I do not understand how this thing is in any way related to motorcycles. It has seatbelts, floor pedals, a hand shifter, and a steering wheel. It's a car.
Michael Stout9 years agoAgreed. It looks like a car. Drives like a car. However, apparently, there isn't a 3 wheeled classification yet for automobiles...so it's a motorcycle.
Yermo9 years agoThere used to be a three wheeled car, at least in Europe. This is one of those things that just bothers me because I value words with specific meanings. In the presentation they even used words like "rider" instead of "driver" and showed driver and passenger wearing helmets. The emperor has no clothes.
- Michael Stout9 years ago
Must be just a US thing, and the inability to properly classify the vehicle. It's the Wiki, so take it for what it's worth...
In the U.S the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines and regulates three-wheeled vehicles as motorcycles.[5] Licensing requirements vary on a state-by-state basis. In other jurisdictions, such as British Columbia, Canada, and Connecticut, a three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed passenger compartment or partially enclosed seat is considered an automobile.
It looks like a car. It drives like a car. It's classified as a motorcycle. Go figure. - Michael Stout9 years ago
Sorry, one more post...seems to be somewhat "political" in nature. At least as far as I can tell by reading this doc. The definition appears to depend, from one state to another. This is a bit old, but couldn't really find anything else.
Your head will spin while reading this.
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/04/28/201... 
AGrip9 years agoI wonder if this vehicle will be allowed to be represented at the show in the states where it is classified as a car. I would think that doing so would open a door for other non-motorcycle vehicles to get a bid on representation at their shows. But not showing it in places where it /is/ classified as a motorcycle might also garner negative attention regarding prejudice/preferential treatment, and open a different door, of sorts.
- Yermo9 years agoAGrip, that's an interesting point. I suspect with all the investment in marketing materials and the like (they have a video that talks about the "rider" and shows both "rider" and "passenger" wearing helmets) they probably won't try to say it's a car, but it really just felt to me like the emperor had no clothes on. Trying to call it a motorcycle seemed pretty silly to me.
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