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Knowing the power and performance of the Honda GL 1800 motorcycle, the engineers at Champion knew it would be no easy task to produce a motorcycle trike kit that would complement this powerful motorcycle. The trike's styling would have to match that timeless design of the best Honda could offer. The suspension would have to be designed to endure high speed and be agile enough to avoid unexpected driving hazards, yet ride comfortably over undesirable road conditions. And our engineers knew our trike would have to be just as reliable and dependable as Honda's superb machine. That's exactly what we accomplished with the Champion GL 1800 trike kit. Ride a new Champion GL 1800 trike kit and find out how the Champion engineers worked with Honda's design to produce the most exhilarating trike kit available to date.
Overall Width 57.75"
Overall Length 108"
Overall Length (w/ EZ-Steer) 109.5"
Wheelbase 71"
Wheelbase (w/ EZ-Steer) 72.5"
Load Capacit 640 pounds
Tire Size 205/70/R15
Brakes High performance disc
Trunk capacity 6.75 cubic feet (3 full face helmets + more)
Suspension "Zero-Flex" swing arm using the OEM adjustable shocks and 2 coil-over shocks |
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Machines like this one started the all-terrain vehicle craze 30-odd years ago. After 25 years and countless muddy miles, this one is still going strong.
Although 3-wheeled and 4-wheeled motorcycles had been produced in limited numbers for agriculture and rural transportation prior to the 1970s, the modern all-terrain vehicle (ATV) really has its roots in leisure, not work. The first mass-produced, recognizably modern ATV was Honda's US90, released in the USA in 1970. This three-wheeled, 90cc machine was a huge success -- mostly among urban, rather than rural, off-road riders. The ATC110 (ATC stands for `all-terrain cycle'), released in the USA in 1979, was only an incremental development of the US90. Although it has a larger engine, the ATC110 has the same air-cooled, four-stroke engine arrangement, the same four-speed, dual range gearbox, the same chassis, almost the same balloon tyres, and the same styling. In both machines, the emphasis is on robust simplicity. There is no electronic ignition, no cooling system, no indicators or clocks, no electric start, a single brake, no differential gear, and no suspension.
Honda went on to produce larger ATC models -- and models with electric start, suspension, etc -- but these days the company's off-road offerings are all four-wheelers. Other companies have produced three-wheeled ATVs, but they don't seem to have achieved the same popularity as the Hondas. In the meantime, four-wheeled ATVs have taken over almost completely from the popular 3-wheelers of the 80s, and there is a glut of cheap, nasty machines on the market at the moment. |
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