hi, anyone know of a dealer in the u.s. that sells watsonian sidecars, i am selling my hannigan and i thought i would try a watsonian,if you know anything about them i would appreciate hearing from you. thanks mike
Hello Mike,
You can contact Doug Bingham who is a Watsonian dealer and former part
owner of the company by googling sidestrider.com. Side Strider is in
California.
Watsonians are excellent sidecars built very well to solid old world
standards. They will basically last as life time and have for many
owners.
I recently sold our pesonal Watsonian Palma and it now resides in
Manatoba Canada. We mounted it to a '07 Sportster that was ridden here
as a solo and then back home with sidecar attached. I have been through
quite a few sidecars over the years but that one I hated to see go.(Hope you love the thing as much as we did Manny and hope to see you next year ...lol.)
Right now we have a 1954 Watsonian Avon in the shop. It is a unique
sidecar but the construction of the frame etc has not really changed
much at all from then until now. We will be putting a new convertibkle
top on it and mounting it to a biek in November.
We have a new Watsonian GP on the way here by boat that shoudl arrive
next week. Doug Bingham worked out the import situation. We will b emounting it to a new Triumph when it comes in.
If you are anywhere near central Pa we woudl be able to assist you any
way possible if we can. If you wish to see the Watsonians in the shop
feel free to give me a call and come visit.
Claude
570 765 8310 days
570 837 5182 evenings
Yahoo
site: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomSidecarsandTrailers/
Ahhhhh, something close and dear to my heart.. A Watsonian chair. If you want the brick house of sidecars and something that will last your life time and the next owners life time, look at the Watsonian. They are old style chairs and made to last.. I wouldn't have anything else. I travelled 1200 miles just to get one this past year, and couldn't be happier. If your talking to Doug, tell him ugly Doug from the north country says hi.. It is to expensive for me to talk to him. He always calls me back on my cell, and it is my dime all the time..Hmmm, a little more than a dime actually.
