I noticed that the most recent thread on this subforum is a year old. So, here is a topic I am wondering about: why a sidecar rig as opposed to a trike? I'm not a fan of trikes, two up front or two in the rear, but I think that trikes might be easier to pilot. Am I wrong?
I only have experience on one trike but three (of my own) sidecar rigs and a couple of other’s and I will say that I find the sidecars easier to operate - assuming they are set up correctly. Trikes have an inherent tendency to oversteer compared to the sidecars. Also, if your drive system is good, replacing a fabulous drive with an automotive one can have its own problems.
There’s more I know, but it’s a good start to the conversation. Go on, I’ve got my Nomex underwear on.
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Steve Jacobs, as a polite reply your good question, I will say that trikes have less than half the storage capacity of a Sidecar rig....trikes are not dog friendly, whereas Sidecars love dogs, grandchildren, rabbits, Llamas, etc .
With a trike, you are straddling the center of the road lane, either wagging the tail, or shaking the head, depending on whether that single tire is fore or aft.
With a Sidecar rig, the two tires of the motorcycle are in the left side tire track of most cars, whilst the Sidecar tire is in the right side tire track of most cars, so it goes up the road straight and smoothly.
Trikes attract Blue haired old ladies in Florida, and Flies in Texas.
Sidecar rigs attract wives, girlfriends , dogs, grandchildren, required Ice Cream stops...
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On the topic of straddling tracks…we were in a group and the leader’s gps took us down a very poor gravel road that had been severely abused by heavy trucks and rains. The three bikes were dodging Fiat sized holes whilst I was straddling them and the cages in our group were bouncing like no tomorrow.
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