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"Why three wheels?" You ask. Well, imagine a stiff rectangular plate, a beer mat is a good example. Lift one corner and prop it on a crown bottle top, the two corners on the other diagonal come off the ground. If this happened while your beer mat vehicle was going round a bend at speed you would find yourself in the ditch in no time flat. If it happened just as you came to a standstill you would not be able to pull away again. Why then, do four wheeled cars work at all? Because the suspension keeps all the wheels on the ground, the suspension has to be well designed and the better the design the better will be the road holding of the vehicle. The suspension on a four wheeler is working hard, all the time, compensating for every bump in the road. Now then, take your pocket knife - you do carry one, of course? - and cut the beer mat in to a triangle, prop one corner on the bottle top and your pub audience will gasp with surprise - the other corners remain in firm contact with the road. It can be clearly seen that a three wheeler will work with no suspension at all. Suspension is, of course, needed to make the ride more comfortable and to stop the whole vehicle form bouncing up in the air and going out of control but the three wheeler is inherently stable, just like the milk maids stool.

The Morgan three wheeler is not, perhaps, the fastest vehicle on the road, I often wonder at the ability of white vans to move along country roads as fast as they do, but the Morgan three wheeler is probably the most exciting and gratifying ride you will ever have. You will out accelerate almost everything, you will out brake almost everything and you will out corner almost everything. The Morgan three wheeler is a crowd puller which, if you like that sort of thing, is great. I love to sit children in mine while mum or dad take photos ( never forget those hot exhausts when children are around). I used to be afraid that I would have trouble finding it in car parks - no problem - it's in the middle of that crowd of people over there!

So, please, do not be put off by my hints tips and modifications, these machines will bring you much joy and many reliable miles with a smile on your face without any modifications whatsoever. The Morgan three wheeler is transport, it is a challenge and it becomes a hobby. Buy one, use it and show it off. If like me you love to tinker and improve then read on and please take what you can from my writing and do not hesitate to contact me if you want advice or feel the need to challenge what I have written or what I have done - I love to learn. I extend that invitation to all, including the three wheeler arm of the Morgan Motor Company, the owners of their wonderful vehicles, potential owners and anyone who is just interested. My contact details are at the bottom of the page - do please get in touch for a chat.