Tea? (Part 4)

[Blue]

Morning all

I was out earlier and there is a fierce wind and lashing rain due to a weather system that's crossing over us and heading your way. Anyway, I pi;ssed as high as I could into the air so I wouldn't venture out if I were you

 

[SteCenturion]

Nip up front and give him a hand!

Frustrated driver ?

 

[SteCenturion]

What about a Robin Reliant

Tecnically a motorcycle & not a car i thought.

 

[welsh dragon]

Tecnically a motorcycle & not a car i thought.

I think you'll find it's classed as a car. and its insured as one as well. Not a motorbike

 

[SteCenturion]

Would we notice if it was any different?

No.

I have just been openly LMTO at 'Pudding Gate' / 'Tart Gate' ......

Like the Watergate & Irangate scandals but sweeter & much more palatable.

 

[SteCenturion]

Couldn't care less, I know them as tarts and that's what I would buy them as round here. If different in another part of the country I don't live there

Tart round here too...


a Tart's a Tart...

whichever way you dress it up....

 

[SteCenturion]

I think you'll find it's classed as a car. and its insured as one as well. Not a motorbike

Thought you could drive one on a motorbike licence ?

 

[welsh dragon]

Thought you could drive one on a motorbike licence ?

I honestly don't know about that, but we insured them as cars.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

disappear for a few minutes for a ride on my trike and I'm 5 pages behind again!

so did your recumbent turn up & are you pleased with it ?

yep, it arrived on Wednesday and I have been out on her 4 times since then. great fun. one or two issues to deal with, like the short length rear derailleur which is being used as a cheap chain tensioner on my Rohloff hub can't cope with the excess chain thrown up form the front derailleur, so I only have the middle chain ring available without chain slip... the inner chain ring is not useable sadly... it would be quite useful at times. otherwise it is just a case of working out some of the accessories and how to get them onto the trike without the rear pannier rack on, which I think will have to go on in the near future just to allow me to mount my rear light at the moment... oh - just though of a way around that issue.... I wonder - it could work.... moved the mirrors from the steerer bars to the helping handles this morning which is better because they are now in my line of sight when looking forwards which is much easier and better than before.

this is her on Wednesday...



only managing around 4 miles in about 40-45 minutes and still need to work on getting the crutches onto the trike as well.... working on that. hopefully some parts will arrive in the post today and along with the Velcro that my OH purchased yesterday and some clips we should be sorted perhaps... we'll see.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I think you'll find it's classed as a car. and its insured as one as well. Not a motorbike

I though they were classed as motorbikes and only needed a motorbike license as well!

goes off to find out...

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

found this...

"Licence Groups permitted to drive a Tricycle:
Group B1 Motor tricycle / quadricycles
Group B Car category manual or auto
Group P Mopeds (Tricycles not exceeding 50cc and a top speed of 30mph)

Please note! There is still a belief that if you pass a motorcycle test that you can drive a 3-wheeler like a Reliant Robin, this is no longer the case. For those who took a motorcycle test and gained Group A on their license before February 2001, this gave them the full Group B1 entitlement. However, passing your motorcycle test after February 2001 does not give you full Group B1 entitlement. For those who passed a car test (Group B), although the driving license may not be explicitly marked with Group B1, it is included because Group B is the main category and also covers the sub-category B1."

Edit: this seems quite informative as well
https://www.pnld.co.uk/docportal/content/Tricycles_flowcharts.pdf

Edit 2: there were some major law changes in Jan 2013 before anyone asks....

 

[welsh dragon]

found this...

"Licence Groups permitted to drive a Tricycle:
Group B1 Motor tricycle / quadricycles
Group B Car category manual or auto
Group P Mopeds (Tricycles not exceeding 50cc and a top speed of 30mph)

Please note! There is still a belief that if you pass a motorcycle test that you can drive a 3-wheeler like a Reliant Robin, this is no longer the case. For those who took a motorcycle test and gained Group A on their license before February 2001, this gave them the full Group B1 entitlement. However, passing your motorcycle test after February 2001 does not give you full Group B1 entitlement. For those who passed a car test (Group B), although the driving license may not be explicitly marked with Group B1, it is included because Group B is the main category and also covers the sub-category B1."

 

[BrianEvesham]

I love to have the nerve to own a reliant three wheeler, I'd bet it would great fun.

 

[welsh dragon]

I love to have the nerve to own a reliant, I'd bet it would great fun.

I think it was bloody scary......

 

[IDMark2]

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