TRIADICS  PRESS​

MISSOURI

Did you know that Missouri, which has had a helmet law forever, is considering repealing the helmet law during the month of August, so they can cash in on all the bikers traveling to Sturgis who refuse to ride in a helmet state? That is the type of information our members need to know. Our first national trike meet is going to be held in Arkansas, which is a helmet free state. All our Missouri members need to pass that information along to their legislators reminding them of all the revenue Missouri is missing out on because people refuse to ride in a state that has a helmet law. In this case, even if you aren't from Missouri, you voice needs to be heard and will be counted since yours are the tourist dollars that will be spent in Arkansas rather than Missouri. You can send them an email on their website at: http://www.visitmo.com/  

That is the Missouri Department of Tourism and I can guarantee you the message will get to the people who need to hear it.

                                                                                             Jim Sickler

 

TEXAS

Texas has passed some new laws about registering trikes that no one understands, even the people who work at the Department of Motor Vehicles. If you call four different people, you get four different answers about registering a new home-made trike or transferring one from out of state or just doing a simple in-state sale. It has put a lot of people in limbo and pretty much stopped anyone from buying or attempting to register a trike that is not from a registered trike manufacturer. People are even worried about being able to renew their license plate when it expires. There are a lot of road-worthy trikes that could pass an inspection just sitting around because no one knows what to do with them. Texas needs to have a trike category that is a special category and does not matter if you started building from a regular automobile or a fabricated frame. As long as it can pass an inspection, it should qualify to be registered as a trike. People have been told that you can build a trike and register it, but you will be legally responsible for it as long as it is on the highway, regardless of who owns it and what they might do to it. No one wants to assume that much liability for someone else's actions. Some have been told that a salvage title will no longer be accepted to register a trike. Others have been told that you must have a vin number to register a trike and if you buy a trike with a lost title, you are out of luck. There are rumors that this was all put into place because of a trike manufacturer who does not want any home-made trikes on the road.

                                                                                                Firstmate