Hi All
I am now befuddled by the braking requirements in the MSVA manual
It reads:
3. Check that every
motorcycle tricycle or
motorcycle quadricycle is equipped with either;
a) two independent service braking devices fitted, one acting on the front axle/one acting on the rear axle which together operate the brakes on all the wheels
or
b) a single line service braking device that operates the brakes on all wheels
and
c) a secondary (emergency) braking device ( that may be the parking brake)
or
d) a dual/tandem service braking device which operates the brakes on all wheels
and in addition to any of the above
e) a parking brake device that operates on the wheels of at least one axle
Acceptable combinations are: a) & e) or b),c) & e) or d) & e)
4. Check that every
other tricycle or
quadricycle is equipped with;
a) a foot controlled service brake device, that operates on all wheels
b) a secondary (emergency) brake device (that may be the parking
brake), and
c) a parking brake device, that operates on the wheels of at least one axle
I am building a reliant based trike with a GS1000 front end. Which category will that fall into ? I ask as I am still deciding if to link the front and rear brakes to the footpedal, or put a hand control on the handlebars. Reading the above if the vehicle is classified as
other tricycle then i MUST link the brakes