The Polaris and Morgan are 3 wheeled cars. The Slingshot even has a car engine in it. The Can-Am is a trike, 3 wheeled motorcycle. One of my friends has a Slingshot. It is cool, fun to drive. I borrowed another friends Morgan 3 wheeler several years ago and took my fiance out on a drive and date. I am saving for one of my own, is the most fun vehicle I have ever driven, and the cool factor is through the roof.
I'm you side that about all of those vehicles are so what is a goldwing or Harley three wheeler? It doesnt matter what they are everyone likes what they like and when you get together and ride 40 to 200 deep it's just nice whatever you drive .I'm a Can-Am man my wife and I just love bike riding 3 wheels or 2 wheel I don't care what you ride
I'm on my 2nd Spyder RT and love it. They forgot to mention that the Spyder goes 0-60 in 4 seconds. I've ryden across country, north rim of Grand Canyon in the summer (113 degree desert), throughout New England in the Fall (rain and temps dipping into the 30's) and never a single problem, ever. IMHO the Slingshot and Morgan are cars. Everything about them is car but with one less wheel. BRP says the Spyder isn't a motorcycle but is a ryding technology all to itself, however most of us just refer to it as a motorcycle for ease of conversation. The difference between sitting on a Spyder and sitting in a car is night and day. On a Spyder you're in/part of the environment. In a car you're just looking at the environment. The technology in the Spyder is amazing. Besides what was mentioned it has a "Nanny" computer. If you go around a corner too fast and a wheel starts to lift the computer senses it and reduces the torque and puts the wheel back down. Talk about safety. That's what they touched on in the video. So you won't flip a Spyder unless you try really hard to on purpose. Personally, keep the slingshot and the Morgan, and the Morgan isn't worth anything near $80K. My top of the line RT Limited stickers for about $30K, but I paid about $27K out the door. The RT is a road cruiser for longer trips. There are several levels/models of Spyder from sport performance to cruising and everything in between.
If folks enjoy these 3 wheel vehicles that's cool. For me: If it doesn't steer with counter steering and doesn't lean into corners, it ain't a motorcycle.
xXzeTaco49Xx Yeah man...They got it backwards! To me trikes is "cheating." Ha! Nothing against those machines or the folks who ride 'em. I never rode one but I can't image it gives that same feeling you get when you're balance on two wheels. I would think, especially on that Can-Am, that it would feel like the vehicle wants to lose you. Like it hopes you fall off. On two wheels you're just one with the machine.
Richard Joash Tan lol...I am "a bullshit"? Hey bro...you like that thing, well it's all good. I can respect that. I wouldn't ride one but one man's meat is another man's poison. Live and let live. Go drink some Halo-Halo and have a good one.
I rode a Can Am Spyder on a 500 mile trip and being a 45 yr motorcycle rider, I liked it. Despite having three wheels, it's a motorcycle. It's well designed and built and the semi automatic shift makes it so easy to ride anyone can do it. After all, more riders is a good thing.
This was a good honest review. A lot of people just hate on the Slingshot. I love mine but I'm not gunna pretend it's perfect. You guys did a fair and honest evaluation.
Really sucks that the Morgan is so expensive. If it was anywhere close to the price range of the polaris or Can-am, I'd get one in a second. They are super cool.
I have a Slingshot and love it. Yes it has faults, but don't they all. Too many people come into the Slingshot expecting too much. It looks Great, fun to drive and is well worth the money not like the other two. Polaris done a good job, they could do some tweaking, but for the most part it's good.
One thing that was completely over looked is deprecation of value after purchase, the morgan may be by far the most expensive but check back i 10-20 years the morgan will be an investment and the others will just be outdated toys
I've driven a Spyder, and I think the best comparison to another vehicle would be riding a snowmobile. The way you steer and sit really gives a similar feel.
I don't care what you call it, growing up driving MG's and Triumphs makes the Morgan right up my ally. It just screams leather helmets, gauntlet gloves, and fleece lined jackets. The only color it should come in is British racing green with RAF meatballs on the side.
Most folks who doesn't own one will have negative things to say. If you have a bike, three or two drive want you want. I own a CBR 954 and a Slingshot and I then showed some folks what it can do. If you can afford either then bump what the next person think.
Great video guys. I liked that you choice the vehicles that you did to compare. I would have like to have seen 0-60mph and 1/4 mile tests, though. I love my Spyder F3S. I traded in my 2014 RT for it. I think it is great, but I do look for aftermarket performance parts (pipes are available). I can see why motorcyclists may or may not like them. I am a car guy that really thought long about buying this as another toy. Glad I did!
+Scott S Hey Scott , I've got a 2010 RS, When looking for a new pipe for mine, i didn't like the look, sound or bulkyness (what i was trying to get rid of) of the standard Two-Brothers, Yoshimura, ect pipes available. Instead, I bought a 2 1/2" dia. Super-Trapp pipe, installed 4 rings and an open end-cap and....Holy Crap!!! not only does it sound awesome, deep, throaty and powerful, it really opened her up and let her BREATH!. I thought she was quick before. Now it's just wicked. I get plenty of compliments about it. Most people have no idea the performance of the things.
Kinda does look like a Batmobile from the front. But I just can’t like the back so much! Plus the side by side riding position, ho hum. I’ll tKe the Can Am, thank you.
I wish I could afford a Morgan, I'm sorry but that Slingshot looks like it was parked in a trash compactor. I wish these small shop guys would realize that you dont HAVE to make everything look like a Transformer or the Batcycle. BTW why the hell WASN'T the T-Rex included in this?
ZesPak OK they're huge in the world of Snowmobiles and ATVs but they aren't really on the same scale of magnitude as Honda either. Don't get me wrong, I love the concept of the trike like the Slingshot, but that bodywork does look like it got parked in a trash compactor and turn off halfway thru, I have the same problem with the T-rex, which in some body panel configurations looks like a big nargly lugie frozen in mid-spit. At least the Morgan and even the CanAm have cleaner lines. I wish there were body panel options for the Slingshot so it didnt have to look like a Darth Vader sqwishy face. BTW why the hell WASN'T the T-Rex included in this?
KlunkerRider That way you're always right, no-one is on the same scale of magnitude as Honda :D. < Honda doesn't mean "small shop guys", that's what I was saying. I do agree the back end could have more thought put into it. But I wouldn't mind it, especially for the price they manage to make it. The morgan looks vastly better finished, but it's also reflected in the price of course. You pay your monies....
KlunkerRider You greatly underestimated Polaris Industries, They're one of the fastest growing companies over the last 10 years, They've bought out over ten company's in the last 5 years, They saved KTM from having to close it's doors, They Bought out GEM (ugly little electric cars) they own stock in FUJI heavy industries (makers of Subaru) and so much more. Polaris is building multiple new facility's across the globe. The company's stock has grown over 300% since my Mom started working for them. When my mom started working for Polaris all they built were Jet Ski's, Snowmobiles and Atv's and were a very small company, Fast forward 20 years Honda has killed off bits and pieces of the company and Polaris is expanding. A huge factor in Polaris's growth has been the Military Contract's. The only reason Honda remains a bigger company is due to it's Car manufacturing. I'm a Ski-doo, Ducati and Yamaha guy as far as toys go but the sheer growth of Polaris over the last ten years has been amazing. Polaris didn't feel effects of the recession they boomed their way threw it with the Ranger and Rzr lines. My mom gets more polaris stock every year and if they wouldn't have diversified at all her retirement package would have been enough to maybe buy a new truck but now due to the sheer growth of the company she's going to be just fine when she retires. She moved to Roseau for the job because were i grew up there wasn't much work most of the Iron Mines had been closed and she was sick of barely scraping by so she moved up north to make 10 bucks an hour back than which was huge for her. Polaris keeps buying companies and rumors have it they are going to expand into even more than they are now, Polaris has it's foot in almost every industry to some extent. hard to believe Polaris got it's start in a Farm Shop by some bored kids who were just messing around. One of Polaris's Founders also started Arctic Cat which seems silly as they're such big rivals in the Snowmobile world. In another 20 years it wouldn't surprise me to see Polaris Surpass Honda in every aspect.
Knallkoper Morder TMI, don't get me wrong, I have no beef with them as a company, its purely the aesthetics of the Slingshot that erks me. Something that small could have customizable body panels. Its the crushed Batmobile/Transformers vibe that rubs me wrong.
KlunkerRider I don't mind the look of it until you see it from behind i hate the rear end it's so ugly, I'll stick to two wheel motorcycles for as long as i am able tho.
Yes, I love the comparison of the 3 wheelers. I have a Can Am 2012 and wish it was a 3 cylinder model but the trade in value does not seem fair. so I keep the 2112 model. I like the Slingshot but not the heat problem for the passenger. Yes, there is a heat problem and it must be corrected before I would buy one. Id but the Morgan in a heart beat if it was realistic in the $30,000. 00 dollar area. No reason that the Morgan is starting at $50,000.00 as a basic unit.This vehicle could be a winner if the Morgan people would be true full with their sticker prices.Then some one else should buy the Morgan package and go into production at a releasable rate and sale the HELL OUT OF THEM.
Morgan are selling three-wheelers as fast as they can produce them. They're hand-built so it's not as if they're going to double production any time soon. Why would they drop the price? People who buy Morgans like the fact they they last forever and hold their value.
The Can-am is a motorcycle the Grinnall Scorpion III has a motorcycle engine, rear and electrics. The Morgan has a V-twin motorcycle styled engine. The Polaris Slingshot has only one thing taken from a motorcycle and thats the rear drive! Its engine and gearbox is from a Car! As usual NO sign of a GRINNALL SCORPION III...... I own a Grinnall Scorpion k40 with a BMW K1300cc motorbike engine which develops 467BHP/ton and has the performance that easily matches a £70,000 ($112,000) Sports car. This little K40 can get from 0 to 60MPH in around 3 seconds and will easily manage 150MPH. Every time a slingshot appears you can bet that there will be NO Grinnall Scorpions in the same video. The new K40 has an even wider front track which drastically reduces the risk of rolling over. About time these 2 cars got together in the same video i think!
I think the Can-Am is pretty fucking cool and plan to buy one. It's pretty awesome for what it is....but to me, it's a "Motortricycle." I love bikes as well but I respect motorcycles for what they are and wouldn't consider a Can-Am a motorcycle.
zlistcelebrity out of the three the spyder is definitely the sexiest out of them... the slingshots rear end makes people puke especially at the price.then the morgan is just a shit car that they decided to put the wheel in the middle instead of the natural 2 in the back..
papersly vg The Morgan was built that way to make it more affordable in the 1910's and 20's so Morgan could avoid car taxes so people of humbler means could afford motored vehicles thus creating the classification of "cyclecar" which is what the slingshot and 3 wheeler are. Though personally i find the slingshot ugly with to many straight lines, that huge gap between the wheel and fender, and just how you sit in it though i get a lot of people like that "stealth" look its just not me. Also I have always found the spyders to be ugly and also have thought of them more as quad bikes with a missing wheel so i guess "trio bikes". Though i feel they are going in the right direction with the F3 it still inst there yet for me to want to drive it every day. The Morgan on the other hand I think the lines are great everything just "fits" to me I also love that its made by craftsmen and not machines of course the trunk is bad though the slingshot and the Morgan have about the same trunk space which is about the size of one saddlebag and its a bit pricey starting at about 35k for used and 41K to 55k witch is about the price of a low end Porsche but for the money there is not a better driving experience in my opinion.
Well i finally tried out the SLINGSHOT and that is definitely the way to go for me. You can't beat the price, comfortable, sound, storage, and handling on any other 3 wheel bike out there and I am not paying for the Harley name. I can buy 2 Slingshots brand new for the same brice fully loaded for 1 Harley trike not fully loaded. Sad situation I think. Each to there own choices I guess. Happy riding people. I know I will be traveling more now in my future. So excited. Ride on. Wind sisters. Ride on
Lmao, a trike has 2 wheels in the back stupid. A Can Am has 2 wheels in the front and 1 in the back stupid. A motorcycle has 2 wheels you dumb dumb asses.
Some people could just give you their opinion, without calling you names........Why do people find the need to call others "dumb" or "stupid"?? Not necessary, not constructive at all....
I like the DMV definition. With a caveat; Must a saddle between the legs, and use hand controls similar to conventional motorcycles, and must have less than 4 wheels on the main operational unit. Meaning, the Spyder is a motorcycle, the other two are really terrible cars.
I disagree I own a Slingshot and it is a fun vehicle (auto cycle), after driving a Slingshot, cars, SUVs are boring. If you put any sedan/SUV next to a Slingshot, the Slingshot is going to get all the looks. Plus the Slingshot is faster than most cars and SUVs. Rent a Slingshot and see how much fun they are to drive, especially the one with a five speed manual transmission.
Nice comparison, I like your take on it, but personally I prefer the other spyders over the F3, just because of rider position. But a major question remains, can you turn off Stability Control and all that stuff on the spyder?? Thanks, for anyone that knows
they make me think of old black and white videos of the first race cars. very cool look, but I'm starting to like the Asian look. the Polaris would look it's best, modeled closely to the batmobile, and in only black/gray.
Back in the day the Brits had a vehicle taxation regime which paid some attention to weight. Originally to drive a 3-wheeled vehicle (i.e. a motorcycle and sidecar), on a motorcycle licence you had to pass a full motorcycle test. When your licence was issued you were given a B1 class on your licence as well, which gave you the right to drive a vehicle with 3 or 4 wheels up to 550 kg, but B1 licences stopped being issued in 2001. Now if you have a full motorcycle licence and are over 21 you may drive a 3-wheeled vehicle of any weight. Three wheel vehicles as sold by Morgan and BSA in the 1920/30s, were very light and could be driven on a motorcycle licence. They even made three wheeled four seaters powered by Ford side-valve motors. In later years, Reliant, Bond, Berkeley and more, made three wheelers with various engines and glass fibre bodywork. All were regularly reviewed in the motorcycle press. I personally drove a Berkeley T60, a 1950 Morgan Family Four with a Ford engine, a 1930s Morgan powered by a Matchless V-Twin, and a 1960s Reliant Regal at various times. As far as I know they could all be driven on a car licence as well.
If it was legally classified as a motorcycle (which it is) technically it can lane split. I don't know why dmv doesn't just create a 3 wheeled class, problem solved..
I agree. I've been riding for 35 years. I have my 2014 Spyder RS sitting in my garage next to my Yamaha Star Bolt and my Suzuki Boulevard (currently under repair). There are millions motorcyclists who don't live in California who don't worry about lane splitting. Here, in upstate New York, we do worry about bad weather and wet, falling leaves this time of year. My Spyder has even been out in the snow.
The Can-Am is a motorcycle with an added wheel. The Morgan and Polaris are cars with one wheel removed. The Spyder is geared towards people that can't or don't want to hold up a 2 wheeler. The Morgan and Slingshot were "classified motorcycles" to get around the passenger car safety regulations. This is clearly apples to oranges.
+sno4brains The Spyder is an ATV with one wheel removed. It doesn't steer like a motorcycle, it steers like an ATV. And some guys can really rocket their ATVs even on the gravel shoulder of the road. They'd be right at home on a Spyder.
lane splitting is illegal in Canada so that throws that theory out about not being a motorcycle, all three wheel cars in Britain are classified as motorcycles for as long as I can remember, it allowed younger drivers a chance to drive a vehicle back in the day and they used to block the reverse so you can't back up until you became older, nowadays you can drive at 16 and get your license with a driving course at school. in Britain you can only ride a small cc motorcycle until you reach a certain age or pass your driving test (not sure what age). I would love to get a Polaris slingshot.
I just saw a slingshot today on the highway it looked badass. Very surprised that it is only 20k thats awesome I thought it was going to be way out of my range of possibly being able to purchase.I wanna get behind the wheel soooooooo bad.
I would love to get our Tri Pod reviewed in amongst these choices on day ( including T Rex as well). At half the weight of the Slingshot and a somewhat more developed steering feel (judging by the commentary in this excellent wrap up) it would interesting to hear what they think.
The key to the Spyder in turns is to hold the throttle or let off the throttle, trying to accelerate while in the turn or too early coming out is the best way to lock things up. I like the Spyder, but it takes a lot of seat time to get the hang of the driving system.
Is the Can-Am F3 still use a rotax? In my opinion, the best snowmobile engine of all time. Owned them since 1969, and I still ride my 69' Bombardier 12-3 when we actually have snow. Rotax reliability has overtaken the small plane engine market.
They upgraded their 1000ccm V2 to a 1330ccm 3 cylinder in line. with 115 bhp and alot of torque.The perfect engine for a crusing vehicle like the can am is
It's to bad they couldn't use their 850cc E-tec Rotax snowmobile engine. 165 hp . Fast as helll! But 2 stroke. I remember when a lot of road bikes were 2 stroke, 70's.
Exactly what I thought! Can-Am is a BRP brand along with Ski-Doo which makes snowmobiles. It is a street legal snowmobile from a company famous for snowmobiles!
Hello, U.K Motor bike has always referred to 2 wheel Solo bikes. These to give them their correct name are Reverse trikes because the 2 wheels are at the front. The original Morgan did not have a reverse gear so it could be driven on a normal Motor bike licence. Andy C
Morgan is classy in a sort of way. The others, especially the Polaris, seem like a gimmick... And a nerdy way to go. Especially when you have to wear a helmet. In the Morgan, you grab some googles and a scarf and then you go.
All 3 of these trikes are rear-wheel-drive. It'd be interesting to see what people would call the Elio when they finally start selling, seeing as the Elio is front-wheel-drive.
A Slingshot passed opposite me this morning on the way to work. Didn't know it at the time, but it certainly caught my eye. When 3rd wheel revealed, thought maybe I'd entered the yawning moment of witnessing a collision ahead of me. Gratitude for my safety after passing. That is all.
@@truknz71 True, but I said I would not pay. If others want to, have at it. But your implied point is 100% correct, anything is worth whatever anyone is willing to pay for it. Beyonce bought Jay-z a $5M watch for a birthday. I am sure there is enough supply of these vehicles to exactly match buyers.
Enthusiasts on both fronts need to accept these as motorcycles and refer to them that way If we don't, the government will remove the loophole and these fun-to-drive vehicles will be hung out to dry with the likes of the Lotus Elise due to DOT automotive regulations
Owning 3 Spyders i love then i drove a Slingshot and it would be fun riding one at the beach, but a Meata is more fun, as for a Morgan, well, like you guys said, too expensive, i have the money and could buy one BUT, truely not worth the price!
That was great, thank you! (belatedly). Is it not time to take another entertaining look at the Trike scene? We have the new Morgan, and there are more Tilting Trikes around, too. I like those, having experimented a bit as an engineering student. OK, it was a pushbike with a removed front wheel replaced by a couple of lengths of Dexion Slotted Angle and a big roller-skate on a hinge. But (on really smooth concrete) it did handle just like a bike....with five wheels! We also raced a Bond 875 - don't try this at home, kids! Delta trikes do so want to flip if you turn and brake.
I would have liked them to throw in the Harley Tri-Glide as a 4th trike and see their comments as to how it handles comparatively. Wonder if the "not a motorcycle" crowd gives the Tri-Glide a pass?
The original can am is a ski doo snowmobile modified to cross the seasonal gap and make use of a great existing platform. not a fan of the breaking of the stability systems. if you like driving a sled then can am is a blast. Polaris, also being a huge maker of snowmobiles, pulled of a cool vehicle.
As far as I see it, if you have 3 wheels, you might as well have 4. You are still going to be left in the dust by the lane splitter s when the traffic gets stuck. I really wish at least one of these looked at least close to as cool as the Ariel Atom. The Slingshot would be VERY cool, if it didn't have such a Bat Mobile vibe about it, but probably fun to ride in though.
oi32df correct the Can Am needs to be driven like a snow mobil. Yes, most people that never grew up in the snow belts need to learn how to lean to drive the Can Am.Nothing against those who never saw snow.
I love my 2021 F-3S Spyder. It’s fast as I want it to be and gets lots of looks and 👍🏻 from everyone who sees it. Tracksion/Stability control don’t reduce my fun factor. The nanny don’t mute my fun.
It was said previously here by +SAVikingSA, the Spyder is like a snowmobile. Maybe it's a Canadian thing. Folks here caught on quickly to operate them like a snowmobile or an ATV. You lean to the outside to give the outside wheel more weight. The rider in this video was leaning into curves in such an exaggerated manner, it didn't surprise me to see that instance of it going hairy on the S bend. Maybe if the day comes where I'm physically unable to keep a motorcycle upright, I'd look at an alternative. But by then, we'll have affordable bikes with the double front leaning steering system. Got to have the lean :) The Slingshot up close looked kind of iffy for safety if an absent minded passenger wasn't careful. The seating is as far outboard or more so than any other part of the machine, with just a few tubes between your body, elbow, arm, etc. and whatever comes your way. Definitely a hooligan ride that will grab lots of attention though. Bring on the sunny days.
lokisgodhi that's what i was intending to convey. I just emphasized the t-rex in terms of modern vehicles. The video states the can-am as the first in recent memory.
My motorcycle dealership has two slingshot sls and i love the look of them. but of course i live in texas so theyre just showroom paper weights until we can get the nannying to stop. they do look amazing. gonna take one for a spin this weekend.
Just curious, would it be out of the question to swap in a Rotax 1500cc Supercharged 260 HP Triple from a Sea Doo? Randy AKA randog311 (I own a 2015 Sea Doo GTX 260 iS Limited and also the original owner of a 1983 Suzuki GS100ESD).
A M3W is NOT an $80K dollar car. This morgan has a number of user modifications, but it still wouldnt cost $80K new. Its a high $40K-50K car MAX in the US depending on what you check on the options list. Still not cheap, but completely misquoted in this video.
Yes, Morgan is one of those companies where you can have them customize things to the depths of their pockets, but this is the case of most bespoke items. There is no $12,000 options package. I have attached to 2014 pricing list for comparison. www.morgan3wheeler.co.uk/m3wpricelist2014.pdf Still, informing people that M3W are $80K cars and comparing it as an $80K cars in general even if one customer specs it like crazy is not an honest comparison. This is especially the case since most of the options you see on that car are aftermarket and not from the factory. The steering wheel, the metal dash, the stop watches in passenger compartment, the intake on the engine, chrome tail light housings, etc. are all non Morgan parts that were added later.
krodista What are you talking about the super model is 40 thousand without any modification and you can throw on another 30 or so with just a few options. Anyway they state the model they tested with that setup was 80K. And the Bright package is whats on there not chrome.
tacamo21 super model? there is no such thing as a super model. Point being, it was just poor journalism to talk about the car as a $80K car. Yes they can be priced up to that, but comparing stock non modded cars to highly modded both by factory and aftermarket is a bit daft. Sure, The Morgan is still grossly more expensive than the competition, but not to the degree they are showcasing.
tacamo21 Its not the fact the Morgan is more expensive, it the degree that its portrayed which is in question. Its one thing to say These cars are X priced, but this one is Y priced and talk more about it being a X priced car when comparing it to other automobiles especially since all the modification are aesthetics and not performance.
the Spyder is the only one considered a motorcycle in Canada, and even it handles more like a snowmobile. And why did Poaris put a shaft drive in the Slingshot, and then connect it too a belt drive instead of using a large touring bike rear end?
I have a spy racing quad, which is in a different price range, but they do make a three wheel version which is more affordable for the likes of us, Chinese made etc whit all the problems and lots of fun and admiring looks too.
Way too expensive! Especially considering you can get a car for those prices, and a luxury limo for the other. An elio goes for 1/3rd of the price. They should make an econo version, 300cc 1 seater for $3-4k.
Agree these are not crash tested, air bag vehicles. Way too much for a death trap that is just a frame with a motor. How do they come up with such crazy prices?
Elios will never go into production. He is in scam mode now. Full dressed Harley’s sell for more than many cars. So what? The Morgan is $50,000 US. If expense is an issue for your u, stuck with your Yaris.
I dont think it would to be cosidered a motorcycle u need one rear motorized/powered wheel. that how the Morgan originally cought on back in the day cars needed a license and insurance but motorcycle didn't so by putting only one wheel powered in the back they found a loophole and manage to sell them as motorcycle
I personally think that they should do the Slingshot like the KTM and just make it 4 wheels and had some more horses to it and it would be sooo much better. IMO
Hm... I don't know if I'm imagining it, but you guys seem to have improved your show a lot since I last checked you guys out. Sounds more like a bunch of guys having an honest conversation over a couple beers than random people reading a cheesy script off the wall. Also, I'm digging the WWI fighterplane vibes off the Morgan :) Can-Am is definitely the ugliest of the lot in my book.
The government won't do it Enthusiasts on both fronts need to accept these as motorcycles and refer to them that way If we don't, the government will remove the loophole and these fun-to-drive vehicles will be hung out to dry with the likes of the Lotus Elise due to DOT automotive regulations
The term is "autocycle" and Elio Motors has been getting it approved all over the country. If all goes well, the Elio will be available next year for around 7K, which ain't bad for a 2 seat coupe with AC, power windows, and a safety cage.
rjwz28 I disagree.It's not a motorcycle. You sit ON a motorcycle, the Slingshot and Morgan you sit IN, granted you sit ON the Can-Am BUT....... ......all these vehicles have 3 wheels, as you know a motorcycle has 2. how can they be motorcycles???
Motor City Man A BIcycle, by definition, has two wheels... A TRIcycle, by definition has three wheels... A MOTORcycle, by definition, has a motor, but the number of wheels are not specified in the name Legally, a motorcycle has less than four wheels... That's why a Goldwing trike is still registered as a motorcycle, as was the original Morgan three-wheeler Unless the US institutes a new legal category allowing these vehicles to be sold and registered as "autocycles" (as indicated by the other poster above), we need these vehicles to be considered motorcycles in order for them to be legal Seriously, enthusiasts having more options is never a bad thing
Can-Am Spyder F3 has a 6 speed transmission not 5 .... But these boys are on the Money when they say the traction/stability controls kick in way to fast ... Locking up on a corner is never fun and down right dangers !!! But as You learn to ride this Roadster (Not a Bike) it is a lot of fun and a real head turner
I love the front of the slingshot, but the back and sides look horrible. The Morgan is just plain cool and I love the exposed engine. The can am is the most bike like, and is the one I’d choose out of the 3 because it’s truly open air with handle bars and no seatbelts. Can am wins hands down in my book with a close second being the Morgan, and the slingshot in a distant 3rd.
in the UK, anyone who passed their car test after 2013, is not allowed to drive these as they are classed as tricycles and require a motorcycle licence to operate.
The Polaris and Morgan are 3 wheeled cars. The Slingshot even has a car engine in it. The Can-Am is a trike, 3 wheeled motorcycle. One of my friends has a Slingshot. It is cool, fun to drive. I borrowed another friends Morgan 3 wheeler several years ago and took my fiance out on a drive and date. I am saving for one of my own, is the most fun vehicle I have ever driven, and the cool factor is through the roof.
I'm you side that about all of those vehicles are so what is a goldwing or Harley three wheeler? It doesnt matter what they are everyone likes what they like and when you get together and ride 40 to 200 deep it's just nice whatever you drive .I'm a Can-Am man my wife and I just love bike riding 3 wheels or 2 wheel I don't care what you ride
My Dad just took me for a ride on his Polaris Slingshot and I loved it. It's an awesome ride, fun and it will run.
I'm on my 2nd Spyder RT and love it. They forgot to mention that the Spyder goes 0-60 in 4 seconds. I've ryden across country, north rim of Grand Canyon in the summer (113 degree desert), throughout New England in the Fall (rain and temps dipping into the 30's) and never a single problem, ever. IMHO the Slingshot and Morgan are cars. Everything about them is car but with one less wheel. BRP says the Spyder isn't a motorcycle but is a ryding technology all to itself, however most of us just refer to it as a motorcycle for ease of conversation. The difference between sitting on a Spyder and sitting in a car is night and day. On a Spyder you're in/part of the environment. In a car you're just looking at the environment. The technology in the Spyder is amazing. Besides what was mentioned it has a "Nanny" computer. If you go around a corner too fast and a wheel starts to lift the computer senses it and reduces the torque and puts the wheel back down. Talk about safety. That's what they touched on in the video. So you won't flip a Spyder unless you try really hard to on purpose. Personally, keep the slingshot and the Morgan, and the Morgan isn't worth anything near $80K. My top of the line RT Limited stickers for about $30K, but I paid about $27K out the door. The RT is a road cruiser for longer trips. There are several levels/models of Spyder from sport performance to cruising and everything in between.
If folks enjoy these 3 wheel vehicles that's cool. For me: If it doesn't steer with counter steering and doesn't lean into corners, it ain't a motorcycle.
Technically they lean when turning just the wrong way...
xXzeTaco49Xx Yeah man...They got it backwards! To me trikes is "cheating." Ha! Nothing against those machines or the folks who ride 'em. I never rode one but I can't image it gives that same feeling you get when you're balance on two wheels. I would think, especially on that Can-Am, that it would feel like the vehicle wants to lose you. Like it hopes you fall off. On two wheels you're just one with the machine.
Wiser InTime AND YOU ARE A BULLSHIT BECAUSE I AM BIASED WITH THE SPYDER!!!!!!!
Richard Joash Tan lol...I am "a bullshit"? Hey bro...you like that thing, well it's all good. I can respect that. I wouldn't ride one but one man's meat is another man's poison. Live and let live. Go drink some Halo-Halo and have a good one.
Wiser InTime Trikes are great for people who want to get out and ride but for whatever reason cannot do so on a two wheeled machine.
I rode a Can Am Spyder on a 500 mile trip and being a 45 yr motorcycle rider, I liked it. Despite having three wheels, it's a motorcycle. It's well designed and built and the semi automatic shift makes it so easy to ride anyone can do it. After all, more riders is a good thing.
Not a motorcycle. Sorry.
3 wheels is a trike not a motorcycle, call things what they are
This was a good honest review. A lot of people just hate on the Slingshot. I love mine but I'm not gunna pretend it's perfect. You guys did a fair and honest evaluation.
What are the negatives of owning a Slingshot?
MORGAN for sure, no doubt about it.
Really sucks that the Morgan is so expensive. If it was anywhere close to the price range of the polaris or Can-am, I'd get one in a second. They are super cool.
I have a Slingshot and love it. Yes it has faults, but don't they all. Too many people come into the Slingshot expecting too much. It looks Great, fun to drive and is well worth the money not like the other two. Polaris done a good job, they could do some tweaking, but for the most part it's good.
80K for the Morgan! Can-Am for me. Any day.
first of all
There is 1 motorcycle and 2 cars. ( period ) CANAM
One thing that was completely over looked is deprecation of value after purchase, the morgan may be by far the most expensive but check back i 10-20 years the morgan will be an investment and the others will just be outdated toys
You guy's forgot the T-Rex models!
I've driven a Spyder, and I think the best comparison to another vehicle would be riding a snowmobile. The way you steer and sit really gives a similar feel.
I don't care what you call it, growing up driving MG's and Triumphs makes the Morgan right up my ally. It just screams leather helmets, gauntlet gloves, and fleece lined jackets. The only color it should come in is British racing green with RAF meatballs on the side.
Most folks who doesn't own one will have negative things to say. If you have a bike, three or two drive want you want. I own a CBR 954 and a Slingshot and I then showed some folks what it can do. If you can afford either then bump what the next person think.
Great video guys. I liked that you choice the vehicles that you did to compare. I would have like to have seen 0-60mph and 1/4 mile tests, though. I love my Spyder F3S. I traded in my 2014 RT for it. I think it is great, but I do look for aftermarket performance parts (pipes are available). I can see why motorcyclists may or may not like them. I am a car guy that really thought long about buying this as another toy. Glad I did!
+Scott S Hey Scott , I've got a 2010 RS, When looking for a new pipe for mine, i didn't like the look, sound or bulkyness (what i was trying to get rid of) of the standard Two-Brothers, Yoshimura, ect pipes available. Instead, I bought a 2 1/2" dia. Super-Trapp pipe, installed 4 rings and an open end-cap and....Holy Crap!!! not only does it sound awesome, deep, throaty and powerful, it really opened her up and let her BREATH!. I thought she was quick before. Now it's just wicked. I get plenty of compliments about it. Most people have no idea the performance of the things.
The Polaris Slingshot looks like a Batmobile.
Kinda does look like a Batmobile from the front. But I just can’t like the back so much! Plus the side by side riding position, ho hum. I’ll tKe the Can Am, thank you.
Damn! I truly love this video. You guys were awesome, I could not pull away and hated it ended. Great job.
I wish I could afford a Morgan, I'm sorry but that Slingshot looks like it was parked in a trash compactor. I wish these small shop guys would realize that you dont HAVE to make everything look like a Transformer or the Batcycle.
BTW why the hell WASN'T the T-Rex included in this?
ZesPak OK they're huge in the world of Snowmobiles and ATVs but they aren't really on the same scale of magnitude as Honda either. Don't get me wrong, I love the concept of the trike like the Slingshot, but that bodywork does look like it got parked in a trash compactor and turn off halfway thru, I have the same problem with the T-rex, which in some body panel configurations looks like a big nargly lugie frozen in mid-spit. At least the Morgan and even the CanAm have cleaner lines. I wish there were body panel options for the Slingshot so it didnt have to look like a Darth Vader sqwishy face.
BTW why the hell WASN'T the T-Rex included in this?
KlunkerRider That way you're always right, no-one is on the same scale of magnitude as Honda :D. < Honda doesn't mean "small shop guys", that's what I was saying.
I do agree the back end could have more thought put into it. But I wouldn't mind it, especially for the price they manage to make it.
The morgan looks vastly better finished, but it's also reflected in the price of course. You pay your monies....
KlunkerRider
You greatly underestimated Polaris Industries, They're one of the fastest growing companies over the last 10 years, They've bought out over ten company's in the last 5 years, They saved KTM from having to close it's doors, They Bought out GEM (ugly little electric cars) they own stock in FUJI heavy industries (makers of Subaru) and so much more. Polaris is building multiple new facility's across the globe. The company's stock has grown over 300% since my Mom started working for them. When my mom started working for Polaris all they built were Jet Ski's, Snowmobiles and Atv's and were a very small company, Fast forward 20 years Honda has killed off bits and pieces of the company and Polaris is expanding. A huge factor in Polaris's growth has been the Military Contract's. The only reason Honda remains a bigger company is due to it's Car manufacturing. I'm a Ski-doo, Ducati and Yamaha guy as far as toys go but the sheer growth of Polaris over the last ten years has been amazing. Polaris didn't feel effects of the recession they boomed their way threw it with the Ranger and Rzr lines. My mom gets more polaris stock every year and if they wouldn't have diversified at all her retirement package would have been enough to maybe buy a new truck but now due to the sheer growth of the company she's going to be just fine when she retires. She moved to Roseau for the job because were i grew up there wasn't much work most of the Iron Mines had been closed and she was sick of barely scraping by so she moved up north to make 10 bucks an hour back than which was huge for her. Polaris keeps buying companies and rumors have it they are going to expand into even more than they are now, Polaris has it's foot in almost every industry to some extent. hard to believe Polaris got it's start in a Farm Shop by some bored kids who were just messing around. One of Polaris's Founders also started Arctic Cat which seems silly as they're such big rivals in the Snowmobile world. In another 20 years it wouldn't surprise me to see Polaris Surpass Honda in every aspect.
Knallkoper Morder TMI, don't get me wrong, I have no beef with them as a company, its purely the aesthetics of the Slingshot that erks me. Something that small could have customizable body panels. Its the crushed Batmobile/Transformers vibe that rubs me wrong.
KlunkerRider
I don't mind the look of it until you see it from behind i hate the rear end it's so ugly, I'll stick to two wheel motorcycles for as long as i am able tho.
Yes, I love the comparison of the 3 wheelers. I have a Can Am 2012 and wish it was a 3 cylinder model but the trade in value does not seem fair. so I keep the 2112 model. I like the Slingshot but not the heat problem for the passenger. Yes, there is a heat problem and it must be corrected before I would buy one. Id but the Morgan in a heart beat if it was realistic in the $30,000. 00 dollar area. No reason that the Morgan is starting at $50,000.00 as a basic unit.This vehicle could be a winner if the Morgan people would be true full with their sticker prices.Then some one else should buy the Morgan package and go into production at a releasable rate and sale the HELL OUT OF THEM.
Morgan are selling three-wheelers as fast as they can produce them. They're hand-built so it's not as if they're going to double production any time soon. Why would they drop the price? People who buy Morgans like the fact they they last forever and hold their value.
Pushing the Spyder requires a different skill-set. It can be done, but you have to learn to get over the high-side feeling and lean-in hard.
It requires pulling the right fuse to de-activate the traction control
@@DolleHengst witch fuse
The Can-am is a motorcycle the Grinnall Scorpion III has a motorcycle engine, rear and electrics. The Morgan has a V-twin motorcycle styled engine. The Polaris Slingshot has only one thing taken from a motorcycle and thats the rear drive! Its engine and gearbox is from a Car!
As usual NO sign of a GRINNALL SCORPION III...... I own a Grinnall Scorpion k40 with a BMW K1300cc motorbike engine which develops 467BHP/ton and has the performance that easily matches a £70,000 ($112,000) Sports car. This little K40 can get from 0 to 60MPH in around 3 seconds and will easily manage 150MPH.
Every time a slingshot appears you can bet that there will be NO Grinnall Scorpions in the same video.
The new K40 has an even wider front track which drastically reduces the risk of rolling over.
About time these 2 cars got together in the same video i think!
I think the Can-Am is pretty fucking cool and plan to buy one. It's pretty awesome for what it is....but to me, it's a "Motortricycle."
I love bikes as well but I respect motorcycles for what they are and wouldn't consider a Can-Am a motorcycle.
zlistcelebrity out of the three the spyder is definitely the sexiest out of them... the slingshots rear end makes people puke especially at the price.then the morgan is just a shit car that they decided to put the wheel in the middle instead of the natural 2 in the back..
papersly vg The Morgan was built that way to make it more affordable in the 1910's and 20's so Morgan could avoid car taxes so people of humbler means could afford motored vehicles thus creating the classification of "cyclecar" which is what the slingshot and 3 wheeler are. Though personally i find the slingshot ugly with to many straight lines, that huge gap between the wheel and fender, and just how you sit in it though i get a lot of people like that "stealth" look its just not me. Also I have always found the spyders to be ugly and also have thought of them more as quad bikes with a missing wheel so i guess "trio bikes". Though i feel they are going in the right direction with the F3 it still inst there yet for me to want to drive it every day. The Morgan on the other hand I think the lines are great everything just "fits" to me I also love that its made by craftsmen and not machines of course the trunk is bad though the slingshot and the Morgan have about the same trunk space which is about the size of one saddlebag and its a bit pricey starting at about 35k for used and 41K to 55k witch is about the price of a low end Porsche but for the money there is not a better driving experience in my opinion.
+zlistcelebrity Probably because their marketing people determined that people will be willing to pay 20 grand rather than 13 grand.
+Karl Hungus I pay for performance so I'd much sooner invest top dollar in a motorcycle. This is just something I'd buy for occasional fun.
+zlistcelebrity: Sorry about that, my comment was actually supposed to be in response to another comment from someone else further downthread . . .
Well i finally tried out the SLINGSHOT and that is definitely the way to go for me. You can't beat the price, comfortable, sound, storage, and handling on any other 3 wheel bike out there and I am not paying for the Harley name. I can buy 2 Slingshots brand new for the same brice fully loaded for 1 Harley trike not fully loaded. Sad situation I think. Each to there own choices I guess. Happy riding people. I know I will be traveling more now in my future. So excited. Ride on. Wind sisters. Ride on
Can-Am is a trike, the other two are 3 wheeled sports cars.
Lmao, a trike has 2 wheels in the back stupid. A Can Am has 2 wheels in the front and 1 in the back stupid. A motorcycle has 2 wheels you dumb dumb asses.
@@rascal4336 Do you have any manners?
@@rascal4336 It's called a tadpole trike, or a reverse trike look it up.
Some people could just give you their opinion, without calling you names........Why do people find the need to call others "dumb" or "stupid"?? Not necessary, not constructive at all....
@@rascal4336 Your about a real dickhead arent you ?
I like the DMV definition. With a caveat; Must a saddle between the legs, and use hand controls similar to conventional motorcycles, and must have less than 4 wheels on the main operational unit.
Meaning, the Spyder is a motorcycle, the other two are really terrible cars.
I disagree I own a Slingshot and it is a fun vehicle (auto cycle), after driving a Slingshot, cars, SUVs are boring. If you put any sedan/SUV next to a Slingshot, the Slingshot is going to get all the looks. Plus the Slingshot is faster than most cars and SUVs. Rent a Slingshot and see how much fun they are to drive, especially the one with a five speed manual transmission.
I can't believe you didn't have the T-Rex in this shootout.
Those things are out of production. Underpowered
Nice comparison, I like your take on it, but personally I prefer the other spyders over the F3, just because of rider position. But a major question remains, can you turn off Stability Control and all that stuff on the spyder?? Thanks, for anyone that knows
I like the Morgan because it has a retro look with the beautiful motor well displayed. I just don't like the Asian "Transformer" look.
they make me think of old black and white videos of the first race cars. very cool look, but I'm starting to like the Asian look. the Polaris would look it's best, modeled closely to the batmobile, and in only black/gray.
Ditto, getting one for my 40th. Good icon by the way.
lakecrab. I agree.
lakecrab yos
Martin Duprey the h
Back in the day the Brits had a vehicle taxation regime which paid some attention to weight. Originally to drive a 3-wheeled vehicle (i.e. a motorcycle and sidecar), on a motorcycle licence you had to pass a full motorcycle test. When your licence was issued you were given a B1 class on your licence as well, which gave you the right to drive a vehicle with 3 or 4 wheels up to 550 kg, but B1 licences stopped being issued in 2001. Now if you have a full motorcycle licence and are over 21 you may drive a 3-wheeled vehicle of any weight. Three wheel vehicles as sold by Morgan and BSA in the 1920/30s, were very light and could be driven on a motorcycle licence. They even made three wheeled four seaters powered by Ford side-valve motors. In later years, Reliant, Bond, Berkeley and more, made three wheelers with various engines and glass fibre bodywork. All were regularly reviewed in the motorcycle press. I personally drove a Berkeley T60, a 1950 Morgan Family Four with a Ford engine, a 1930s Morgan powered by a Matchless V-Twin, and a 1960s Reliant Regal at various times. As far as I know they could all be driven on a car licence as well.
The can am spider is the only motorcycle here in my opinion the other two are 3 wheeled cars
it's still not a motorcycle, do you want that can am lane splitting in ca?
+brain shed well it can't. And technically it's a motorized trike
If it was legally classified as a motorcycle (which it is) technically it can lane split. I don't know why dmv doesn't just create a 3 wheeled class, problem solved..
I agree. I've been riding for 35 years. I have my 2014 Spyder RS sitting in my garage next to my Yamaha Star Bolt and my Suzuki Boulevard (currently under repair). There are millions motorcyclists who don't live in California who don't worry about lane splitting. Here, in upstate New York, we do worry about bad weather and wet, falling leaves this time of year. My Spyder has even been out in the snow.
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The Can-Am is a motorcycle with an added wheel. The Morgan and Polaris are cars with one wheel removed.
The Spyder is geared towards people that can't or don't want to hold up a 2 wheeler.
The Morgan and Slingshot were "classified motorcycles" to get around the passenger car safety regulations.
This is clearly apples to oranges.
I agree!!
+sno4brains The Spyder is an ATV with one wheel removed. It doesn't steer like a motorcycle, it steers like an ATV. And some guys can really rocket their ATVs even on the gravel shoulder of the road. They'd be right at home on a Spyder.
lane splitting is illegal in Canada so that throws that theory out about not being a motorcycle, all three wheel cars in Britain are classified as motorcycles for as long as I can remember, it allowed younger drivers a chance to drive a vehicle back in the day and they used to block the reverse so you can't back up until you became older, nowadays you can drive at 16 and get your license with a driving course at school. in Britain you can only ride a small cc motorcycle until you reach a certain age or pass your driving test (not sure what age). I would love to get a Polaris slingshot.
bob wilson have you seen ztr trike 250? Its similar, but way cheaper
I just saw a slingshot today on the highway it looked badass. Very surprised that it is only 20k thats awesome I thought it was going to be way out of my range of possibly being able to purchase.I wanna get behind the wheel soooooooo bad.
IMO, closest thing there to a motorcycle is the Can-Am
Absolutely, the slingshot is a huge car with 3 wheels
I would love to get our Tri Pod reviewed in amongst these choices on day ( including T Rex as well). At half the weight of the Slingshot and a somewhat more developed steering feel (judging by the commentary in this excellent wrap up) it would interesting to hear what they think.
Why is there a turbo on the Polaris Slingshot motor at 6:14 ?
I found out Michigan had passed it that Slingshot is autocycle and doesn't motorcycle license or indorsment
The key to the Spyder in turns is to hold the throttle or let off the throttle, trying to accelerate while in the turn or too early coming out is the best way to lock things up. I like the Spyder, but it takes a lot of seat time to get the hang of the driving system.
+revtune Best way I've found to describe it is it's a snowmobile on the street.
Is the Can-Am F3 still use a rotax? In my opinion, the best snowmobile engine of all time. Owned them since 1969, and I still ride my 69' Bombardier 12-3 when we actually have snow. Rotax reliability has overtaken the small plane engine market.
+HOSSMCGILLICUTTI Yes
They upgraded their 1000ccm V2 to a 1330ccm 3 cylinder in line. with 115 bhp and alot of torque.The perfect engine for a crusing vehicle like the can am is
It's to bad they couldn't use their 850cc E-tec Rotax snowmobile engine. 165 hp . Fast as helll! But 2 stroke. I remember when a lot of road bikes were 2 stroke, 70's.
Racing sailboat?... what about a snowmobile....
Exactly what I thought! Can-Am is a BRP brand along with Ski-Doo which makes snowmobiles. It is a street legal snowmobile from a company famous for snowmobiles!
yes exactly
These are looking nice and everything but...the Scorpion P6 still has my vote in terms of 3-wheeled car-types. It's Awesome!
The Slingshot is kind of, already copying the KTM Crossbow.
Hello, U.K Motor bike has always referred to 2 wheel Solo bikes. These to give them their correct name are Reverse trikes because the 2 wheels are at the front. The original Morgan did not have a reverse gear so it could be driven on a normal Motor bike licence.
Andy C
8:32 a bolt fell off the Spyder
sure did omg
You've got serious observational skills. Awesome man!
Yeah, but it wriggled, and jiggled before it fell out the spyder.
U can hear it too. Lol good eye!
I think they are all great. Choices are always a good thing 👍. I might buy a Spyder one day
They are awesome coming from a guy that also rides a 2020 Rocket 3r and 2011 Vulcan Vaquero!
the morgan has a billion times more style than the others
Morgan is classy in a sort of way. The others, especially the Polaris, seem like a gimmick... And a nerdy way to go. Especially when you have to wear a helmet. In the Morgan, you grab some googles and a scarf and then you go.
The Morgan is a great choice if you have $80 thousand in a suitcase. Insanely overpriced. But it is really cool.
Gay, this is not the 40's
@@Oakleyworld No, but taste and style are always in fashion. The other vehicles look pretty much like plastic toys by comparison.
@@jamesw1659 very subjective
All 3 of these trikes are rear-wheel-drive.
It'd be interesting to see what people would call the Elio when they finally start selling, seeing as the Elio is front-wheel-drive.
A Slingshot passed opposite me this morning on the way to work. Didn't know it at the time, but it certainly caught my eye. When 3rd wheel revealed, thought maybe I'd entered the yawning moment of witnessing a collision ahead of me.
Gratitude for my safety after passing.
That is all.
The can am spyder is the only reason I'm getting my motorcycle license. And I'm an avid mountain biker.
The Can Am is more like a summertime snowmobile!
New slingshots are way better now
No Comparison Slingshot hands down better than the rest!
I like the Morgan most out of what i saw, But i like 2 wheelers most. I have owned a few 3 wheelers. But not like these 3 wheelers.
80k for the Morgan? A stripped Corvette Z06 is 80k (or a loaded Stringray or Boxster). No way I'd pay for the Morgan. No freaking way.
+mgelliott1 Pretty overpriced, it looks cool but not 80k cool.
It's handbuilt in England and it has to be imported
HazardousFromage So what, still not worth it.
mgelliott1...That's like saying a Ford Mustang isn't worth a 1/2 million dollars, but people do pay that for nostalgia/collector reasons.
@@truknz71 True, but I said I would not pay. If others want to, have at it. But your implied point is 100% correct, anything is worth whatever anyone is willing to pay for it. Beyonce bought Jay-z a $5M watch for a birthday. I am sure there is enough supply of these vehicles to exactly match buyers.
Enthusiasts on both fronts need to accept these as motorcycles and refer to them that way
If we don't, the government will remove the loophole and these fun-to-drive vehicles will be hung out to dry with the likes of the Lotus Elise due to DOT automotive regulations
Owning 3 Spyders i love then i drove a Slingshot and it would be fun riding one at the beach, but a Meata is more fun, as for a Morgan, well, like you guys said, too expensive, i have the money and could buy one BUT, truely not worth the price!
Great review and crew 5 mins per vehicle is a good standard, Sean I think personal watercraft ATV..
That was great, thank you! (belatedly). Is it not time to take another entertaining look at the Trike scene? We have the new Morgan, and there are more Tilting Trikes around, too. I like those, having experimented a bit as an engineering student. OK, it was a pushbike with a removed front wheel replaced by a couple of lengths of Dexion Slotted Angle and a big roller-skate on a hinge. But (on really smooth concrete) it did handle just like a bike....with five wheels! We also raced a Bond 875 - don't try this at home, kids! Delta trikes do so want to flip if you turn and brake.
I would have liked them to throw in the Harley Tri-Glide as a 4th trike and see their comments as to how it handles comparatively. Wonder if the "not a motorcycle" crowd gives the Tri-Glide a pass?
I love when the can am guys go by and try to give me a wave. If only they could see me laughing at them through my visor
BoomNHmediA when I pick up my new Can-am I will have four motorbikes and one 3 wheeler. I’ll be laughing at you.
Did you test the F3 Can Am in sport mode?
The original can am is a ski doo snowmobile modified to cross the seasonal gap and make use of a great existing platform. not a fan of the breaking of the stability systems. if you like driving a sled then can am is a blast. Polaris, also being a huge maker of snowmobiles, pulled of a cool vehicle.
Picking mine up next week.
As far as I see it, if you have 3 wheels, you might as well have 4. You are still going to be left in the dust by the lane splitter s when the traffic gets stuck. I really wish at least one of these looked at least close to as cool as the Ariel Atom. The Slingshot would be VERY cool, if it didn't have such a Bat Mobile vibe about it, but probably fun to ride in though.
Good camparo! I would pick the Morgan because of the craftsmanship ship and ageless boat tail style
8:23 Obviously this guy never drove a snowmobile
oi32df correct the Can Am needs to be driven like a snow mobil. Yes, most people that never grew up in the snow belts need to learn how to lean to drive the Can Am.Nothing against those who never saw snow.
Sharedspeniktwo Spenik ive seen snow but no where near the amounts the north U.S. get.. im pretty sure they are on the more southern half of the U.S.
I do like the Morgan design though.
Yea
I love my 2021 F-3S Spyder. It’s fast as I want it to be and gets lots of looks and 👍🏻 from everyone who sees it. Tracksion/Stability control don’t reduce my fun factor. The nanny don’t mute my fun.
It was said previously here by +SAVikingSA, the Spyder is like a snowmobile. Maybe it's a Canadian thing. Folks here caught on quickly to operate them like a snowmobile or an ATV. You lean to the outside to give the outside wheel more weight. The rider in this video was leaning into curves in such an exaggerated manner, it didn't surprise me to see that instance of it going hairy on the S bend. Maybe if the day comes where I'm physically unable to keep a motorcycle upright, I'd look at an alternative. But by then, we'll have affordable bikes with the double front leaning steering system. Got to have the lean :)
The Slingshot up close looked kind of iffy for safety if an absent minded passenger wasn't careful. The seating is as far outboard or more so than any other part of the machine, with just a few tubes between your body, elbow, arm, etc. and whatever comes your way. Definitely a hooligan ride that will grab lots of attention though. Bring on the sunny days.
Where did you film this segment ? I use to manage a campground in Ojai California on highway 33. The background looks very familiar
In Europe I saw a lot of the new Morgans with Moto Guzzi engines. People loved them.
I think the T-Rex preceded the can-am spyder. I could be incorrect, but i recall that as the first 3 wheeled vehicle oriented towards performance.
T-Rex came out mid 1990s. But people have been building performance 3 wheelers since the beginning of the 20th century
lokisgodhi that's what i was intending to convey. I just emphasized the t-rex in terms of modern vehicles. The video states the can-am as the first in recent memory.
My motorcycle dealership has two slingshot sls and i love the look of them. but of course i live in texas so theyre just showroom paper weights until we can get the nannying to stop. they do look amazing. gonna take one for a spin this weekend.
can am spyder f3s sports cruiser awesome i just want one
Good stuff, guys. Keep it up. Very good discussions!!!
Just curious, would it be out of the question to swap in a Rotax 1500cc Supercharged 260 HP Triple from a Sea Doo? Randy AKA randog311 (I own a 2015 Sea Doo GTX 260 iS Limited and also the original owner of a 1983 Suzuki GS100ESD).
The Morgan is a way of life, pure tradition. The other two are big boys toys.
Am I the only one tired of the music in films like this? :-)
Morgan = beauty!
a morgan shell on a can am chassis would get the best of both worlds with classy looks
A M3W is NOT an $80K dollar car. This morgan has a number of user modifications, but it still wouldnt cost $80K new. Its a high $40K-50K car MAX in the US depending on what you check on the options list. Still not cheap, but completely misquoted in this video.
Yes, Morgan is one of those companies where you can have them customize things to the depths of their pockets, but this is the case of most bespoke items.
There is no $12,000 options package. I have attached to 2014 pricing list for comparison. www.morgan3wheeler.co.uk/m3wpricelist2014.pdf
Still, informing people that M3W are $80K cars and comparing it as an $80K cars in general even if one customer specs it like crazy is not an honest comparison. This is especially the case since most of the options you see on that car are aftermarket and not from the factory.
The steering wheel, the metal dash, the stop watches in passenger compartment, the intake on the engine, chrome tail light housings, etc. are all non Morgan parts that were added later.
krodista What are you talking about the super model is 40 thousand without any modification and you can throw on another 30 or so with just a few options. Anyway they state the model they tested with that setup was 80K. And the Bright package is whats on there not chrome.
tacamo21 super model? there is no such thing as a super model.
Point being, it was just poor journalism to talk about the car as a $80K car. Yes they can be priced up to that, but comparing stock non modded cars to highly modded both by factory and aftermarket is a bit daft. Sure, The Morgan is still grossly more expensive than the competition, but not to the degree they are showcasing.
Superdry and the comparison is a unbalanced but what can you compare that to without having such a huge difference in price.
tacamo21 Its not the fact the Morgan is more expensive, it the degree that its portrayed which is in question. Its one thing to say These cars are X priced, but this one is Y priced and talk more about it being a X priced car when comparing it to other automobiles especially since all the modification are aesthetics and not performance.
the Spyder is the only one considered a motorcycle in Canada, and even it handles more like a snowmobile.
And why did Poaris put a shaft drive in the Slingshot, and then connect it too a belt drive instead of using a large touring bike rear end?
I actually got to see them film this when they came to the bottom of Azusa Canyons!
I have a spy racing quad, which is in a different price range, but they do make a three wheel version which is more affordable for the likes of us, Chinese made etc whit all the problems and lots of fun and admiring looks too.
The slingshot would be cool as a 4 wheel car.
There are some kits for doing that. About 4-8k$depending on what you choose
Way too expensive!
Especially considering you can get a car for those prices, and a luxury limo for the other.
An elio goes for 1/3rd of the price.
They should make an econo version, 300cc 1 seater for $3-4k.
Agree these are not crash tested, air bag vehicles. Way too much for a death trap that is just a frame with a motor. How do they come up with such crazy prices?
Elios will never go into production. He is in scam mode now. Full dressed Harley’s sell for more than many cars. So what? The Morgan is $50,000 US. If expense is an issue for your u, stuck with your Yaris.
NOW MAKE AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE ON/OFF ROAD REVERSE TRIKE GUYS- it would be great..a cross between a spyder and a RZR
That spider is like riding a jetski. My something I'd own though...the Morgan is another matter entirely, I'd even consider trading in the gixxer.
I couldn't agree more Night Rider. The Sling Shot would be great with 1 more tire and some beef to that engine.
so by the government's logic, would a relient Robin be considered a motorcycle?
Yes
yes, I owned and drove one on a motorcycle licence :-)
I dont think it would to be cosidered a motorcycle u need one rear motorized/powered wheel. that how the Morgan originally cought on back in the day cars needed a license and insurance but motorcycle didn't so by putting only one wheel powered in the back they found a loophole and manage to sell them as motorcycle
Reliant Robins are considered motorcycles, in fact I believe it evev has handlbars. It was intended to be driven under bike registration.
I personally think that they should do the Slingshot like the KTM and just make it 4 wheels and had some more horses to it and it would be sooo much better. IMO
Time for an update and add a Niken GT?
Hm... I don't know if I'm imagining it, but you guys seem to have improved your show a lot since I last checked you guys out. Sounds more like a bunch of guys having an honest conversation over a couple beers than random people reading a cheesy script off the wall.
Also, I'm digging the WWI fighterplane vibes off the Morgan :)
Can-Am is definitely the ugliest of the lot in my book.
This is a very simple argument to solve. Make up a new classification. Like carcycle or something.
Why are we dragging this out. They are not just a motorcycle or just a car.
The government won't do it
Enthusiasts on both fronts need to accept these as motorcycles and refer to them that way
If we don't, the government will remove the loophole and these fun-to-drive vehicles will be hung out to dry with the likes of the Lotus Elise due to DOT automotive regulations
The term is "autocycle" and Elio Motors has been getting it approved all over the country. If all goes well, the Elio will be available next year for around 7K, which ain't bad for a 2 seat coupe with AC, power windows, and a safety cage.
rjwz28 I disagree.It's not a motorcycle.
You sit ON a motorcycle, the Slingshot and Morgan you sit IN, granted you sit ON the Can-Am BUT.......
......all these vehicles have 3 wheels, as you know a motorcycle has 2. how can they be motorcycles???
Motor City Man
A BIcycle, by definition, has two wheels... A TRIcycle, by definition has three wheels... A MOTORcycle, by definition, has a motor, but the number of wheels are not specified in the name
Legally, a motorcycle has less than four wheels... That's why a Goldwing trike is still registered as a motorcycle, as was the original Morgan three-wheeler
Unless the US institutes a new legal category allowing these vehicles to be sold and registered as "autocycles" (as indicated by the other poster above), we need these vehicles to be considered motorcycles in order for them to be legal
Seriously, enthusiasts having more options is never a bad thing
Where is the Campagna Trex in this shootout?
The front of the Polaris actually looks good for the rear at a side point of view 10:53
Can-Am Spyder F3 has a 6 speed transmission not 5 .... But these boys are on the Money when they say the traction/stability controls kick in way to fast ... Locking up on a corner is never fun and down right dangers !!! But as You learn to ride this Roadster (Not a Bike) it is a lot of fun and a real head turner
I love the front of the slingshot, but the back and sides look horrible. The Morgan is just plain cool and I love the exposed engine. The can am is the most bike like, and is the one I’d choose out of the 3 because it’s truly open air with handle bars and no seatbelts. Can am wins hands down in my book with a close second being the Morgan, and the slingshot in a distant 3rd.
in the UK, anyone who passed their car test after 2013, is not allowed to drive these as they are classed as tricycles and require a motorcycle licence to operate.