Update On My Ayro 311 Reverse Trike & Something Went Horribly Wrong!

[Aufgeblassen]

I definitely misspoke. Let me try again. As a former bike rider, there were a number of instances where I had to hit the throttle to avoid getting hit by a distracted driver/vehicle. (that's what I really meant by "getting out of someone's way") My bad for not being more clear.

Just had a flashback of an older white-haired woman running a red light as I was entering the intersection on my Triumph. I would have been her hood ornament if I hadn't hit the gas with the horsepower to get out of her way. She never saw the red light or me. My legal right to cross that intersection didn't mean jack squat to her. Only thing that saved my life was the throttle and the ability to hit it and get out of her way.

Good luck with that 5 mph cushion. That's not enough cushion for me on a highway.

You can merely move to the shoulder (left or right) if need be, w/o any acceleration needed at all.

 

[84mpg]

You can merely move to the shoulder (left or right) if need be, w/o any acceleration needed at all.

LOL... I guess I'd have to draw you a picture.

Good luck on busy highways with the Ayro. I hope you stay safe.

 

[Josh]

Well, not wishing to discourage anyone, but driving an under-powered vehicle in today's traffic is surely not recommended. Whether that is a Chang Li or an Ayro. I imagine there are people here who still remember the early air-cooled Volkswagen beetles or even worse a VW Microbus. The earliest ones had a 1300cc, 36 thundering horsepower engine (and typically a long line of frustrated, fingering, cursing, drivers stuck behind the VW on even a modest to moderate hill).

Under-powered vehicles have no business on a busy highway, even a secondary highway. Many young drivers don't understand those limitations and will overtake an under-powered vehicle without even realizing it can't maneuver rapidly . If I buy a Chang Li (and then soup it up of course) it will still be for strictly low speed use. There is no sense in trying to complete with the huge, dual axle, crew cab pickups towing luxury trailers that populate American highways.

 

[RSchneider]

Well, not wishing to discourage anyone, but driving an under-powered vehicle in today's traffic is surely not recommended. Whether that is a Chang Li or an Ayro. I imagine there are people here who still remember the early air-cooled Volkswagen beetles or even worse a VW Microbus. The earliest ones had a 1300cc, 36 thundering horsepower engine (and typically a long line of frustrated, fingering, cursing, drivers stuck behind the VW on even a modest to moderate hill).

Under-powered vehicles have no business on a busy highway, even a secondary highway. Many young drivers don't understand those limitations and will overtake an under-powered vehicle without even realizing it can't maneuver rapidly . If I buy a Chang Li (and then soup it up of course) it will still be for strictly low speed use. There is no sense in trying to complete with the huge, dual axle, crew cab pickups towing luxury trailers that populate American highways.

The Aroyo and FUV were designed for driving around a city or down small streets in suburbia in fair to excellent weather. Just like people do with scooters. There's no way I'd take them out on the interstate here. Just try to drive down the GSP and you'll know. That's just a death wish. When it's not backed up you feel like you are at Talladega and in the draft. Everyone is bumper to bumper and going 75 to 80 mph. Breath on the throttle and and you'll cause the big one.

I rode in an Aroyo at COTA for the F1 race. Thy were just using them to transport people from the parking lots to various places in the track. That's what they are designed for and they did it well. There's no way I'd take one out to the highway that's closest to COTA as the speed limit is 80 mph which means, everyone does a minimum of 90.

 

[johnsnownw]

The Aroyo and FUV were designed for driving around a city or down small streets in suburbia in fair to excellent weather. Just like people do with scooters. There's no way I'd take them out on the interstate here. Just try to drive down the GSP and you'll know. That's just a death wish. When it's not backed up you feel like you are at Talladega and in the draft. Everyone is bumper to bumper and going 75 to 80 mph. Breath on the throttle and and you'll cause the big one.

I rode in an Aroyo at COTA for the F1 race. Thy were just using them to transport people from the parking lots to various places in the track. That's what they are designed for and they did it well. There's no way I'd take one out to the highway that's closest to COTA as the speed limit is 80 mph which means, everyone does a minimum of 90.

As a former motorcycle rider, you just have to get over it. The FUV has an electronically limited top speed of 75 mph and a 0-60 of 7.5 seconds, which is plenty to keep up with Hwy traffic. To be honest, I kinda find this comment at odds with the entire idea of the product this forum represents.

 

[84mpg]

As a former motorcycle rider, you just have to get over it. The FUV has an electronically limited top speed of 75 mph and a 0-60 of 7.5 seconds, which is plenty to keep up with Hwy traffic. To be honest, I kinda find this comment at odds with the entire idea of the product this forum represents.

Speaking of 75mph.... has anyone heard how a FUV compares (handling-wise) with a motorcycle at that speed? What about extreme maneuvers at speed?

 

[johnsnownw]

Speaking of 75mph.... has anyone heard how a FUV compares (handling-wise) with a motorcycle at that speed? What about extreme maneuvers at speed?

I haven't seen that comparison, but I can't imagine it being that different from a Can-Am Spyder. The FUV is taller, but the center of gravity should be similar.

 

[Aufgeblassen]

W

Under-powered vehicles have no business on a busy highway, even a secondary highway.

Actually they do, UNLESS the sign on the highway signs says "minimum XX horsepower" or "minimum speed XX". They literally have just as much RIGHT as any other vehicle as long as they meet or exceed the minimum requirements.

So may "wish" they have no business, but they in fact do.

Business of a highway is not relevant.

 

[FC]

An activity being legal does not equate to it also being safe.

 

[RSchneider]

An activity being legal does not equate to it also being safe.

It comes down to common sense. The highways around me have a minimum of 45 mph, so technically the Aroyo is legal. Would I take one out on one of those highways? Nope. I value my safety over trying to prove something. Maybe it's because I'm older and have done enough stupid things in my life where I have a database as to what I should and shouldn't do, even though it's legal. Even when I had my i3, it was not a powerhouse on the highway. Had good torque down low but not so great on the highway. So to run in regular traffic in my area, lots of pedal to the medal just to match the various flow of the traffic. Thus that real world experience killed the range too.

That brings me to another point. What is the range when you are going flat out or within 10 mph of the top speed? One gives 50 and the other gives 100. What's the real range?