List of motorized trikes

Motorized tricycles, also called trikes, are sometimes considered cars. There are three typical configurations: motorized bicycle with sidecar; two wheels in the rear, one in the front (aka trike); and two in front, one in the rear (aka reverse trike). However, language and definitions vary.

1934 Morgan Super Sports with Matchless engine

Ariel 2.25 HP Tricycle

One of the most successful trikes of its day was the De Dion-Bouton tricycle; from 1897 until the start of the 20th century about 15,000 licensed copies were sold, with De Dion Bouton usually supplying the engines, and it was overall the most popular motor vehicle in Europe.^[1][2]

Trikes have caused tautological confusion and simply defied typical two and four-wheel classifications, especially in the 21st century. Regardless, many popular motorcycles and/or automobiles had three wheels.^[3]

Examples

17th century

• Stephan Farffler's trike^[4][5]

18th century

Copeland steam trike in 1888

• Cugnot's fardier à vapeur (steam powered)

19th century

Star motor tricycle 1899

• Ariel 2.25 hp tricycle (1898)^[6]
• Benz Patent-Motorwagen (Internal combustion engine) (1886–1893)
• Buckeye gasoline buggy (1891)
• De Dion-Bouton tricycle (1897–1905)
• Eadie motor tricycle, (1898–1900) ^[7]
• Humber 'Beeston' motor tricycle (1899)^[7]
• Léon Bollée Voiturette (1895)
• Long steam tricycle (c. 1880)
• Michaux-Perreaux steam velocipede (1884 Tricycle version)
• Motrice Pia (1894)
• Orient tricycle (1899–1901)
• Star motor tricycle (1899)^[7]

Further information: List of motorcycles of the 1890s and List of motorcycles of 1900 to 1909

20th century

1920s Scott Sociable - note asymmetry: apparently "missing" front left wheel.

• AC Petite
• Alta A200
• BSA Ariel 3 (1970–1973)
• Attica 200
• Bajaj RE (1990s–) (Autoriksha)
• BMW R75 (1941–1945) (w. sidecar)
• Bond Bug
• Bond Minicar
• Brough Superior Austin Four
• Brutsch Mopetta
• Campagna T-Rex (1996–2018)
• CityEl (1987–)
• Coventry-Victor 3-wheeler
• Daihatsu Bee
• David trike cars (1913–1923)
• De Dion-Bouton tricycle (1897–1905)
• Electricar (1920–1921)
• Fend Flitzer (c. 1948)
• Fuldamobil 200
• GG Duetto (1994–1999)
• Goliath Goli
• Grinnall Scorpion (c. 1991)
• Harley-Davidson Servi-Car (1932 to 1973)
• Heinkel Kabine
• HM Vehicles Free-way (1979 to 1982)
• Honda Gyro
• Indian Dispatch-Tow^[8](1930s)
• Indian Tri-Car (circa 1907)^[9](Hendee Manufacturing Co.)
• Invacar
• Isetta (3-wheeled version)
• JZR Trike models
• Krauser Domani
• Lambretta Lambro (1949–1972)^{[10][better source needed]}
• Lean Machine 1982
• Libelle (microcar)
• Lurquin-Coudert (1906–1914)
• Mercedes-Benz F300 Lifejet^[11]

Messerschmitt's KR200, a cabin trike was sold for a nearly a decade in West Germany in the 20th century

• Messerschmitt KR175 (1953–1955) (Messerschmitt Kabinenroller)
• Messerschmitt KR200
• Minneapolis Tri-Car^[12]
• Misc Custom Chopper trikes
• Misc. Moto Guzzi Triporteurs
• Morgan 3-Wheeler (pre-war productions)
• Moto Guzzi Trialce
• Möve 101
• Corbin Sparrow
• Norton Big 4 (mc w/ sc)
• Peel P50 (minicar) (1962–65)
• Peel Trident
• Piaggio Ape (1947– )
• Reliant Robin (1973–2002)
• Reliant TW9 (1967–1987)
• Rollfix-Eilwagen
• Scott Sociable
• Scootacar

Sinclair C5, an electric trike launched in 1985

• Sinclair C5 (1985)
• Soviet SMZ S-1L
• Spirit of America Formula Shell LSRV. (jet engine)
• Tatra 49 (1929–1930)
• Triking (1970s-)
• Twike (TWIKE 1986+)
• Velorex (1950s–1971)
• Utopian (1914)
• Westcoaster Mailster

21st century

2012 model year Morgan three-wheeler. This was put back into production with a modern engine in the 2010s, after being out-of-production for over half a century. Previous unrequited demand for this vehicle resulted in the similarly styled Triking

Some Solar cars have been tricycles such as the Tokai Challenger^[13]

• AEV 311 EV
• Ape Calessino 200 (new production)
• Aptera (solar electric vehicle)
• Arcimoto
• Bombardier Can-Am Spyder (2007–)
• Brudeli Leanster 625L
• Carver
• Campagna T-Rex (1996–)
• Campagna V13R
• CityEl (1987–)
• ElectraMeccanica Solo
• Elio E-Series^[14]
• Elio P models (prototypes)^[14][15]
• eTuk USA (2015–)
• GG Taurus^[16]

A GG Taurus Trike

• Hannigan BMW 1600 Trike^[17]
• Hannigan Harley-Davidson V-Rod Trike^[17]
• Harley-Davidson Road Glide 3 Trike (2010–)
• Harley-Davidson Freewheeler (2015–)
• Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic
• Honda Gyro (tilting)
• IRIS^[18]
• JZR Trike models
• Kymco CV3^[19] (2018–)
• MEV TR1KE
• Morgan 3-Wheeler (new production 2010s)
• Myers Motors NmG
• Peel P50 (2010– )
• Peugeot Metropolis 400i^[20]
• Piaggio Ape (1947– ), MP3 (2006–)^[21][20]
• Polaris Slingshot
• Quadro 350S three-wheel scooter^[22]
• Rewaco RF-1 Trike^[23]
• Roadsmith Trikes^[17][24]
• Scorpion P6^[25]
• Stimson Sting (2002–2007)
• Tanom Invader TC-3^[26]
• Terracraft Supertrike^[27]
• Tilting Motor Works Tilting V-Max Trike^[28]
• Tokai Challenger^[13]
• Toyota i-Road (2013)
• Traverston Striker^[29]
• Tri Pod GII by Mynrva (2012-) Bandit 1250, ZX14R based
• Triking
• Trirod F3^[30]
• Twisted Trike^[31]
• Uno III^[32]
• Vanderhall Laguna trike^[33]

VW GX3

• Veemo by VeloMetro Mobility – Fully enclosed, pedal-electric trike, regulated as an electric bicycle in North America.^[34]
• Venom SS
• Venom X
• Volkswagen GX3 (concept trike)
• Yamaha Niken – trike with the Yamaha MT-09 engine, for European and Asian markets
• Yamaha RX1 snowmobile custom conversion to street trike^[35]
• Yamaha Tricity
• ZAP Xebra (2006–2009)
• ZAP Alias
• ZTR Trike

Peugeot Metropolis

Miscellaneous

Another idea is the flike, a sort of flying motorcycle/helicopter.^[36]

Whike are sail-powered trikes, which may or may not be motorized depending if one considers a sail to be a type of motorization. ^{[further explanation needed]}

There is another arrangement of three-wheel, with the wheels in a line; this is so far pretty rare.^[37]

Motorcycles with two sidecars

Motorcycles with sidecars often have three wheels, but there has been some use of two sidecars (one on each side of a motorcycle, not a sidecar that seats two which is another thing).^[38] In one case the use of flexible type sidecars allow the center-line motor bicycle wheels to stay on the ground, and providing adequate handling^[38]

Gallery

• 
  Rewaco trike in the UK
• 
  Krauser-BMW Domani, incorporating elements of both cars and motorcycles
• 
  Domani trike
• 
  Can-Am Spyder from the front
• 
  Can-Am Spyder from the rear
• 
  Heinkel trike-car
• 
  Polaris Slingshot
• 
  Honda Gyro UP
• 
  Moto Guzzi vehicle
• 
  Custom chopper trike
• 
  BMW R1200C aftermarket conversion to a trike
• 
  Harley-Davidson Tri-Glide

See also

• Car portal

Butler's Patent Velocycle 1887

• Motorized tricycle
• Steam tricycle
• Cyclecar
• Three-wheeler (three wheel vehicles including animal, human, or motors)
• Tilting three-wheeler (related to the suspension of the vehicle)
• All-terrain vehicle (ATVs) (variety of wheel number and configurations)
• Go-kart
• Off road go-kart and Dune buggies (typically 4 wheels plus roll cage)
• Chopper (motorcycle)

Motor bicycle related:

• Feet forwards motorcycle
• Scooter (motorcycle)
• Cabin motorcycle
• Sidecar
• Velomobile (human-powered car)
• Auto rickshaw (general term that includes many kinds of trike/three-wheelers etc.)
• Types of motorcycles
• Motorcycle motor powered car