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Motorbike Suggestions Needed

Korto · 2019-09-29T10:34:28Z

Putting this here, in the hope it's the right spot. Anyway I've spent some years restoring an old bike, and recently attached a sidecar I had for it, to it...and found out the sidecar was way to big and heavy for the bike (bike about 45 Nm torque, wide two-person sidecar over 100kg). So I responded by finding a cheap FJR1300AS, bought it...and discovered it was about 15cm or so too wide (legal limit for motorcycle and sidecar 1850mm, no way the pair could be joined for less than 2000mm). OK, getting past the fact that I'm a fucking idiot, I'm looking for a list of suggestions for suitable motorcycles to pull a heavy, wide sidecar. The bikes would need to be powerful (I think 100+ Nm torque), narrow-bodied (the sidecar's 1200mm wide from the middle--about where the riders pegs would be--and back. This leaves 600mm--two feet--for the bike below the waist. Above the waist, eg handle bars and mirrors, should be able to finesse) and as reliable as a brick. Suggestions?

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Thanks for your expertise.

Posted : August 25, 2020 2:35 am

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