[Sticky] Introduce Yourself!

Hi....my name is Miles, and I must be a habitual criminal, because I was SO bad (how bad was I ?) that I got sent to Banned Camp from that place that is full of inmates.

These things all add up to making this place a little more active. Kick all the good inmates out of that other place, label them as habitual criminals, send them to Banned Camp, and here they can learn to play all the different musical instruments.

Oh, and I do have a couple sidecar rigs.....

FM, you are always welcomed here. Not everyone understands or can appreciate that your comments and opinions come from the heart and mind, in wanting to better the sidecar community.

Too many see their rigs as an extension of themselves, thus cannot take your comments as anything but a personal attack, when you are just trying to point out weaknesses in their rig design or the build, as you see it.

Many of us, myself included, sometimes have unclear objectives in what we want in our current or next rig. So we ask vague or open ended questions, hoping that someone will offer an idea or comment that opens a new train of thought to help us decide in which direction to go. Such as you did for me when I was contemplating getting a Goldwing rig or something else. I appreciated your thoughts and opinions.

When we keep the ideas and free exchange of thoughts on sidecar design or use objectives going, we will all benefit from the collective knowledge.

Jan Daub

President USCA

Hey Miles,

Shouldn't you get honorary bonus points for transporting a rig to another continent?  BTW:  I'm hoping you'll make a thread on how that all works, or maybe an article for the magazine.  That would be very helpful to others considering the same thing (like me, in a few years 😉  ). 

Excellent suggestion, Scott.

And I shall follow through with that, exactly.

There are others here, and around the World, that have shipped sidecar rigs, and those regular 2 wheeled things called motorcycles, to other Continents, so I am not the first, and won't be the last.

But this coming year, 2024, I will be finalizing all preparations for my '06 Wing w/Champion Daytona 2+2 sidecar rig, making all the needed and necessary changes, such as new tires, new brake pads, replacing the front fork seals, etc....so that when I deliver it to Orlando, FL and hand it off to Stefan Knopf, it will be in a "ready-to-drive condition when it arrives in Heidelberg, Germany.

I will start a new thread to document all that, the procedures, the shipping, and the experience.

BTW, does this sidecar make my Honda Goldwing 1800 look puny ???

In answer to how the sidecar makes your Goldwing look... the sidecar itself looks fully self contained. Bedroom, kitchen, bath.... Pull in to a full hookup RV spot! lol...

I don't know about making the Goldwing look small.  But it definitely appears to have a state of purpose!  🙂

Thanks for documenting all this.  Things change over time, and recent info is really helpful.  Plus getting multiple perspectives on the journey helps with thinking through things more thoroughly.  Watched two different travel videos, that covered the same roads within weeks of each other.  Two completely different perspectives.  Almost like they were on two different continents.  Very enlightening, and entertaining.

Might as well do the Intro. Name is Tim AKA Qwik

Rides are a 2005 Suzuki Bandit 1200 with a Hannigan Bandito hooked up to it and CenterHub Steering with Automotive wheels on all three corners. Doing a couple needed upgrades this winter if I can afford it.

The other one is a 2011 Ural Patrol named Olga with a Brand New Engine (Because the one that was in it for less than 6000 miles decided to shear the crank just after I bought it)

I live in Aspen Colorado and work in Snowmass Village so the commute is fun winter or summer. 

Welcome Tim!  Good to have the connections over here, incase we all get banned "over there!"

Hey!  I have finally made it past Cerberus, the dastardly guard dog with 3 heads…is his real name Jerry? 🤭. No, I’m kidding, Jerry!  Grateful for all your hard work getting this forum up & running!  I have just been trying to join since last year’s USCA Rally!  And here’s me, thinking being Thane’s sidecar monkey was a RIDE,  😉

Gday. Young sidecar enthusiast from downunder. Built a couple and built parts/fixed mates  , even knocked up a set of leading links. I am by no means a expert and love learning from others ,fabrication and humour 😉 

Will, welcome to the  Happy  House of Sidecarists.

I love those 2 Posties w/sidecars.

Quote from Will Spelta on November 30, 2023, 6:57 pm

Gday. Young sidecar enthusiast from downunder. Built a couple and built parts/fixed mates  , even knocked up a set of leading links. I am by no means a expert and love learning from others ,fabrication and humour 😉 

Welcome to the party, Will!

Hello,

Brian G. from Maryland. My first sidecar rig and looking forward to getting it on the road as I just got it home and tucked in the garage yesterday. It's a '79 Bonneville T140v. I have been riding Triumph Rocket III/3's since 2005 but due to some recent medical issues decided to get a side car rig that was a little easier to maneuver than the Rocket, so down from 2500cc of fun to 750cc of fun and looking forward to it this riding season! I have always enjoyed watching the 3 wheelers running the TT,but country roads on this sidecar are more my speed 🙂   I have been a car hobbiest of the 50's, 60's, and had wanted to get into the vintage motorcycles especially Triumphs, and other British bikes so this Triumph fit the bill perfectly.  So I will be learning along the way and look forward to learning from this group.

Cheers,

Brian 

Love the retro look!! That's a beautiful outfit. Wish you were close enough to Spokane to put it in the Inland NW bike show coming up soon. It would fit right in with the NWCMC club's display.

Welcome, Brian!

Sweet looking rig.

I rode a '76 Bonny for a few years, back in the day.  They are a very pleasant motorcycle.

Looking forward to your adventures!

Cheers,

Ben