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>>In my case, although not scared of riding a bike, there IS that nagging feeling that you could come off, and your kids could be left fatherless, just for the whim of a male mid-life crisis, and this alleviates that fear. Thrills without the spills :-)
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>You don't need three wheels to keep dry. This is from a few years ago.
>http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/gallery/newell.html
>http://www.voidstar.com/bff/
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>Nick

Aye, I've seen one or two similar, even recently. Keeping dry was not the main reason for covetting one of these Carvers though.

I've always thought of these covered m/cs that what a responsibility to not let it fall over and scratch and/or break all that fibreglass superstructure. They do look awfully top-heavy and cumbersome. It's bad enough with panniers and fairings on the posher bikes like the Honda Goldwing.

Terry