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Was shocked to see on the road a motorcycle with side car. That was the first time seeing one on the road locally. Im 53 and I don’t think I had ever seen one on the road before that day. Does the side car disconnect from the motorcycle or is it built together? Would people use the side car like a storage trunk like for groceries?
I believe it's clamped on, it's removable but it takes a long time. There may be brackets on some bikes, already provided and welded to the frame.
It's for a passenger. Always seemed kinda sketchy to me, frankly, but this was an extremely common setup in the days and places (Europe, for example) where the motorcycle was commonly used as one's only transportation.
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It's pretty common and most are removable. Often they have some trick geometry (moving components) for cornering. (Recently a Father / son sidecar racing competition ended very tragically, maybe on Isle of Man?)
Was shocked to see on the road a motorcycle with side car. That was the first time seeing one on the road locally. Im 53 and I don’t think I had ever seen one on the road before that day. Does the side car disconnect from the motorcycle or is it built together? Would people use the side car like a storage trunk like for groceries?
You can use a "hack" for anything you feel comfortable transporting.
Bags of cement? Sure!
Grand kids? Sure!
Celebrity MIL's? Sure!
Senior citizens that always wanted the experience of being "in-the-wind?" Sure!
If you were "shocked" to see something that's been on moto's for the past 110 years, then just wait until you see someone "flying" their side hack. (It's even more fun, when there's a person or 2 in the hack!)
Next "shocking revelation?" Corvettes now come with V-8's.
I occasionally see a motorcycle with sidecar here in Germany, although they are rare enough to catch my attention. Some are 30+ year old brands from the East German communist era, usually with small displacement two-stroke engines. Others are a heavy duty Russian Ural motorcycles with sidecar, usually painted an army-green or beige color to make it look military issue. These are perhaps the ultimate sidecar motorcycle.
You can use a "hack" for anything you feel comfortable transporting.
Bags of cement? Sure!
Grand kids? Sure!
Celebrity MIL's? Sure!
Senior citizens that always wanted the experience of being "in-the-wind?" Sure!
If you were "shocked" to see something that's been on moto's for the past 110 years, then just wait until you see someone "flying" their side hack. (It's even more fun, when there's a person or 2 in the hack!)
Next "shocking revelation?" Corvettes now come with V-8's.
I wasn’t shocked at a motorcycle with a sidecar. I was shocked to have seen one locally on the roads.
I piloted a sidecar for about 12 years. Awesome fun, but way different than two wheels. I spent a week at Sidecar School, learning to operate it properly. Never flew the chair unless by accident.
The tub can come off, but unless you are skilled at putting it back on, making sure the toe is set right and the alignment is correct, it's highly discouraged. Besides, a hack wears the back tire in a different way. More like a car. The configuration certainly wears the tire out faster. Guy at the shop kept telling me I should switch out the back tire from motorcycle to car tire, it would last longer. I just never got around to it.
I never went back to two wheels after learning to pilot a sidecar. I loved the stability, no more worrying about wet roads or loose gravel, but the way I trained made it hard. You move in such a different manner, some of the ingrained tactics would make you wreck a two-wheeler.
Mine was used for everything: camping gear, groceries, sometimes another person. Though, few people wanted to ride after the first trip. You are sitting inches from the road, with traffic passing at a height higher than your head. It's unnerving.
I occasionally see a motorcycle with sidecar here in Germany, although they are rare enough to catch my attention. Some are 30+ year old brands from the East German communist era, usually with small displacement two-stroke engines. Others are a heavy duty Russian Ural motorcycles with sidecar, usually painted an army-green or beige color to make it look military issue. These are perhaps the ultimate sidecar motorcycle.
After I had a sidecar attached to my Silverwing, I talked Spouse into getting a Ural. Yeegawds, talk about a bow-wow. Underpowered, belched smoke when first started, absurdly cantankerous when it came to maintenance. I looked at the site. Maybe they've been improved over the last 20 years, but Spouse got rid of his.
After I had a sidecar attached to my Silverwing, I talked Spouse into getting a Ural. Yeegawds, talk about a bow-wow. Underpowered, belched smoke when first started, absurdly cantankerous when it came to maintenance. I looked at the site. Maybe they've been improved over the last 20 years, but Spouse got rid of his.
Ural hasn't changed in 70 years, so much for "improvement..."
Your adjectives are perfect for the URAL, too.
Not often we see a hack, on a scooter.
Finally, using a car tire on the back, is called "going to the darkside."
Reversing a moto rear tire, installed on the front. is called "double dark."
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