Its a matter of odds. There are probably only 1 sidecar rig in the country for every 30,000 motorcycles. (that statistic is a guess, not a fact). So the odds of seeing a sidecar at all is pretty low. I live in a town of 30,000 people and have one of only two sidecars in the town.
I see...
Originally written by christyu on 3/18/2007 6:03 PM
Wow, really? how come I've never seen people riding one T_T
Because they aren't all that common. 🙂
In the US/Canada, a motorcycle or motorcycle/sidecar is generally considered a 'recreational vehicle', not a daily driver.. there are exceptions of course, but sidecars in North America aren't all that common to begin with.
I know of *2* sidecar rigs that i see on a semi regular basis, in summer, in a region with 13 million people.. there may be more out there, but it's a safe bet that they rarely see the light of day from the back of their owner's garage..
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Some police departments still use sidecar rigs. Last time I was in Columbus they had them but that was a few years ago.
Funny but after you get a sidecar you may seem to see them a little more often. Still pretty scarce though.
yeah... When my friends heard that I was going to buy sidecar, they were like laughing at me,,, they think it looks kinda weird or something.... ugly rather..
Originally written by Lunatic on 3/18/2007 5:12 PM
Its a matter of odds. There are probably only 1 sidecar rig in the country for every 30,000 motorcycles. (that statistic is a guess, not a fact). So the odds of seeing a sidecar at all is pretty low. I live in a town of 30,000 people and have one of only two sidecars in the town.
I ive in a town of 8000 people and there are at least 10 rigs withinn 5 miles of me. one owner lives just a block away, another is 1/2 mile away, another is 3 miles away. see them very regularly. at 2 wheel tuesday bike gatherings there are sometimes 6 or 7 there for the evening.
hey, do you know where you can get the sidecar part on your avatar pic? the blue one... did you modify or bought from somewhere?
Originally written by christyu on 3/18/2007 6:47 PM
hey, do you know where you can get the sidecar part on your avatar pic? the blue one... did you modify or bought from somewhere?
Bob's sidecar is a Motorvation Formula II sidecar. There is one of them in the forum's classifieds currently at http://www.sidecar.com/megabbs/thread-view.asp?threadid=3814&posts=1
Originally written by christyu on 3/18/2007 6:26 PM
yeah... When my friends heard that I was going to buy sidecar, they were like laughing at me,,, they think it looks kinda weird or something.... ugly rather..
Click here chris...you will se that sidecars come in many different forms>
http://hometown.aol.com/sidebike99/Page10.html
I'm just going to ride one for sidecar... I saw the pictures of adults riding sidecar though.... don't any young ones every ride sidecars?
Originally written by christyu on 3/20/2007 9:54 AM
I'm just going to ride one for sidecar... I saw the pictures of adults riding sidecar though.... don't any young ones every ride sidecars?
Chris:
I'm not exactly sure of what you are meaning, but if you are referring to Claude's link with various pictures of sidecars in action with 'adults' in the chair, keep in mind his link is of mostly competition sidecar rigs in Europe, engaged in Rally Racing. A child doesn't have the weight to throw around in the sidecar to keep the thing planted on the ground.. not to mention it's likely illegal to race with a child in the chair. 🙂
Of course, children, pets etc are common passengers in a sidecar.. a lot of people buy them specifically to entertain the grand-children.
Some weird guys like me, carry a skeleton in them 🙂
Sorry if I mislead anyone.. I am on a roll...lol.
Bill...never though you were that weird really but maybe it's just me.
So... people like 19~22 (college students), they don't really ride sidecars? I'm not talking about racing, just in the streets.
Absolutely. Not as many young folks as us old farts, but many of the members here are under thirty. My daughter owns a sidecar and her 14 year old son is already talking about what his will be.
