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Originally Posted by PaPa
Yes.. because with tads, the CoG is located further forward and closer to the front wheels's axis, in addition to a much shorter wheelbase - both of which, makes for overly sensitive, 'white knuckled', high speed handling.
One of the tricks to riding a trike at high speed is to relax. White knuckles are asking to flip. When going 40mph+, just a couple fingers on the control arms and a light push from the outside wheel (never pull from the inside except at low speeds) is what it takes.
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