2009 Harley-Davidson

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Exclusive: The other Trike from Harley-Davidson - The 2-1

The 2-1 Trike, as H-D calls it, was a no show at the Intermot despite what my source told me first. Harley-Davidson was not the only manufacturer that changed its mind regarding the Intermot show. Also KTM decided to show all its 2009 models at the EICMA show rather than in Germany. Whether Harley-Davidson will show us its 3-wheeled secret or not in 2008 remain to see though.

But despite this, we know a lot more now about how the 2-1 Trike looks like due to new exclusive information. A senior figure at Milwaukee had planned to ride this 2-1 Trike earlier this year at the 105^th anniversary “Ride Home” event. Someone even more senior to him decided against it though to avoid confusing domestic dealers and customers that had just tried the Tri-Glide. The prototypes that existed at that point in time (this summer) was called Gen4 and Gen5. Previous prototypes have all been painted black with chromed parts, but are very true to the patent-drawings. The latest prototype, we assume it is called Generation 6, have recently been through H-D’s design department for a new paint job. This paint job is pretty much the same as the 2007 V-Rod in orange and silver with Screamin’ Eagle logo on the tank. Despite the fact that this makes it even more likely to think that the concept should be powered by the Revolution engine, it’s not on the paper yet. The current engine used in the prototype is the 103 c.i. Big Twin, but H-D has also tried the 110 from the CVO models for good measures. The odd leaning Trike has been under development for more than 5 years now. So if you see an oddball motorbike with a long orange snoot, two wheels at the front and Screamin’ Eagle on the tank it’s Harley’s latest addition to the growing segment of 3-wheeled motorcycles. By Tor Sagen