Out and About on your Laverda.No bull,Just photos

That must be the couple who had engine issues when they arrived in Oz after running crap fuel in Asia, I heard they went TUG when back in Pommeyland and family arrived, from memory it was a modified RGS tank, split open with added section to 32 litres.
 
It got converted to a TUG, OUTFIT, TRICYCLE. Gees you being so affected I would have thought you knew all the nic names. A mate had one, Goldwing fully converted with car rubber and leading link and apparently handled well. My one and only attempt at piloting, a completely stupid place to try driving was a tight lane with parked cars. I moved off and that started it turning so I braked and that got it turning the other way so I got off before I hit something. It reminded me of the other one and only time I rode one of those banned in the USA balloon tyred Honda Trike, which was equally crazy to me and came close to sending me through a bare wire fence. I like the concept of ME STEERING and not the vehicle doing its own thing. I know, time and place. I had neither, sticking to bikes for me.
 
OK. From the picture I assumed it was already an outfit.

Next time you're in Tassie Vince, I'll take you to a wide-open space where you can have a go on my Z1300 outfit without fear of hitting anything. Once your brain switches into sidecar steering mode, you'll be off and running, and enjoying the madness of it. But beware, it can be addictive.

My first go on a three-wheeled device was also one of those balloon tyred Honda trikes. The first time I got to a corner, I tried to lean into the corner like a bike and went straight ahead. After that, the penny dropped that you have to use the handlebars like a tiller on a boat, and I was OK. Half an hour later I was having a lot of fun hurtling around corners on two wheels and doing donuts on the crazy thing (never flipped it over though). That's what inspired me to get a sidecar outfit.
 
My experience with that Honda trike thing was leaning, and nothing changed, turning the bars nothing happened other than the front tyre scrubbing sideways and the thing not turning and at the last moment, I found bouncing up and down finally got the tyre biting and it turning just as I arrived at that Barbwire fence. It didn't actually kill me so it's all good. BTW there is talk about Tassie instead of a Snowy Ride next November. After last time I vowed never again but it was an unavoidable accident that could have happened on any ride we do SO? I will require a cast iron weather guaranty, whats the chance of that?
 
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I will require a cast iron weather guaranty, whats the chance of that?
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Er ... pretty much zero.

January-February are usually the best months, but you can get awful shit weather at any time of year. You just have to take your chances and hope for the best. It's officially summer now, but it's cool, wet and windy today. 2 days ago it was perfect riding weather - warm, sunny, no wind.

Maybe try to avoid La Niña climate events which tend to be wet in Tassie. We're in a full-on La Niña cycle now, so I'm not expecting much decent riding weather this summer.

Keep an eye on the BOM website for long-term predictions like the ENSO (El Niño–Southern Oscillation). Their prediction is that La Niña will ease during 2023, so maybe next summer will be OK. El Niño cycles tend to generate long spells of warm, dry weather in Tassie. Great for motorcycling, but not good for farmers who need the rain. The last El Niño we had (2018-19) was basically a drought. The grass was brown and dry for months.

You certainly copped a few bad days of unseasonal (and unreasonable) weather last time you were here. Not to mention falling trees. I'd blame Chris for your bad luck. I've been riding around Tassie all my life and never had a tree fall on me. I dunno what Chris did to deserve that kind of karma.
 
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