DOTS: Sidecar edition

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 07/14/2018 at 17:18 • Filed to: dots

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I know absolutely nothing about motorcycles, but this one looked real pretty.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 07/14/2018 at 17:27

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Usually they have two wheels, and if it says “Harley” avoid conversations with the rider.

Thats my knowledge on motorcycles

ttyymmnn > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/14/2018 at 17:28

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This one has three wheels. 

SmugAardvark > ttyymmnn 07/14/2018 at 17:52

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I’ve tried to drive a motorcycle with a sidecar one time. That’s all it took for me to say, “Nope, that isn’t for me.” It pulls to one side when you accelerate, pulls to the other when you brake, and applying the brakes in a turn caught me way off-guard and gave me quite the fright.

I’m sure I looked absolutely ridiculous for that brief moment when I had the brakes on and was trying to lean into the turn.

Side note (ha!) , I really like the look of the Royal Enfield bikes. I know that they aren’t stellar machines, but I really wouldn’t mind a Classic 500 in Battle Green, especially with this detail work on it.

ttyymmnn > SmugAardvark 07/14/2018 at 18:02

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I’m reminded of the big chase scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where Indy and his father are fleeing the Germans in a sidecar motorcycle. All the drivers in that scene were quite good. 

gmctavish needs more space > ttyymmnn 07/14/2018 at 21:11

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Royal Enfield, nice. Didn’t realize you could get those with a sidecar.

I think it’s basically a bike from the 30s, but with FI, sort of like a Ural. Made in India now.