How do you make it go?

I get that a lot. To actually make it start going, I suggest that "newbies" just kick off once or twice. Or you can use either method a) punch the handlebars back and forth or method b) brake and then shift your body weight forward suddenly and release the brakes. Either way begins the forward roll. Usually I say that once you get it going, it relies on Conservation of Lateral Momentum. That's straight out of the DVD that comes with the Trikke. When you "punch" one side of the handlebar you form an arc with the front wheel to the opposite side. You then go back and forth first one side then the other building momentum as you go. When you throw in the action of the legs, your lower body is performing an action very much like skating. It's when you put the lower body and upper body together that you hit the Trikke "sweet spot" ( the place where everything just flows). Trikke says lean (and that's true), but it's in the rhythmic back and forth leaning motion that you hit and maintain a pace. Trikking is following a beat with your whole body using the Trikke to carry you along and keep the beat. I sometimes think about a piece of music and then try to make my movements fall into the rhythm of the song. The process of staying on the beat helps you build speed and fluidity of motion. The more forward momentum you build, the less energy is required to keep you going at that pace.

I wonder if Trikking makes people better dancers. That would be cool.