mono wheel luggage trailer

[Dellortoman]

G'day Chris

Exposure to the weather is not a disadvantage of motorcycling. It's one of its attractions. 

Would I be correct in concluding from your comments that you haven't done a lot of miles on a sidecar outfit? They don't veer under braking and acceleration if set up properly. You're also better protected than on a solo bike because you can lose traction on all wheels and still stay upright, and you have to be doing something really stupid to flip one over. Besides, how else would you take your dog with you? 

Cheers,
Cam

 

[CLEMTOG]

When ILOC founder Hal Kendal came to the UK from USA, he brought with him his American Eagle (#1122) which had a sidecar fitted to the right hand side, a home made job useing an aircraft perspex canopy for the main body bubble.A few months later while driving here in England, he had a very nasty crash which totally wiped out his sidecar, he survived and so did the bike.

a year or two later I was working in Nigeria, and was frequently being transported in Peugeot 504 estates which where not very "inspiring" with their maintenace standards, I always travelled in a back seat on the oposite corner to the driver, that simple act saved my life at least once, the driver at that time, saved himself, by diving to the passenger side of the car (bench front seat), I did not have a camera to record any of this, but I can tell you that the left hand side of that car was more or less gone, the tipper that did the damage was on the wrong side of the road, Nigeria had changed from left to right side for driving about 12 years earlier ! and this was on a road which was only a single tarmac "lane" with a laconite hard shoulder each side, when another vehicle aproaches, each one moves over to the dust, hopefully the correct way! this was 1976
CLEM

 

[nealebms]

Hi
My friend Dave has a sidecar outfit,its a Honda pan with an Eml sidecar fitted.He has it set up for maximum stability which makes the steering heavy.he was an ex grass track sidecar racer and is very experienced with setup.he is now 74 years old and still riding all over Europe.He does now find it tiring long distances on bendy roads but fine on motorways.When going from Aachen up to the nurburgring we were following him and were amazed as he drifted the outfit round the corners leaving three lines on the rather shiny tarmac.only hope I'm as crazy at his age,

 

[Xav]

G'day Chris

Exposure to the weather is not a disadvantage of motorcycling. It's one of its attractions. 

Would I be correct in concluding from your comments that you haven't done a lot of miles on a sidecar outfit? They don't veer under braking and acceleration if set up properly. You're also better protected than on a solo bike because you can lose traction on all wheels and still stay upright, and you have to be doing something really stupid to flip one over. Besides, how else would you take your dog with you? 

Cheers,
Cam

With a backpack

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On the tank

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On the seat (the best way to hit on girls)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl97Si06Ijo[/youtube]

On a leash (the best way to divorce)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MFb1KNViKU&feature=related[/youtube]

 

[cwis]

G'day Chris

Exposure to the weather is not a disadvantage of motorcycling. It's one of its attractions. 

Would I be correct in concluding from your comments that you haven't done a lot of miles on a sidecar outfit? They don't veer under braking and acceleration if set up properly. You're also better protected than on a solo bike because you can lose traction on all wheels and still stay upright, and you have to be doing something really stupid to flip one over. Besides, how else would you take your dog with you? 

Cheers,
Cam

Hiya Cam,

In fact I've got LOADS of sidecar experience - my best mate is a massive sidecar nut. I've ridden everything from Jawas with glassfibre bucket chairs, up to a well set up wing with leading link forks and car tyres. The R100/7 I pictured earlier in the thread had a sidecar on it when I bought it, plus the crack in the frame under the seat that most airheads get when you attach a chair to them...

I used to passenger with this guy a fair bit, especially in our teens and we've flipped outfits in both directions - ie the common chair over the bike flip, and the less common bike over the chair variety. It's easier than you think.

I just don't like them - personal preference.  I wouldn't call anyone a dickhead for sticking one on a bike though.

Me, the airhead, the trailer and the missus put in around 300 miles over the weekend (mostly in the pissing rain) - I LIKE weather, but if I'm going to sit in a traffic jam in the rain, I prefer a roof and a stereo.

As for the dog transportation aspect (and back on thread):

 

[Dellortoman]

I like the steel drum dog trailer - and "rustic" bike. Thanks Chris - made me start the day with a smile 

Cheers,
Cam

 

[motoddrob]

I've posted these before but since where on the topic of chairs will do again.

Can't find any pics of my mate JC's 3c outfit but it's along the same lines as these ones.
These were taken at the last Off Centre Rally, usually somewhere in Oz that involves hundreds and even thousands of km of corregated dirt roads to get there depending on where in Oz you start from. It's every 2 years and the next location is decided on around the camp fire over a few beers.
Definetely not for trailers or 120 riders

 

[Grant]

Hey Rob, these must be the ones you were looking for:

 

[bob]

Fans of three wheels instead of two and those amongst us who like to carry considerable loads on their sickles might be interested to see this little gem I came across on eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250871690649?clk_rvr_id=261234461030&clk_rvr_id=261299003630

 

[nealebms]

Bob
Top pit/recovery bike,Team Ruffus needs one of these.Come to think of it Ray was after blagging a trailer the other week,why bother this would be ideal 
Neale

 

[Reggie3cl]

That thing is like sex in a multi-storey car park; wrong on so many levels...