As we all know, the World of Sidecars is a very small subsection of the Motorcycle world, which in and of itself is a small subsection of the transportation world.
We hold a National Sidecar Rally, and we are lucky if we get 100 sidecars to show up, realistically more like 50 to 60 will be there.
Therefore, I thought it would be kewl if we had a thread of..........Sidecar SIGHTINGS......where you post when and where you spotted or sighted a sidecar rig.
Example: Yesterday on our relatively long drive from Dijon, France to Bordeaux, France, I was tickled to see a sidecar rig coming up the road, coming towards us.
Then, maybe 4 minutes later, here comes another sidecar rig towards us......then about 4 minutes later, another one.....then exactly 4 minutes later (I started to time them) another sidecar rig is coming up the road, towards us.
It made me wonder 
are these 4 separate sidecar rigs coming from a collective gathering.....are they all attracted to my car, like a magnet, ergo pulling sidecar rigs out of French garages, to come our way....was this some utopian universe where sidecar rigs appear every 4 minutes ?
Sidecars are not unusual in France, as some of the very best sidecar manufacturers are in France, but.....4 in a row, spaced 4 minutes apart...hmmmm.
We go to Northern Spain later this week, so I will keep an eye open for what Spain uses as a separation duration of their sidecar rigs.
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
September 14 we were on our way to a memorial ride end gathering as many of our friends were going to be there. As we came to an intersection an HD rig was across from us. We arrived too late to greet them.
And this thread is a great idea!
Illegitemi non carborundum est!
I was heading out to do a little trail riding one morning and saw a beautiful rig sitting in a parking lot, I turned around at the next light and went back to see if I could find the owner. As I pulled up he came walking out of the bank. We struck up a conversation and as it turns out he was Gary Green's brother. Gary had custom built the rig for him.
Here's a restoration we did at our shop a few years ago now. One of our salesmen had it done as a surprise for his dad's 70th birthday. It's a 1968 Harley FL and a 1968 Harley sidecar. The father bought the motorcycle after he got home from Vietnam and has had it ever since. He had a stroke some years back and has a weak left hand now, so it was converted to a hand shift. I've got some before and afters. I thought I had a picture with the fairing on it as well, but I guess not.
What a great idea .. heading to the Mediterranean at the moment .. I'll keep my eyes peeled... 
Okay, follow along, and try to keep up.
An American in Spain spotted this German motorcycle with a French Sidecar attached to it, parked in an underground parking garage, in Zaragoza, Spain, the bike and Sidecar are plated in France, and it's parked under a National Cathedral.
Got it. ????
This view of this massive Cathedral is immediately out the front door of the apartment building we are staying in. My car is parked 3 spaces away from this Sidecar rig.
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
They take sidecars seriously there.
Well after 19 stops in the Med, our last was in Funchal on Madeira. On the way to the Madeira wine company 3 sidecar rigs rounded the corner. Wasn't close enough to be 100% positive - but they all looked like Urals. Light turned green and off they went before I could get a picture.
Well after 19 stops in the Med, our last was in Funchal on Madeira. On the way to the Madeira wine company 3 sidecar rigs rounded the corner. Wasn't close enough to be 100% positive - but they all looked like Urals. Light turned green and off they went before I could get a picture.
Well after 19 stops in the Med, our last was in Funchal on Madeira. On the way to the Madeira wine company 3 sidecar rigs rounded the corner. Wasn't close enough to be 100% positive - but they all looked like Urals. Light turned green and off they went before I could get a picture.
Adolph, they probably were Urals, as they are the popular choice of tour companies in Europe, either Urals, or Vespa scooters with a sidecar.
Both are used extensively by tour operators for In City tours of historic sites, or Wine tours.
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
