By Jeff Glucker
You’ve heard the term “Full send”, right? If not, allow us to illuminate your send-less world. You send it, when you’re doing something nuts and awesome at the same time. Here is a great illustration of this concept; a heavily modified Piaggio Ape. It’s now a drift trike, and it’s amazing.
It’s powered by a Triumph triple. That means it’s a three-cylinder engine making north of 100 horsepower (at least), and it’s being put to exemplary use here. The track is the Livigno ice circuit. All of the action is sideways and loud. And it’s clear this person is living their best life. I repeat, this drift trike screams engine noise and rips across snow and ice.
Did you know you needed a Triumph-powered Piaggio Ape drift trike? Now you do, and you should do something about this.
Kamil Kaluski
Sure it’s Italian but how is this not sponsored by Red Bull? Oh and after seeing snow bikes in the XGames this weekend there has to be a category for these things. Just think of what Travis Pastrana and Tony Hawk could do with them on a course.
..because it’s a country where you can get a pretty decent espresso anywhere.
Well this would be small enough to help you get the good ones that are down the alleyways.
A ZomBee livery would be appropriate for an Ape.
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Either that thing handles remarkably better than I would expect, or that guy has supreme skills.
Or some combination of the two.
I think the low friction surface helps, the thing slides rather than rolls over. The rear axle is already widened and any of the ones you see on tarmac have ridiculous wide and sticky rear tires. Note also the steel frame extends out at the front to prevent it tipping over. Still got skills though.
I think the low friction surface helps, the thing slides rather than rolls over. The rear axle is already widened and any of the ones you see on tarmac have ridiculous wide and sticky rear tires. Note also the steel frame extends out at the front to prevent it tipping over. Still got skills though.
Ape con brio!!
This just came to me. Balance!