Three-Wheeling, British-Style

Three-Wheeling, British-Style

To the British, it seems, the outrageous is a way of life. But Englishman John Reed makes a pastime of continually edging past the outrageous with personal creations that push the very boundaries of the rational. As evidence, we offer the Tri-Trak, a one-off, three-wheeled creation that can't be neatly folded and tucked away in any category. It's not quite a motorcycle, but then, it certainly isn’t an ATV.

At the core of the Tri-Trak is a six-cylinder Kawasaki KZ1300 engine. Reed had seen American three-wheelers with 750cc engines and the like and “. . .just wanted to outdo the Yanks.” Through his connections with the British Kawasaki importer, Reed acquired Ninja bodywork and even a works KR500 front wheel. The frame is an exclusive Reed creation, made of chromemoly steel tubing, and the differential is from a Triumph Spitfire sports car.

Riding the Tri-Trak is said to be easy, although the rider must always keep in mind that there’s a fair amount of metal and rubber sticking out on either side of the machine’s centerline. The Tri-Trak wasn’t designed for lane-splitting.

What was the Tri-Trak designed for? Your guess is as good as ours.

But if, when you look at the machine, it strikes you as odd, maybe even a little outrageous, we’re betting that Reed would consider it a jolly smashing success.