Motorcycle Side Car Ideas

[Flathead_Dave]

I had combo's, if you bought cheap British bikes they often came with a bus on the side. I had a couple of window cleaners bikes, just had ladder racks on them, riding with just a chassis is an acquired taste;-)


My last combo was before I took a test[pic below]. Stuff I have picked up would include a 1/4 yard of sand, towed a moggy traveler for a mates wife, picked up bikes and anything to big to stuff down the front of my jacket. They were really handy as at times we didn't know anyone with a car. Sidecars bolted on with 4 mounts and you could pull the chair off in maybe 15 minutes. I think it took longer to get them back as you always had to re-align it as the mounts never went back exactly the same.

No subframe needed, the sidecar mounts bolted to the frame. I suppose if you design it to be quickly removed/replaced a sub frame might be a good idea. The mounts were pretty simple[I made several of the clamp ones] and shouldn't be a problem to make, if they aren't easy enough to get.

That looks interesting.Harley 45 in a BSA frame?

 

[pedrobedro]

There was a Sunbeam round at the shop earlier this year with a Watsonian single seater chair similar to a Bambini on it, it's running round near here now actually being used day to day. Found a picture of it but it's not brilliant.

 

[graffian]

That looks interesting.Harley 45 in a BSA frame?

Duplex pre unit bonny frame. A bloke who lives near me had a 45 in an A10 and being a fan of A10 frames, I got an A10 frame. But I was just about to chop it in half and the bloke who gave me the frame decided his trumpet would be a whole lot better in an A10 frame, so I got stuck with his bonny chop frame.

 

[Cal]

My Grandad had an ariel square for with a sidecar and two bodies.

One for the family, the other for work - he was a cabinet maker.

I used to know a guy Paul ?????? thay had a sidecar on a Commando with quick release mounts. He even would change the geometry of the bike for solo and side car setups.

Have a look at http://www.sidecar-industry.com/techpages.htm its an american site so some of it isn't accurate for LHS chairs.