Sidecar - Good Thing or What?

Yebbut - I'd need to get a bigger shed! Thanks Gerry - looks like a
cooler idea than a suggestion Pisshead made in the past:
http://www.trikealternative.com/

betty

 

Good god. What's the point? It wasn't as if he was tipping it over
hard. And make a heavy bike even heavier. Not to mention the shit
you'd cop from your mates if seen with that system

 

Ha, I learned to drive in a 1956 ZB MG Magnette. 68 hp! Lucky you
didn't take me on the drag strip. I think I could get about 75 mph out
of it. Til I dropped a rod fanging the shit out of it on the way to an
MG concourse in Hobart from Launceston. Had to get my sister to come
and collect me in my other car. She decided she didn't like the idea
of towing so I had to drive back to Lonny, grab a mate and head back
to Hobart and tow the thing back. The tow car was my 1980 XD ESP
Fairmont Ghia with a worked 5.8 litre. Never dynoed it but guess it
was up around 7 times the bhp of the MG. It barely noticed there was
something behind it

 

Couldn't be bothered wading through all the rot here, but in case anyone
hasn't mentioned him, "Roscoau" at www.aus.touring.com has one of these,
and seems to enjoy it. You need to register at the site, but it has
great stories and resources for motorcycle touring. Contact Roscoau and
he'll let you know the real story.

I'd have a Ural outfit in my mythical 10-bike shed. (If I couldn't find
a '51 Sunbeam outfit.)

Moike

 

Geez - if Ida known that I could have saved a bundle in aviation

 

A coupla years into a Private Pilot's Licence. It cost a bundle. No
one told me it was like riding a bike.

 

Maybe in the past it did, but these days an old Laser/Excel/Corolla will
be much more practical as a "utilitarian transport solution for those
undergoing financial hardship", and will be substantially cheaper to buy
and maintain.


BTH

 

As I see it Betty, you have 2 options:

1. Devices to prevent you from falling over;
2. Devices to prevent you being injured if you *do* fall over.

Here's something to address the latter category:

http://tinyurl.com/389h3tu


BTH

 

Only difference is, if the engine stops, you can't push it home...

 

Oh yes you can. Push the column down and you will arrive at home very
rapidly. Just not alive.

 

One other point... buying someone else's well set up outfit is often the
cheapest way to get one.


G-S

 

I hear Jodie has 1 for sale

 

Sounds like good advice. I don't spose you know of someone with a well
set up outfit for sale?

 

In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:11:27 +1100

Places to look are the Ulysses club mag, and the BMW clubs and sidecar
clubs in various states. Have a look in the back of Just Bikes.

Zebee

 

I was damned close to buying a BMW 1600S off an engineer a couple of
months ago after he rode it to the sidecar rally, but it turns out he
had a long line of potential buyers outside his garage wanting to snap
up the complete $4700 outfit.

--
TimC
Modus Ponens in action:
- Nothing is better than world peace.
- A turkey sandwich is better than nothing.
==> Ergo, a turkey sandwich is better than world peace. --unknown

 

LOL - psssssssst, BTH - it's the ANKLES and FEET, and the LIGAMENTS that
connect them that need the padding in my case! Bugger the gut padding (I can
grow my own, in any case!) The knee that put the dent in the tank of my old
GPX is still attached, despite some weird nerve damage that has peculiar
reactions. The foot that the willy-willy blow-over squished is fine. The
foot that copped the fully-loaded SV on the way to the last Unaugural,
however, still plays up in damp weather. (Damn, I thought it was better
until Canberra's drought ended....)

betty

 

Old dude is his usual party-animal self ;-)

A catch-up may be in order!

betty

 

I had the use of a kwak 900/ DJP outfit many years ago, on a weekend run
from Townsville up to the Atherton Tablelands via the Gillies. The
passenger was the owner's girlfriend who insisted on riding pillion
rather than in the chair, which made it interesting going up the Gillies.
I had a lot of fun that weekend, even though it was a challenge keeping
the chair wheel on the road. I would happily do it again.

If the Ural outfits weren't so expensive, I'd seriously look at one
myself.

Having said that, I've also had the use of a trike, and had an absolute
ball on it. Kinda fun ripping into corners with the front wheel skipping.


cheers,

 

Hello yes?

Oh sorry, I thought you said one-foot willy!

 

do you realise YOU have a lot to answer for!!

mh