electra Glide models) as well as many Softails, Dynas and V-Rods. Conversion kits are also available for Honda Gold Wing GL1800s, including the Valkyrie and F6B.
A standard conversion kits costs $9,995 plus installation. Soon to be offered is an advanced TiltLock version for $12,995 plus installation. The TiltLock feature will automatically “bring the bike to vertical at speeds below about 3 mph or when stopped,” according to the company’s website.
A Harley-Davidson installation routinely requires about eight hours of shop time for a standard kit, while a Honda install takes about 12 hours. The kit includes shocks, wheels, tires, fenders, brakes, front fairing and all mounting hardware.
Schoolsky says he already has deposits but won’t be able to begin installations until after undergoing training in October.
“Until I rode one, I had pretty low expectations,” reiterated Schoolsky, suggesting that most trikes looks like “someone’s high school shop project.” He added, “Riding a trike, there’s no fun about it. Imagine riding your John Deere lawn tractor, but faster.”
Tilting Motor Works trikes are different because riders are still able to lean. “The steering feels different. You do counter-steer. It does lean and you have traction on places where you wouldn’t on two wheels,” Schoolsky said.
Rocket Moto Sport is planning on finding a recent vintage Harley-Davidson and converting it so the store will have a demo for riders to try.
Photos courtesy of Tilting Motor Works
