…handlebar. Power is transferred to the 15-inch rear wheel via maintenance-free belt final drive. With the extra weight of the touring gear the Can-Am equipped the RT with some beefy brakes and ABS. Chassis The engine is mounted behind the front wheels in the center of the machine inside Can-Am’s proprietary…

…popular three-wheeled roadster, the Spyder, with full touring accoutrements for 2010. Can-Am shook up the three-wheeled motorcycle world two years ago with the introduction of its Spyder Roadster . Not only did it have a different wheel arrangement than the standard trike with its two-front, single-rear…

…three-wheeled vehicle with a bit of a twist - two wheels in the front, one in the rear. For decades, custom three-wheeled trikes have been available with powerplants ranging anywhere from Harley-Davidson Twins to small block V-8s, but these trikes have always sported a single front wheel with two trailing…

…unique configuration. If you haven't already noticed, the Spyder features two wheels in front set 59.3 inches across and a single rear wheel for a lengthy 68-inch wheelbase. No lane-splitting on this thing. The front wheels are mated to the frame by a pair of steel double A-arms with 5.6 inches of suspension…

…arms supporting two steering tubes. The rest of the bike is familiar to those of us who like our scooters big and beautiful. A tube-steel chassis connects that front end to the motor/swingarm unit, which drives a 14-inch rear wheel. Disc brakes all around: two 240mm discs up front and a 280mm job in…

…distinctive MP3 two-wheeled front end returns, though the City will source 13-inch wheels (the remaining line makes use of 12-inch hoops up front). Dual 240mm disc brakes with dual-piston calipers tuck away on the interior of the front wheels, while a 220mm rear rotor is clamped by a two-piston floating…

…Brembo calipers on all three wheels with 0.25mm-larger four-piston calipers up front and 20mm-larger discs. The 2013 Can-Am Spyder ST is built upon Can-Am’s proprietary Y-architecture, two-front wheels with a double-A arm design and a swingarm mated to a single rear wheel. Of course the 2013 Spyder ST…

…banking three-wheeled Piaggio MP3 has been selling so well, you can't fall off it. The two front wheels give the machine the stability and the banking allows it to feel, if not handle, like a conventional PTW. Piaggio has taken the concept on further by increasing the track of the front wheels so it gets…

…and two-wheeled world. Another concept design attempts to bridge the gap of motorcycle and car, with Peugeot unveiling its HYbrid3 Compressor. Revealed late last year at the Paris Motor Show, the HYbrid3 borrows design features showcased on earlier scooter-ish designs: the leaning three-wheel configuration…

" On the new ""bike"" front, Piaggio have launched the MP3 LT, a machine with two banking wheels at the front and a single driven wheel at the rear. Nothing new really as such machines (including Piaggio's prior MP3s) are becoming commonplace with several motorcycle/scooter manufacturers trying to woo…