Sidecars, anyone here got one? post pics.

[Eddieb]

Not race/track ones, for some reason I've discovered an interest in road/gravel going ones.

I know there's a couple of people on KB that have them, Peteblen for instance has 2, Oscar has one. Who else is out there?

[Weaver]

What about little off road ones?

[awa355]

Old chap in Te A has a goldwing sidecar set up. I couldn't believe the fuel consumption when he told me. The weight and drag of the car just about doubles his fuel usage.

If I won lotto, among the many bikes I'd buy would be a Ural fitted out with a side car.

[jellywrestler]

here's one of my old weapons

[Eddieb]

here's one of my old weapons

yeh that is cool, I have a few pics of it in your garage from when you took my DR tank down south.

[Voltaire]

Here is my BMW r75/5 with Watsonian GP outfit at the 1995 Brass Monkey ( I think )....its all in bits in the shed these days...in the queue.
Was a good machine, took it around Europe a bit, up to Arctic Circle and a couple of Elefant rallies....I no longer like the cold.
Bit hard to ride a LH rig on the other side of the road but it builds up good arm muscles.

280930

[HenryDorsetCase]

here's one of my old weapons

Your dress is lovely, but how could you get married in white?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Someone here (Flip?) has a Chang Jiang 750.

[pete-blen]

Here yer go eddie.... just the toy for a quite pottle along the
odd gravel road on a sunday afternoon...:drool:

Yamaha R1
http://imageshack.us/a/img69/3141/19mw.jpg

[jellywrestler]

Your dress is lovely, but how could you get married in white?
married???? nah not me, I'm a Bachelor, I haven't made the same mistake once...

[Flip]

Someone here (Flip?) has a Chang Jiang 750.

Yep I'm here.

Here is mine, nothing better for gravel roads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjml6aHRBJM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyn6ejTd4-A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVvQq-5edCw

[RoscoP]

started out on a wet weekend a couple of years ago with a hacksaw and then got completely out of control. Handles really nice (unlike my first attempt some years ago)

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[clonak]

Iv always been curious, how do you actaully steer with a side car on ? Do you still lean/counter steer or do you turn the wheel more in the direction you are turning ?

Riding with a side car is something I would love to have a go at one day. Just to feel the difference.

[Eddieb]

Yep I'm here.

Here is mine, nothing better for gravel roads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjml6aHRBJM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyn6ejTd4-A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVvQq-5edCw



Nice, how do you find the reliability? You read horror stories on the net.

[Flip]

Iv always been curious, how do you actaully steer with a side car on ? Do you still lean/counter steer or do you turn the wheel more in the direction you are turning ?

Riding with a side car is something I would love to have a go at one day. Just to feel the difference.

A combonation is a lot more like riding a quad. You turn the handlebars the direction you want to go. It is slow turning left and fast turning right espcially without a person in the car.


Nice, how do you find the reliability? You read horror stories on the net.

I have has a few problems, its 30's side valve technology after all. I ran a big end, it cost me $200 for a complete new crankshaft, I did take the opportunity to fit modern thin ring pistons which cut the oil consumption by 90% (and a lot of heat) and did a port and polish job at the same time. The pistons, rings and gudegons cost $50. I also munted a gear box, seems there was a loose bit-bracket thing in it that jammed between two gears. A new, yes new in grease gear box cost me $500.

I had a new BA ford falcon work ute a few years ago it blew a gear box, did a ABS unit and used to go out of tune every 8,000km. I also had a toyota hilux that used to regually need a set of injectors every 30-40k that cost $5k every time. I would say I wasn't able to do my own, and enjoy doing my own repairs this would be a terrible bike.

It's a great bike if you enjoy fixing bikes. Parts are cheap cheap cheap and available. If you ever want to go for a ride on one you can borrow mine.

Have a look at this supplier, I have brought quite a lot of parts from him, they arive about 5 working days after ordering. $20 for a complete gasket set, $40 for a std set of pistons....... http://stores.ebay.com/MH-MOTO-WORLD

[Oscar]

Here's my Dnepr with it's mate the URal from up the road...

http://oscar.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Dnepr/i-7CznQrc/0/XL/IMG_3711-XL.jpg

[pete-blen]

Thinks it's time this thread was closed......:mad:
before I want to build another one....

[Eddieb]

Thinks it's time this thread was closed......:mad:
before I want to build another one....

Where's your XT leaner thread Pete?

[pete-blen]

Where's your XT leaner thread Pete?

Ok....me go find... back in a min or so....
Since I have moved to ChCh thing are on the back burner..

a few pics.......
total redsign of the side car....
It will have a WR seat/rear guard front/side rails to hold
with a body panels full floor pan....the bike can still lean....
will it work ?... when I get a idea.... I have to try...


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[Flip]

Probably not, because the turning moment from the side car will push the bike to the left accellerating and it will be difficult to ride.

[RoscoP]

Here's my Dnepr with it's mate the URal from up the road...

http://oscar.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Dnepr/i-7CznQrc/0/XL/IMG_3711-XL.jpg

I almost almost bought a Ural outfit last year. Only I've run out of brownie points at home. I do like the look of those military outfits. Just add a LMG and we could make the country a better place haha

[old slider]

Was hard (bloody impossible) finding someone local with the skills, but have had some awesome luck with Roger Stent possibly after shoving into his letter box many photos of what his triumph could look like with one attached agreeing to help me.

Not sure this chair body is the way to go, but from what I have been told, its spent most of its life next to a Veloccette and deserves to be back on the road.

[igor]

Eddie. guy called Norbert from NP way has the kind of sc u r looking 4. BMW R80 gs with the swinger type unit on the side u could take anywhere.


re the old fella from TEAroha I was down at the mirror lakes on way to Milford about 14 years and could here a vehicle coming down the road. sounded like a 202 cut inch Holden. this old boy with his new wife comes around the corner on a gold wing with a sidecar and a camper trailer. he had a fly fishing rod and a sea rod in the sidecar. had been up camping for a few days .he was from the aroha

[Eddieb]

Eddie. guy called Norbert from NP way has the kind of sc u r looking 4. BMW R80 gs with the swinger type unit on the side u could take anywhere.

Cool, definately take a pic of that if you see it again.