I have spent my life being bike and trike mad. I always said I would have a trike when I turned 40 as my children would be growing up and I would regain some independence.....however a few years ago I was struck down with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue syndrome after a bout of bad bad flu and I have never recovered. It has left me weak and I cannot even manage my kids little 50cc Puch, lol.
I am now stuck in a powered wheelchair or "my trike" on my profile pic which is my rascal mobility scooter which I actually got aged 38. I think I must've done something bad in my life that I'm unaware of! My top speed is 8mph
I have to have a joke about it and put flames on the arches and a replica Harley sticker on the front which wasn't there when that pic was taken. If I didn't jest about my trike, I'd go nuts!

I come from a long line of family members with bikes in their blood. My Great Grandfather owned Cadwell Park and turned it into a track for my Grandad and his brothers to mess about on with their own bikes, and for shooting pheasants etc...and general messing about. Who knew then how popular it would become with riders?

I love bikes, always have- sports and sports tourers but there is something different about a trike and they always turn my head wherever I am. Years n years ago I was in Yarmouth and all I could see was a Market place full of chrome. I came home and most of my holiday pics were the trikes, lol. It was in the days of 35mm so my boyfriend at the time was livid when he got all my films developed!

I thank you for allowing me to join. I am already enjoying your photographs and would have felt rude by simply looking through without joining and introducing myself.

I hope to meet you all someday if I can manage one of your events. The problem is I have to sleep on the way so I am perky when I get anywhere rather than a zombie.

Thanks again, as u can tell, I am as mad as a box of frogs and never stop talking, even in text.

Cheers

Lyn
aka motherhen as I run a rescue for battery hens.

hi lyn as i said contact nabd and please let me know how you get on lass.i did a bit of work a long time ago but let my member ship laps but now backing to triking i will probabley join again as i have many disabled mates if nothing else it just surport. but still doing repairs for them just like nabd.i dont have a lot of time at the moment being trike season but iff i can help i will just contact nabd and see were we can go from there. they geta lot of donations as in bikes some times trikes so you never know lass. when smebody ask for help its normaly with some sort of bike or trike.but tell them who you are and give them some proof and i think we can get things moving. all my best kev ps i will try to help you as long as you are truthfull

Hi Motherhen,
There is apparently a modification available for those trikes to increase the top speed to around 30mph

I would think that if you can handle the Rascal then you shouldn't have any trouble with a smallish automatic trike.
The doners that spring to mind are smartcar or those french 500cc cars that the reliant dealers sell nowadays.

Alternatively, what about the three-wheeled scooters that companies like piagio are currently making?

welcome to the madhouse,chin up know how you feel as i,ve rheuhmatoid arthiritis and insulin diabetes.but just take it day by day.pugwash