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Due to its closed wheelhouses, the Bülk has a relatively large turning circle (depending on the tire
width used).
That is the price for the enormously high efficiency of the vehicle.
With a little practice, however, you can easily find your way around with it in everyday life.
Familiarize yourself with the turning circle by first going over to a parking lot or similar. If you
hear the rubbing noises of the coats on the wheel housing when you turn the steering wheel,
you have turned the wheel fully. You should avoid this condition.
In everyday traffic, you should know your turning circle and not try to turn on a street. 90-
degree turns are no problem and U-turns at intersections usually work if you turn the steering
early enough.
Sometimes you need more steering angle when manoeuvring than you have, what can you do
then? You can drive backwards by pushing off the road with your hands. You can also use
slightly uphill driveways or similar to drive back and forth and reach your desired driving
direction. Or you get out and move the vehicle.
4.13 Ground Clearance
Another special feature is the ground clearance of the vehicle. Especially with the sport tuning of the
chassis, it can happen that the protuberances at the front of the vehicle touch down on prominent
bumps. Also jambs can be higher than the ground clearance. This can be defused by approaching them
as obliquely as possible. Do not under any circumstances drive over deadlocks at high speed.
Potholes can also lead to bottoming. Feel your way towards these conditions.
4.14 Boarding and disembarking
The best way to get on board is as follows:
Apply the parking brake.
Sit with your bottom on the back part of the coaming and swing your (usually) right leg into
the Bülk. Place your foot on the transverse tunnel of the front wheel arch while supporting
yourself with your hands on the rear part of the coaming. Now lower yourself into the vehicle
onto the seat. In order to get into the vehicle with your shoulders, you have to turn a little
sideways so that your shoulders can get under the coaming and its hold-down devices.
If they want to get out, this is helpful:
Apply the parking brake.
Snap the Tiller handlebar into its holder on the coaming.
Open the hood fully.
Snap the Tiller handlebar into its holder on the coaming so that it doesn't bother you when you
get out.
Now bend your upper body as far forward as possible and place your hands as far back as
possible on the coaming. Now you can pull yourself up until you can sit on the coaming in
front of the head rest. Once you reach this seat, you can easily swing your legs out of the
vehicle. Avoid getting out of the vehicle by taking your legs out from behind your body. If you
then lose your balance, it is difficult to hold on. Especially not with the hood open.
4.15 Behavior in a storm
The Bülk is one of the least sensitive velomobiles to side winds and gusts. Nevertheless, there are a
