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Three wheeler

Three wheeler

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Three-wheeler.

A three-wheeler, tricar, or trike is a vehicle with three wheels. Some are motorized tricycles, which may be legally classed as motorcycles, while others are tricycles without a motor, some of which are human-powered vehicles and animal-powered vehicles. OverviewMany three-wheelers, in the form of motorcycle-based machines, are called trikes and have a single front wheel, motorcycle-like mechanics, and a rear axle similar to that of a car. Often, such vehicles are owner-built using a portion of a rear-engine, rear-drive Volkswagen Beetle combined with a motorcycle front end. Other trikes include All-terrain vehicles specifically designed for off-road use. Three-wheelers can have either one wheel at the back and two at the front (2F1R), (for example: Morgan Motor Company) or one wheel at the front and two at the back (1F2R) (such as the Reliant Robin). Due to better safety when braking, an increasingly popular form is the front-steering "tadpole" or "reverse trike" sometimes with front drive but usually with rear drive. A variant on the 'one at the front' layout was the Scott Sociable, which resembled a four-wheeler with a front wheel missing. Three-wheelers, including some cyclecar