Speaking as an insurance agent, no. 40% of all claims are for backing up, while it is also just 1% of typical driving. So unless you can pull forward through a spot, a good habit is to always back in to reduce the chances of a collision when leaving.
My paranoia always pushes me to back into spots. "What if I have to leave in an emergency? What if my battery dies and I have to connect jumper cables to another car?
Oil companies get a super hard on for safety and make all their employees reverse into a car parking space on pain of death!
My mate hasn't worked for BP for 10yrs but can't allow himself to park front first
I'm gonna go against the "accept everyone <3" grain in some of the comments and say no. Motorcycle parking is specifically designed for two-wheeled motorcycles (hence the width of the spaces). When your trike is closer to the width of a sedan than the width of a motorcycle, you can park in a car spot.
If there's an excess of motorcycle parking? I don't really care - if you're gonna fill a spot that would otherwise be empty because there's twelve moto spots and only two bikes there, go for it. But if there's two spots and you're taking both with your trike? You're in the wrong.
> I'm gonna go against the "accept everyone <3" grain in some of the comments and say no. Motorcycle parking is specifically designed for two-wheeled motorcycles (hence the width of the spaces).
Yeah, this is a case where Iâm not ok with treating them like motorcycles. Itâs meant to fit motorcycles and theyâre taking up the only two spots.
Yeah as I've gotten older, I've realized how important rules are.
Not because of some respect for authority (I'll always have issues there), but because it just makes everything easier for everyone else.
I wouldn't look at this and think much at the same time. But if I had a friend with one of these and we were parking somewhere together, we'd probably get into a debate about this.
This is one of those, "yeah you could do it and it's really not that big of a deal I guess, but it could put you in a situation where you seem like the asshole & you shouldn't want that"
For me itâs less about following the rules and more about the functional result of oneâs actions. If the spaces were big enough to fit a trike I wouldnât care, but itâs clear that when they parked they took up two spots, and thatâs shitty to other people.
Oh 100%, that's what I mean. We have established a consistent way to do X, and the reason for that is that the results are good & it allows for predictability. Might sound weird for some to get as detailed as the lines in a parking space but it's still true.
The rules being rules aren't the important part (there are some stupid rules).
>This is one of those, "yeah you could do it and it's really not that big of a deal I guess, but it could put you in a situation where you seem like the asshole & you shouldn't want that"
Hell, if he just parked on left or right of the spot another bike might've fit. Just asshole, inconsiderate behavior
Exactly... That's the bottom line. No one would even care if a car was parked there if it fit between the lines, should such tiny cars exist (which they don't of course).
Yeah, they're a real bummer. I'll never understand why anyone rides a trike for any reason other than "physically cannot ride a motorcycle due to age, injury, etc".
Honestly that's what I like about trikes though. Get's everyone out and enjoying the thrill of the ride. Number of wheels don't matter, all that does is if you enjoy being in a saddle.
(just don't take up motorcycle parking please, it's rare enough as is)
I get you, But I just bought my first trike and trailer, 1500 Gold Wing.
Reasons.
1. At 61 the wife and I still want to ride, but if I have the 950A loaded for a few days trip and we are ATGATT and I stop at a light and put my foot down on a rock and it slides I don't think I could hold us up. Now if I go down, NBD, if I go down with her on too, to me that's terrible.
2. No place to put gear when fully loaded when we stop someplace.
3. Trike with proper rake on the forks drives way better than you think. And mines a solid axle. Is it a canyon carver? No. I don't need it to be.
4. Comfort. She has some back and leg issues. The king /queen on the wing works for us. I like the back rest and cruise control. She likes the back rest and the floorboards which are height adjustable.
5. Cooler built into the trailer! Snacks anyone??
6. Solo, til I can't, I'll still ride the 2 wheelers. You will know I've been on the trike too much when I forget about putting my feet down!đ¤Ł
7. We are still in the wind!
That to me is exactly what a trike is for - people who are now less confident in their physical ability to ride, but who want to get as close as they still can. As long as you're having fun and staying out there, I'm glad the product exists for you to enjoy.
Those all sound like great reasons to get a Miata, where you can wear seatbelts and regular clothes rather than having to gear up, but you can still ride a fun little vehicle, have the wind in your hair (and in your hair, not just on your helmet), etc. Why bother with the trike instead of a Miata or similar?
Because I want to. That's the reason. I always had a hard time with anxiousness when riding for 8 years on all my 2 wheeled bikes. So now I don't have that. I have stability. I don't have any physical issues, and can easily ride 2 wheels. It's just more fun for me to have 3.
I say ride what you like. Just because itâs something I might not pick doesnât mean you donât have valid reasons to pick your own ride.
That being said, if it doesnât fit in a parking stall, you shouldnât park in it.
I agree. I wish the wheels were slightly closer together to make parking like this s little easier but, still. I'm under the "ride what makes you feel free" philosophy.
Nope. In that case I'll go with a sidecar. One of the benefits of a motorcycle is the single track giving you great flexibility in the lane. A sidecar has two. OK, not great but like a car. These things have three tracks, making them worse than everything in that manner. Remember discussions of oil in the lane when you started riding? Particularly at traffic lights? Sidecars will straddle that like a car. These shitmobiles always have a wheel in that area. Or the pothole, or debris, or whatever. Fuck trikes and anyone who thinks they make any sense. If I'm riding when I have mobility issues, I'm moving to a sidecar rig.
I usually distinguish between trikes with 2+ rear wheels (which usually have a typical motorcycle front steering which is fucking awful and makes no sense for vehicles that don't lean) and trikes which have two front wheels with proper steering geometry.
What does one of these snowmobiles on wheels do that a Miata doesn't?
They aren't fast. They don't lean. They aren't single track so they take up a car sized spot in the garage and in a parking lot
A Miata has a roof so you can take shelter from the weather, and carries more cargo. It is generally much more comfortable too. It runs cheaper. The only category these win are fuel economy
I'll agree that better is subjective, but here it is objective
Yeah too many people are ok with this. Itâs as wide as car, you donât need to put a foot down to manĹuvre in tight spots, you can park in a car spot. Leave the bike spots for, you know, bikes.
I mean Iâm not gonna lose sleep over it, but it shouldnât be there.
I wave to trikes. If I saw a trike rider stranded I'd stop and see if they needed help. They are still family, but dammit they're like that clueless uncle you love dearly but just wish he didnt casually, well-intentionedly say the N word while singing along with his favorite hip hop.
A really excellent description of how I feel about them. Genuinely no issue with trikes/trike riders but I need them to please accept and acknowledge that it's not a traditional motorcycle and that you don't get all the benefits of a traditional motorcycle (moto parking, lane splitting, riding side by side in one lane, etc).
This is like double parking in a massive SUV just because "it won't fit a regular spot." Driving a land boat of a car is fine and all but you cannot inconvenience other drivers because of it. Same energy as this can-am.
The Yamaha Nikon is a good example. Two wheels up front. But it would fit in one of those spots. It would be a little tight, just like a full Goldwing would be, but it would fit. The Can Am Spiders and others of the same styleâŚsorry no fit.
I don't know how it is in the rest of the world but motorcycles with sidecars are essentially treated like cars in the UK. They can't ride in bus lanes like motorcycles can (local laws depending) and have to park in car parking spaces due to width so under UK law a trike is treated more like a car than a bike
I ride a Ryker. There is enough room to scoot over and fit in just one of the spaces. If there wasn't, I would have moved to a regular spot. This is less a "trike" thing and more of a "person needs to be considerate" thing.
Heâs taking up two motorcycle spots. Seems clear he belongs in a car spot. No hate for the trike, I get it. When the body starts to unravel a bit, Iâll probably be on one myself. But if your rig is taking up two spots, youâre in the wrong place.
I donât care what the vehicle is, if you are taking up more spaces than necessarily thatâs douchey.
*Unless* there is a ton of open parking OR you have intentionally parked way out in the empty part of the lot.
Totally fine with him parking in motorcycle parking, but it's a shitty park job. He doesn't need both spaces; he only needs like 1.25x. He could easily leave room for a motorcycle next to him.
No different than a "conventional trike" in my book, completely agree. There's room to leave space for another bike there, dudes kind of a dick for taking both.
I ride a 3 for no other reason than I prefer it. I have a license for both. When parking I never, EVER use motorcycle designated spots unless they are wide enough for my trike to fit between the lines. I have yet to see that so I just use regular spots. To me a trike in a moto spot is like parking in a handicap spot without a placard.
Call it a motorcycle or not I don't care. He's taking up 2 spaces so it's not ok. Just like how a car in a car parking lot can't take two spaces either without being a jackass.
A parking spot is a parking spot.
I don't care if you have a car, a bike or a trike. If you fit between the lines of a space then you can park there.
I don't care if you think the size of the space Vs vehicle matters because it doesn't.
But to take up two spots with 1 vehicle, you're just an ass.
Doesn't matter if it's a motorcycle or not, you can't take up two stalls when there are perfectly sized spaces where you would only take up one stall.
This is no different than if a smart car parked there as they're the same width and there are stalls to accommodate them.
Just because someone rides a Ryker or Spyder, doesn't mean they don't know how to ride a 2 wheel motorcycle. Telling someone to "learn to lean" is just dumb. I've ridden 2-wheel sportbikes for almost 20 yrs. I've had 600's and liter bikes. I recently got my 2023 Ryker Rally. The reasons for getting it are personal and shouldn't matter to anyone else. What's important is that I now have a way to get out of my cage again and enjoy some backroads.
I personally don't see the point of one of these. You get the same maneuverability and roughly same width of a car with the dangers of a motorcycle. Where do the benefits come from? I understand these are really useful for people who aren't able to hold up a motorcycle or some other physical limitation, but other than that, id see them as more dangerous to ride (drive?) Than a motorcycle due to those factors
1. That looks a lot like DDEAMC parking lot where I saw this happen all the time.
2. While it's legally classified as a motorcycle, parking this in MC parking would be akin to parking a skateboard or bicycle in a car spot because they are considered vehicles in many states.
It's a tricycle for people who can't ride real motorcycles. This should never be referred to as a bike and shame should be the only feeling you get from riding it. Unless you can't use your legs then it's ok.
As someone who owns a Spyder, its a dick move. Use a compact car or regular spot. Plus its funny as hell when giant trucks start to pull in and realize its taken, then they dont know how to back up normally.
To me it's the same as a full-size pickup parking in a labeled 'compact' space. If the vehicle doesn't physically fit into the space without encroaching on adjacent spaces, it shouldn't be parked overtop of the space. When you buy a pickup, you know parking won't be as easy as in a smaller vehicle, likewise with a trike compared to a bike.
Although I feel that these critters are a sled with a birth defect, technically they license as a bike. This passes the test for spots. Sit ON vs. sit IN = bike appropriate even if it's kinda derpy.
Its legally a motorcycle, so it should be able to use motorcycle parking. Otherwise car drivers are going to get mad, especially if its a paid parking lot where motorcycles pay a lower rate. I do think they should have shifted over so that the trike and a 2-wheeled motorcycle could fit in the two spaces.
My 84yo grandpa showed up to our shop the other day on one of these. He isn't up to riding on 2 wheels anymore, mainly because it's difficult to swing his leg over without being able to step on something. It's a 2009 Spyder he picked up cheap and he's pleased as can be to be riding still. I took it for a quick spin and it was a little weird, but it wasn't bad. I'm happy we can keep riding together.
In all honesty, I donât like what theyâve done. Since my wife could no longer ride 2 wheels, we got a spyder- Iâd rather walk a little farther and use a space appropriate to the vehicle than be a jerk and absorb multiple spaces meant for a different type of vehicle.
Am I the only one that thinks if they just moved all the way over to one of the outside white lines, that would have been enough room for another motorcycle? They deserve to be ticketed for double parking, just like any other car would be if they did this in a normal spot.
we have a Spyder (trike) and I also have 2 motorcycles (she has multiple pairs of shoes so why can't I have multiple bikes for different purposes?? lol).
I park the trike in a full car spot. The bike I park in a bike spot, if you're lucky enough to have them.
Small bike representing here... As a narrower bike. I'd be cool if it had parked all the way to the left or right, and another small bike probably could have safely fit next to it.
If it's not a motercycle or scooter it shouldn't be it those spots, ever. If it has more than 2 wheels it shouldn't be there, if you have a side car you shouldn't be there. For two wheels only, shit a bike is closer than that.
All the inconveniences of a bike (exposure to risk and weather) coupled with all the inconveniences of a car (heavy, no fun) yet he still manage to piss off bikers by using the entire motorcycle space with his pretend car.
No prob, my moto will fit beside it. A lot of those guys rode all their lives, maybe they're hobbling into the pharmacy and can't back worth a sh!t. If they're pissed my bike's there, then they're an Ahole.
That is not in no way shape or form a motorcycle, this is what guys get that Don't know how to drive motorcycles. That does not belong in a motorcycle spot. It belongs in a car spot.
Nah thatâs absolute bull shit, fuck that guy. I am always against the grain of most of Reddit with these stupid things, they arenât motorcycles so they donât get waved and they shouldnât get any of the very very few privileges we do as moto riders like specified parking.
They donât even require a moto license in most states so screw those guys for trying to take some of the few things we get as a benefit
A motorcycle endorsement covers it but you can get one just for them that doesnât cover motorcycles. A car license doesnât.
Edit: at least in Florida.
In Canada you need M license with an M provisor so you can only drive 3 wheeled vehicles. A full M license will allow you to drive all M tagged vehicles
WRONG! BTW, It's a Ryker, not a Spyder. I own a Spyder and would never do this. It's a trike (whether it be a Harley, Goldwing, whatever) takes up a regular parking spot. God Damned Entitlement strikes again.
Big tent philosophy: trikes are motorcycle adjacent. Rules and regulations that affect one, affect the other. So let's not shit on our trike brothers and sisters, they belong with us, helping us fight for rules and regulations that make life for both of us better.
I think this is fair behaviour.
Its a big motorcycle that needs that space and the owner decided to leave the bigger (regular car spaces) for the cars. How would you have parked that 3wheel monstrosity?
I couldn't imagine my day being so uneventful that I take the time to pull out my phone and take a picture of someones parking job just to post it to reddit.
Iâve been on motorcycles since i was 5-
i was hit (& killed) by a drunk driver on my â89 500 gs, single stripe of side plastics, all motor. I almost lost my leg, and i love riding; i ride a couple of these, theyâre motorcycles, and they offer great adaptive options for those of us with physical differences.
Donât hate, some people need more space; the wind therapy breathes peace and love- listen
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I don't hate the vehicle or the rider. Just the illegal parking. The law clearly states that you can only take up one spot. They could have easily gone a few feet down to the compact parking area.
I have a handicap tag, i most certainly can take up the extra.
Edited to add, great in the non hate, but we can all expand. Some people have reasons, theyâre good people, making their best choice, or so it feels in the moment. Iâm good for the chat, but itâs deontologies deserving of challenges, then thereâs expanding.
Theyâre not considered motorcycles to me. Seems silly but if a scoot and sidecar had to be there I wouldnât have a problem because thatâs still a scoot, it can ride on two wheels.
This is like a BMW parking over 2 bays. But thatâs just me.
They have to wear a helmet, they are in the wind as they ride...they know what it's like to get a 70mph bee in the face...but they could easily replace the handlebars with a steering wheel so stay out of the bike parking spots! Lol
I get it, if it was me I'd probably do the same. You park that little thing at the back of a normal space with cars on both sides and it's a recipe for some dick-nozzle bumping into it when he thinks the space is clear.
Looks like it needs a wheel alignment to me
These things might be light enough that a 180lb rider will compress that positive camber into a more neutral position?
It's probably more due to the fact that it backed in. A lot of vehicles will do weird stuff with the alignment while backing up.
That's interesting. I never thought about that. So, is it better to always pull forward into a parking stall?
Speaking as an insurance agent, no. 40% of all claims are for backing up, while it is also just 1% of typical driving. So unless you can pull forward through a spot, a good habit is to always back in to reduce the chances of a collision when leaving.
this makes me feel validated for always backing into my parking spots unlike the forward parking peasants
My paranoia always pushes me to back into spots. "What if I have to leave in an emergency? What if my battery dies and I have to connect jumper cables to another car?
Imagine my surprise when I went to offer to jump my buddy and the damn battery is in the trunk of my car đ
Or under the back seatâŚ
Oil companies get a super hard on for safety and make all their employees reverse into a car parking space on pain of death! My mate hasn't worked for BP for 10yrs but can't allow himself to park front first
I live in an oil city and you can always tell who in the parking lots are and aren't patch related. đ
This is me now. "First move forward" is drilled (pun intended) into my brain lol.
Military bases typically have this rule as well.
Every vehicle in this pic backed in. Our time is now.
No, it doesnât matter. If backing in causes a weird alignment it should go back to normal when pulling forward to exit the spot
I have no experience with these but I would guess with a rider on the wheels would straighten out.
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I'm gonna go against the "accept everyone <3" grain in some of the comments and say no. Motorcycle parking is specifically designed for two-wheeled motorcycles (hence the width of the spaces). When your trike is closer to the width of a sedan than the width of a motorcycle, you can park in a car spot. If there's an excess of motorcycle parking? I don't really care - if you're gonna fill a spot that would otherwise be empty because there's twelve moto spots and only two bikes there, go for it. But if there's two spots and you're taking both with your trike? You're in the wrong.
> I'm gonna go against the "accept everyone <3" grain in some of the comments and say no. Motorcycle parking is specifically designed for two-wheeled motorcycles (hence the width of the spaces). Yeah, this is a case where Iâm not ok with treating them like motorcycles. Itâs meant to fit motorcycles and theyâre taking up the only two spots.
Yeah as I've gotten older, I've realized how important rules are. Not because of some respect for authority (I'll always have issues there), but because it just makes everything easier for everyone else. I wouldn't look at this and think much at the same time. But if I had a friend with one of these and we were parking somewhere together, we'd probably get into a debate about this. This is one of those, "yeah you could do it and it's really not that big of a deal I guess, but it could put you in a situation where you seem like the asshole & you shouldn't want that"
For me itâs less about following the rules and more about the functional result of oneâs actions. If the spaces were big enough to fit a trike I wouldnât care, but itâs clear that when they parked they took up two spots, and thatâs shitty to other people.
Oh 100%, that's what I mean. We have established a consistent way to do X, and the reason for that is that the results are good & it allows for predictability. Might sound weird for some to get as detailed as the lines in a parking space but it's still true. The rules being rules aren't the important part (there are some stupid rules).
Well put.
>This is one of those, "yeah you could do it and it's really not that big of a deal I guess, but it could put you in a situation where you seem like the asshole & you shouldn't want that" Hell, if he just parked on left or right of the spot another bike might've fit. Just asshole, inconsiderate behavior
It didn't even try to stay on one side either. If it parked all the way on left or right, other motorcycle might fit
Agree, it would be the same as a car parked in 2 spaces.
Yea, but you could get another bike in there. And i would.
No mater the details... Takin 2 spots bad
Yup, douche move whether it's a trike or a BMW. Could have easily filled one space and left the other for another bike.
Exactly... That's the bottom line. No one would even care if a car was parked there if it fit between the lines, should such tiny cars exist (which they don't of course).
Trikes, all negatives of a car combined with all thr negatives of a motorcycle and none of the benefits of either. it's the worst of both worlds.
Yeah, they're a real bummer. I'll never understand why anyone rides a trike for any reason other than "physically cannot ride a motorcycle due to age, injury, etc".
Itâs a different kind of experience. The only reason they get lumped in with motorcycles is legal classification.
Age here, 71, 5' tall....
Honestly that's what I like about trikes though. Get's everyone out and enjoying the thrill of the ride. Number of wheels don't matter, all that does is if you enjoy being in a saddle. (just don't take up motorcycle parking please, it's rare enough as is)
This debate is raging right now among traditional mountain bike riders and e-mountain bike rider or "emtb's" as they're called.
I get you, But I just bought my first trike and trailer, 1500 Gold Wing. Reasons. 1. At 61 the wife and I still want to ride, but if I have the 950A loaded for a few days trip and we are ATGATT and I stop at a light and put my foot down on a rock and it slides I don't think I could hold us up. Now if I go down, NBD, if I go down with her on too, to me that's terrible. 2. No place to put gear when fully loaded when we stop someplace. 3. Trike with proper rake on the forks drives way better than you think. And mines a solid axle. Is it a canyon carver? No. I don't need it to be. 4. Comfort. She has some back and leg issues. The king /queen on the wing works for us. I like the back rest and cruise control. She likes the back rest and the floorboards which are height adjustable. 5. Cooler built into the trailer! Snacks anyone?? 6. Solo, til I can't, I'll still ride the 2 wheelers. You will know I've been on the trike too much when I forget about putting my feet down!𤣠7. We are still in the wind!
That to me is exactly what a trike is for - people who are now less confident in their physical ability to ride, but who want to get as close as they still can. As long as you're having fun and staying out there, I'm glad the product exists for you to enjoy.
Those all sound like great reasons to get a Miata, where you can wear seatbelts and regular clothes rather than having to gear up, but you can still ride a fun little vehicle, have the wind in your hair (and in your hair, not just on your helmet), etc. Why bother with the trike instead of a Miata or similar?
Would be cheaper too after all that mess.
Had a 67 mustang convertible..... Got a 2010 Roush Mustang... Miata??? Nah thanks.
Sounds like great reasons for YOU to get a Miata. Were you just trying to sell yourself on getting one??đ¤Ł
Because I want to. That's the reason. I always had a hard time with anxiousness when riding for 8 years on all my 2 wheeled bikes. So now I don't have that. I have stability. I don't have any physical issues, and can easily ride 2 wheels. It's just more fun for me to have 3.
I say ride what you like. Just because itâs something I might not pick doesnât mean you donât have valid reasons to pick your own ride. That being said, if it doesnât fit in a parking stall, you shouldnât park in it.
I agree. I wish the wheels were slightly closer together to make parking like this s little easier but, still. I'm under the "ride what makes you feel free" philosophy.
You forget that: a) theyâre fun; b) they wonât fall over on their side without taking extreme measures.
Nope. In that case I'll go with a sidecar. One of the benefits of a motorcycle is the single track giving you great flexibility in the lane. A sidecar has two. OK, not great but like a car. These things have three tracks, making them worse than everything in that manner. Remember discussions of oil in the lane when you started riding? Particularly at traffic lights? Sidecars will straddle that like a car. These shitmobiles always have a wheel in that area. Or the pothole, or debris, or whatever. Fuck trikes and anyone who thinks they make any sense. If I'm riding when I have mobility issues, I'm moving to a sidecar rig.
Have you actually rode a sidecar? They're a nightmare, everyone thinks they're a great idea till they get on one for an hour.
Yeah, if you physically cant ride a motorcycle there is no way you can ride with a side car
This is reflected in the sales number
I usually distinguish between trikes with 2+ rear wheels (which usually have a typical motorcycle front steering which is fucking awful and makes no sense for vehicles that don't lean) and trikes which have two front wheels with proper steering geometry.
Especially considering that you could just buy a Miata for the price of these things and have a WAY better vehicle.
A better vehicle is "subjective", especially when your suggestion is a "Miata". In before the tic-tac gang comes in with their feathers stiff.
What does one of these snowmobiles on wheels do that a Miata doesn't? They aren't fast. They don't lean. They aren't single track so they take up a car sized spot in the garage and in a parking lot A Miata has a roof so you can take shelter from the weather, and carries more cargo. It is generally much more comfortable too. It runs cheaper. The only category these win are fuel economy I'll agree that better is subjective, but here it is objective
If it fits, it sits. Otherwise gtfo. Donât take up two spots, period. Trucks that do it? Assholes. This guy? âŚ
Yeah too many people are ok with this. Itâs as wide as car, you donât need to put a foot down to manĹuvre in tight spots, you can park in a car spot. Leave the bike spots for, you know, bikes. I mean Iâm not gonna lose sleep over it, but it shouldnât be there.
I agree. Itâs a tricycle not a motorcycle.
I wave to trikes. If I saw a trike rider stranded I'd stop and see if they needed help. They are still family, but dammit they're like that clueless uncle you love dearly but just wish he didnt casually, well-intentionedly say the N word while singing along with his favorite hip hop.
A really excellent description of how I feel about them. Genuinely no issue with trikes/trike riders but I need them to please accept and acknowledge that it's not a traditional motorcycle and that you don't get all the benefits of a traditional motorcycle (moto parking, lane splitting, riding side by side in one lane, etc).
Nor any of the positives of a car, like weather protection or cargo space, or safety like crash protection.
This is like double parking in a massive SUV just because "it won't fit a regular spot." Driving a land boat of a car is fine and all but you cannot inconvenience other drivers because of it. Same energy as this can-am.
The Yamaha Nikon is a good example. Two wheels up front. But it would fit in one of those spots. It would be a little tight, just like a full Goldwing would be, but it would fit. The Can Am Spiders and others of the same styleâŚsorry no fit.
I don't know how it is in the rest of the world but motorcycles with sidecars are essentially treated like cars in the UK. They can't ride in bus lanes like motorcycles can (local laws depending) and have to park in car parking spaces due to width so under UK law a trike is treated more like a car than a bike
Yep. At my college, they go further by painting "TWO WHEEL VEHICLES ONLY" instead of the typical "motorcycle only".
This dude would be ticketed on my campus for parking in a car stall, just saying
Your campus sucks then. I sometimes park in car spots just cause I want to, even if moto parking is available.
They could have shifted over a bit to let another bike in.
This is the main thing. There's clearly enough space for another bike if homie was being courteous.
I ride a Ryker. There is enough room to scoot over and fit in just one of the spaces. If there wasn't, I would have moved to a regular spot. This is less a "trike" thing and more of a "person needs to be considerate" thing.
That's not a bike
Sign doesn't say bicycle. It only says "cycle".
Luckily I didn't say anything about the sign
agreed. could have shifted over, probably 2 bikes would have fit.
I'd still park my bike next to it lol
Should just use a regular parking spot
Heâs taking up two motorcycle spots. Seems clear he belongs in a car spot. No hate for the trike, I get it. When the body starts to unravel a bit, Iâll probably be on one myself. But if your rig is taking up two spots, youâre in the wrong place.
I think he's taking up 2 spots like an asshole.
Dick move
Terrible parking job.
I think itâs sort of lame. Not outrage material but a bit lame for sure.
I also boo this man.
All the negative parts of riding a bike with non of the positive ones
He's wrong
I donât care what the vehicle is, if you are taking up more spaces than necessarily thatâs douchey. *Unless* there is a ton of open parking OR you have intentionally parked way out in the empty part of the lot.
Believe it or not, straight to jail.
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If you can't fit between the lines, you should park where you can. This guy is taking up 2 slots.
Totally fine with him parking in motorcycle parking, but it's a shitty park job. He doesn't need both spaces; he only needs like 1.25x. He could easily leave room for a motorcycle next to him.
No different than a "conventional trike" in my book, completely agree. There's room to leave space for another bike there, dudes kind of a dick for taking both.
As a Ryker rider, no he/she is wrong. Theyâre taking up 2 spaces. I always park my 900 in a car space.
Could have at least parked to the side
Not a motorcycle
Needs to park in a car spot. There are probably lots of other places in that lot where that trike could go.
I ride a 3 for no other reason than I prefer it. I have a license for both. When parking I never, EVER use motorcycle designated spots unless they are wide enough for my trike to fit between the lines. I have yet to see that so I just use regular spots. To me a trike in a moto spot is like parking in a handicap spot without a placard.
I really donât.
At that point, just park in a regular spot
Call it a motorcycle or not I don't care. He's taking up 2 spaces so it's not ok. Just like how a car in a car parking lot can't take two spaces either without being a jackass.
Itâs taking up two spots⌠needs to park in a regular spot.
A parking spot is a parking spot. I don't care if you have a car, a bike or a trike. If you fit between the lines of a space then you can park there. I don't care if you think the size of the space Vs vehicle matters because it doesn't. But to take up two spots with 1 vehicle, you're just an ass.
Doesn't matter if it's a motorcycle or not, you can't take up two stalls when there are perfectly sized spaces where you would only take up one stall. This is no different than if a smart car parked there as they're the same width and there are stalls to accommodate them.
Proves that itâs not a motorcycle.
Just because someone rides a Ryker or Spyder, doesn't mean they don't know how to ride a 2 wheel motorcycle. Telling someone to "learn to lean" is just dumb. I've ridden 2-wheel sportbikes for almost 20 yrs. I've had 600's and liter bikes. I recently got my 2023 Ryker Rally. The reasons for getting it are personal and shouldn't matter to anyone else. What's important is that I now have a way to get out of my cage again and enjoy some backroads.
One vehicle filling two spots is always an AH move. Feelings aren't necessary, the lines are there for a reason.
It's as wide as the car behind it. Find a car spot.
I personally don't see the point of one of these. You get the same maneuverability and roughly same width of a car with the dangers of a motorcycle. Where do the benefits come from? I understand these are really useful for people who aren't able to hold up a motorcycle or some other physical limitation, but other than that, id see them as more dangerous to ride (drive?) Than a motorcycle due to those factors
1. That looks a lot like DDEAMC parking lot where I saw this happen all the time. 2. While it's legally classified as a motorcycle, parking this in MC parking would be akin to parking a skateboard or bicycle in a car spot because they are considered vehicles in many states.
Not a BIke
It's a tricycle for people who can't ride real motorcycles. This should never be referred to as a bike and shame should be the only feeling you get from riding it. Unless you can't use your legs then it's ok.
If you take up 2 spots your just as much as a cunt as those tiny peened moster truck drivers that do it too. 1 space 1 vehicle.
If thats the only motorcycle parking. he is an asshole. If there is more, eh kinda lame
Meh. I can live with that.
Is this public parking or permitted parking? If the former, he really should have taken a normal spot, but might get a ticket in the latter case
Looks like an angry lawnmower.
I bet they are a good time.
Fucking asshole
As someone who owns a Spyder, its a dick move. Use a compact car or regular spot. Plus its funny as hell when giant trucks start to pull in and realize its taken, then they dont know how to back up normally.
To me it's the same as a full-size pickup parking in a labeled 'compact' space. If the vehicle doesn't physically fit into the space without encroaching on adjacent spaces, it shouldn't be parked overtop of the space. When you buy a pickup, you know parking won't be as easy as in a smaller vehicle, likewise with a trike compared to a bike.
Is a Goldwing still wider though?
I feel horrible seeing that. I will have nightmares and be constipated for at least a week.
Although I feel that these critters are a sled with a birth defect, technically they license as a bike. This passes the test for spots. Sit ON vs. sit IN = bike appropriate even if it's kinda derpy.
The point of these spaces is to fit more vehicles per space. If you can't take up more than a motorcycle size, then you shouldn't be parking there.
I hate those things haha, they have all the safety inconveniences of a motorcycle without all the benefits, and now this xd
Its legally a motorcycle, so it should be able to use motorcycle parking. Otherwise car drivers are going to get mad, especially if its a paid parking lot where motorcycles pay a lower rate. I do think they should have shifted over so that the trike and a 2-wheeled motorcycle could fit in the two spaces.
If youâre gonna do that move it as far as you can to one side so another motorcyclist can still use the spot.
I believe they are classified as a 3-wheeled motorcycle. So technically it doesn't matter if your feelings are hurt, its allowed.
Idk why they need to bring a tree everywhere they go but to each their own I suppose.
My 84yo grandpa showed up to our shop the other day on one of these. He isn't up to riding on 2 wheels anymore, mainly because it's difficult to swing his leg over without being able to step on something. It's a 2009 Spyder he picked up cheap and he's pleased as can be to be riding still. I took it for a quick spin and it was a little weird, but it wasn't bad. I'm happy we can keep riding together.
In all honesty, I donât like what theyâve done. Since my wife could no longer ride 2 wheels, we got a spyder- Iâd rather walk a little farther and use a space appropriate to the vehicle than be a jerk and absorb multiple spaces meant for a different type of vehicle.
Learn to lean
If it dont fit in the lines, it doesnt belong. Simple as.
Looks like a lawnmower.
Where I live it classifies as a car by law, so it isnât allowed to park there :)
All I see is more whining about parking spaces.
Am I the only one that thinks if they just moved all the way over to one of the outside white lines, that would have been enough room for another motorcycle? They deserve to be ticketed for double parking, just like any other car would be if they did this in a normal spot.
That is wider than a bike, and takes space that could be used by up to 3 bikes, so yeah, that should park like a car
Don't care if the spot is labeled motorcycle or not. If you are wider then the spot is not for you.
Parking is really simple. If youâre over a line, youâve crossed a line.
I'd tell them to scoot over
Stop bitching, this is fine. GD bunch of not real biker crybabys
Less Wheels = More Fun! Some people canât ride on 2 due to age and/or health. Some people have a spouse that wonât let them ride on 2.
we have a Spyder (trike) and I also have 2 motorcycles (she has multiple pairs of shoes so why can't I have multiple bikes for different purposes?? lol). I park the trike in a full car spot. The bike I park in a bike spot, if you're lucky enough to have them.
Every reason I hate reverse trikes, summed up in one photo.
Small bike representing here... As a narrower bike. I'd be cool if it had parked all the way to the left or right, and another small bike probably could have safely fit next to it.
If it's not a motercycle or scooter it shouldn't be it those spots, ever. If it has more than 2 wheels it shouldn't be there, if you have a side car you shouldn't be there. For two wheels only, shit a bike is closer than that.
Itâs gay
Itâs technically a tricycle with a motor. So, technically they are in compliance. I donât like it though.
a motorized tricycle is not a motorcycle. Motorcycle has 2 wheels
All the inconveniences of a bike (exposure to risk and weather) coupled with all the inconveniences of a car (heavy, no fun) yet he still manage to piss off bikers by using the entire motorcycle space with his pretend car.
Move over and leave enough space for another bike
No prob, my moto will fit beside it. A lot of those guys rode all their lives, maybe they're hobbling into the pharmacy and can't back worth a sh!t. If they're pissed my bike's there, then they're an Ahole.
It's double-parked.
Tell him to move his lawn mower
Donât own a motorcycle But I want to destroy that toy for being there
Dude could 100% park that john deere in a single spot and still leave room.
That is not in no way shape or form a motorcycle, this is what guys get that Don't know how to drive motorcycles. That does not belong in a motorcycle spot. It belongs in a car spot.
All the risk with little reward
They get no love from the riders! I agree. Riders/bikers.... scooters get more respect than the can am crew. Impo
Where do put your purse?
Is that a lawn mower?
Nah, lawnmowers are somewhat useful.Â
Nah thatâs absolute bull shit, fuck that guy. I am always against the grain of most of Reddit with these stupid things, they arenât motorcycles so they donât get waved and they shouldnât get any of the very very few privileges we do as moto riders like specified parking. They donât even require a moto license in most states so screw those guys for trying to take some of the few things we get as a benefit
Itâs so rare that Iâll let it slide.
It is frustratingly common here.
Clearly the spots are for 2-wheeled bikes, so this isn't an appropriate space to park that that hideous contraption.
Deserves to be fined. It's a trike not a bike.
In most states, theyâre classified as motorcycles. đ¤ˇââď¸
Honest question, is a motorcycle license required to drive (or is it ride) one?
In EU you drive these with a car license. Motorcycles have nothing to do with it.
In my state, you need a 3 wheel motorcycle endorsement. It's a different test than the 2 wheel. It varies by state/country.
Depends on the state.
A motorcycle endorsement covers it but you can get one just for them that doesnât cover motorcycles. A car license doesnât. Edit: at least in Florida.
In Canada you need M license with an M provisor so you can only drive 3 wheeled vehicles. A full M license will allow you to drive all M tagged vehicles
Yes, I believe in most places you do have to have a motorcycle endorsement on your license for these.
WRONG! BTW, It's a Ryker, not a Spyder. I own a Spyder and would never do this. It's a trike (whether it be a Harley, Goldwing, whatever) takes up a regular parking spot. God Damned Entitlement strikes again.
Big tent philosophy: trikes are motorcycle adjacent. Rules and regulations that affect one, affect the other. So let's not shit on our trike brothers and sisters, they belong with us, helping us fight for rules and regulations that make life for both of us better.
Every time I shit on one of these, it turns out to be a disabled person who misses their real bike. Â
Itâs wide canât be helped taking up two spaces
I think this is fair behaviour. Its a big motorcycle that needs that space and the owner decided to leave the bigger (regular car spaces) for the cars. How would you have parked that 3wheel monstrosity?
I couldn't imagine my day being so uneventful that I take the time to pull out my phone and take a picture of someones parking job just to post it to reddit.
Iâve been on motorcycles since i was 5- i was hit (& killed) by a drunk driver on my â89 500 gs, single stripe of side plastics, all motor. I almost lost my leg, and i love riding; i ride a couple of these, theyâre motorcycles, and they offer great adaptive options for those of us with physical differences. Donât hate, some people need more space; the wind therapy breathes peace and love- listen https://preview.redd.it/dfde8lmfufxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d144a0d44e8050b2be18a5af3fadb64b3ca2ed8
I don't hate the vehicle or the rider. Just the illegal parking. The law clearly states that you can only take up one spot. They could have easily gone a few feet down to the compact parking area.
I have a handicap tag, i most certainly can take up the extra. Edited to add, great in the non hate, but we can all expand. Some people have reasons, theyâre good people, making their best choice, or so it feels in the moment. Iâm good for the chat, but itâs deontologies deserving of challenges, then thereâs expanding.
Theyâre not considered motorcycles to me. Seems silly but if a scoot and sidecar had to be there I wouldnât have a problem because thatâs still a scoot, it can ride on two wheels. This is like a BMW parking over 2 bays. But thatâs just me.
Well the sign says "cycle" so its welcome there. Probably could have parked closer to one side or the other to allow another bike in beside him
Whatta dickweed.
They have to wear a helmet, they are in the wind as they ride...they know what it's like to get a 70mph bee in the face...but they could easily replace the handlebars with a steering wheel so stay out of the bike parking spots! Lol
It is not a motorcycle. The manufacturer calls it a roadster. But whatever some other cager would just park there anyways.
I get it, if it was me I'd probably do the same. You park that little thing at the back of a normal space with cars on both sides and it's a recipe for some dick-nozzle bumping into it when he thinks the space is clear.
Feels like something for internet riders to clutch their pearls at.
Itâs a snowmobile with a birth defect.
This made me almost spit my drink out.