Looking at buying used BMW 650 with sidecar

Looks like a good match, but your pictures don't show the attachment points on the bike.

I will request those and post them. Thanks

The sidecar is a old model Velorex. Nothing wrong with that, just an older body style. Fender is not original to sidecar. Frame looks newer but I can't identify it. Hopefully someone else will chime in. Good news is that there appears to be a proper subframe... absolutely required on this bike!

Thanks

Just curious what people think about the suitability of a 650's power. What is the generally accepted minimum power for a sidecar rig. (I mean one that will actually move two or three adults on reasonably long trips. I know there are cute little scooter setups, but I can't imagine they manage speeds good for anything but cruising around a town at moderate speeds.). Thanks

With the trailer fender, small wheel on Timken hub and the frame finish, I identify it as an early (70's) Bingham.
Doug used a 560 Jawa/Velorex body for the boat and the rest was hand fabricated and assembled.

Lonnie

I hope the peer is ok. It will just me and the dog. He weighs 25 lbs. I think we will be fine. Or at least I hope so.

The seller thought the sidecar is a Bingham also.

The frame does look Bingham. BTW, you will have to change your name to three wheel gal if you do this.

I still have 2 two wheel bikes. A 2004 BMW Rockster and a 1999 Kawasaki ZRX1100. I thought about just starting fresh and adding a sidecar to my Rockster. I talked to DMC and they have put sidecars on Rocksters before. So I will have to see how this works out.

Hi Phlaug. You might want to talk to J.R. about that. He told me one time that he had a hard time keeping up with Avanell on her Burgman!

I have riden with JR and Avanell many times . Best know where you are going, Avanell will ride out of sight.
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I have two customers with BMW F650 rigs. Both run the rig very steady and smooth. Anb both are satisfied with their choice and both rigs have no problems with uncommon wear. If you wanna race or keep up with someone who is in a hurry- wrong tug.

Thanks. Just want to have the ability to do freeway speeds sometimes. We like long road trips.

Claus - 3/23/2015 5:01 AM

I have two customers with BMW F650 rigs. Both run the rig very steady and smooth. Anb both are satisfied with their choice and both rigs have no problems with uncommon wear. If you wanna race or keep up with someone who is in a hurry- wrong tug.

Thanks for the insight, Claus. That response is about what I expected, as I find in 75% of the driving I do with my GoldWing 1500 rig (the only tug I've owned to date) I'm not working the power plant much. However, on the highway, keeping pace with traffic (i.e., 70+ mph here in the states / 110 - 120 kmh when I was in Switzerland) it's working the bike pretty hard. Now I have a two-person sidecar, so a bit of extra wind resistance, but I still was imagining that a 650 wouldn't like long stretches on the highway...