Sidecar anyone?

[Harryburgundy]

:shock: This looks fun....maybe?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sidecar-motorized ... 7C294%3A50

 

[Mr Chicken]

its like something out of Last of the summer wine.

 

[Harryburgundy]

its like something out of Last of the summer wine.

That it does....or a Pink Panther cartoon

 

[oldave]

Just a "junior" basic version of standard trials' outfit - which have changed little in last 50 years as I recall.


Really rather cute.

 

[Harryburgundy]

How do they work Dave. Presumably the engine drives the car wheel?
But surely that will have the outfit veering to the right....unless the human engine keep up....and a bit of bar leverage I guess.
Confused

 

[oldave]

You are of course right - I was thinking simply in terms of the configuration and "appearance" - down to the bar for the upright passenger to grip (as in like death!) as opposed to a road kneeler.
That said, I'm not sure that driving the chair wheel alone makes a lot of difference - even driven chair- AND rear- wheel 2WD outfits are I imagine pretty weird. And not much different in theory from a OWD up-right racing tricycle? (I only ever mastered a 2WD with diff - wonderful on bumpy tracks - drive of course goes all to the wheel OFF the ground!).
2WD sidecar outfits are I think banned in classic trials.
Shall we buy it and FIND OUT???