Polaris Slingshot

[Freddy F]

So, I saw my first one years ago, had a good look, and couldn't get away from the notion that it was a death trap. Now that I have gotten back into motorcycling, that view has changed into, just...well I can't really grasp the appeal. Its like an open air cage so why wouldn't you just drive a car with the windows down and moonroof open...plus enjoy some "cargo space" to boot.....anyway, please feel free to share your opinion on these, if you so desire..
Also curious as to what kind of vehicle they are classified as by insurance companies..

 

[d4rktrooper788]

There is a company out in Niagara that lets you rent them: https://www.thetrikers.com/polaris-slingshot

I believe Ontario considers them to be cars, otherwise you'd need an M license to rent them.

 

[mimico_polak]

There is a company out in Niagara that lets you rent them: Polaris Slingshot | The Trikers

I believe Ontario considers them to be cars, otherwise you'd need an M license to rent them.

Ya that's the confusing part....literally states it's considered a 'Three wheeled motorcycle' yet needs a G license to drive it...I think they don't know what the answer is.



I stand corrected...it's an 'autocycle' in most of the provinces with only some requiring a motorcycle license to drive it.

Opinion: Breaking the rules | Canada Moto Guide

The Polaris Slingshot - is it a motorcycle?

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[GreyGhost]

Opinion: Breaking the rules | Canada Moto Guide

The Polaris Slingshot - is it a motorcycle?

canadamotoguide.com

Is that our @TK4 ?

As for my personal opinion, if it doesn't lean I don't put it in the same category as a motorcycle. If I can't manage a two wheeled vehicle for some reason, something like a miata or morgan makes a hell of a lot more sense to me than a trike which imo combines the worst of everything.

 

[TK4]

Is that our @TK4 ?

As for my personal opinion, if it doesn't lean I don't put it in the same category as a motorcycle. If I can't manage a two wheeled vehicle for some reason, something like a miata or morgan makes a hell of a lot more sense to me than a trike which imo combines the worst of everything.

I am so busted...

 

[mimico_polak]

I am so busted...

Are you the author?

 

[TK4]

Are you the author?

No, I am just a more than casually interested observer.

 

[Brian P]

Legally, it's a motorcycle in Ontario. I think the HTA has some stuff in it about "motor tricycles" in which something like this (or a CanAm Spyder) more accurately fits, but I can't be bothered looking it up.

Functionally, it's a car (steered with a steering wheel), except without having to meet the automotive safety standards, and they're really wide, and with single rear wheel drive, they have lousy traction.

 

[TwistedKestrel]

I am never going to be able to look at a Polaris Slingshot without thinking of this

Burning Slingshot Owner Sheds Light On the Incident

The owner of the Polaris Slingshot that caught fire on the highway recently reached to us and explained what happened that day

www.autoevolution.com

 

[Freddy F]

There is a company out in Niagara that lets you rent them: Polaris Slingshot | The Trikers

Thanx but I have no interest in them at all.

 

[Freddy F]

Ya that's the confusing part....literally states it's considered a 'Three wheeled motorcycle' yet needs a G license to drive it...I think they don't know what the answer is.

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I was behind one today which prompted this thread...the driver wasn't wearing a helmet.

 

[mimico_polak]

I was behind one today which prompted this thread...the driver wasn't wearing a helmet.

Little chilly out there today for one of those. Slick too.

After trying out my buddys Spyder….those are a big nope for me.

 

[Freddy F]

Thanx but I have no interest in them at all.

Having said that, I do like Polaris as a company and would buy another Polaris snowmobile if Skidoo didn't have something I liked AND I magically received a brand new spine.

 

[timtune]

All the downsides of a car without the upsides of a bike. I don't get it.

 

[SVeezy]

Ya that's the confusing part....literally states it's considered a 'Three wheeled motorcycle' yet needs a G license to drive it...I think they don't know what the answer is.

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I stand corrected...it's an 'autocycle' in most of the provinces with only some requiring a motorcycle license to drive it.

Opinion: Breaking the rules | Canada Moto Guide

The Polaris Slingshot - is it a motorcycle?

canadamotoguide.com

I believe they were initially classified as a motorcycle and as such required M license and wearing a helmet. At some point that changed and now you only need G and no helmet.

Please anyone correct me if my memory has failed lol


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[Lightcycle]

If you're sitting in a cage and in a vehicle that doesn't lean, then I don't see why a three-wheeler is any better than a four-wheeler.

A four-wheeler has only two tracks, instead of three, so it can avoid road debris better. More contact patches as well for grip while cornering and braking.

If it had to be a lightweight, open-cockpit racer, then this one would tick off all the boxes for me:

 

[GreyGhost]

If you're sitting in a cage and in a vehicle that doesn't lean, then I don't see why a three-wheeler is any better than a four-wheeler.

A four-wheeler has only two tracks, instead of three, so it can avoid road debris better. More contact patches as well for grip while cornering and braking.

If it had to be a lightweight, open-cockpit racer, then this one would tick off all the boxes for me:

I agree entirely. If for some reason I really wanted a three wheeler (25% discount on insurance?) it would be a morgan.

 

[Lightcycle]

Nice!

On the topic of three-wheelers, when we were at the Isle of Man, we saw a few of these running around:

Peel P50

 

[TK4]

 

[Lightcycle]

LOL, that car reminds me of this: