[kpaul]

These side cars are cool. I really like the yellow one. However, when you drive a side car, does the experience mess up your motorcycle riding? I mean when I play racquet ball and then go back to tennis, I am all messed up. Nice story.

 

[Buzglyd]

I have a picture of my kid in the Manila Taxi when it was at the Del Mar show.



I always thought it would be cool to attach a silver and black sidecar to the Geezer Glide. If anyone's got an extra 8 grand lying around I'll be happy to do it.

 

[Vlad]

I found that driving a sidecar was such a different experience from riding a standard M/C that, once I got over the adjustment the first time and was riding the sidecar right, I didn't have any trouble going back and forth.



Francis

 

[kpaul]

thanks

 

[longride]

No more KP relatives to fleece for the cash?

 

[Buzglyd]

I suppose I could find a few but I hear there is a tenuous attorney in the family.

 

[sarnali]

He'd probably put a lean on your geez if you tried to alter it,

 

[Hipshot]

Coupla years ago I happened to be in Buena Vista (that's bu-na-vis-ta, to you who are not Appalachians), Virginia at an annual aggregation of the hackers. Everything from 1940's style with H-D's, Indians, and Britbikes to the articulated kind that let's the bike lean, like without a hack. No real trailer queens, they all took to the road. These people are rabid about their chosen perversion. I was kinda amazed at how many showed up in big ticket Class A motorhomes. Is there some connection?

 

[mscuddy]

Yes, I've driven a Cushman Super Eagle with a right mounted sidecar (sprung).



In fact, when the back-side (no pun intended) of Griffith Park was still open, I could really get that little bike moving, with a good monkey.



Remember, throttle on to turn left, throttle off to turn right. Or was it the other way around?



And the only time it ever made me feel Girly was when going down the Bee-Rock route. Of course Hulk Hogan on a Mach III with open chambers would feel girly on Bee-Rock too.

 

[wrecks]

you can't lean on those the floorboards will drag on the road.

 

[seruzawa]

We need some specifications on sidecars. Like the carrying capacity. A good standard would be how many cases of beer or Spanada will fit in one. Such information is critical.

 

[kpaul]

LOL good one You cannot be too tenacious when you lien on the floor boreds.

 

[KillerKowalski]

Ok, I gave it a quick google, but nothing is immediately forthcoming. What the hell is Spanada?



dictionary.com says:



spanada - No entry found for spanada. Suggestions:

spa-nada



spa-nada - No entry found for spa-nada, did you mean spa nada?



spa nada - No entry found for spa nada. Try looking up each word separately.

 

[KillerKowalski]

I'm too young to be sold on nostalgia, but there's just something about those new Urals that I love. Does anybody know how much they cost? The site doesn't say.

 

[seruzawa]

Spanada is a wine of the same "quality" as BaliHai, Arriba, Boone's Farm or Annie Green Springs.

 

[KillerKowalski]

Nevermind...

it does indeed show the prices, right next to the pictures. doh!

 

[sarnali]

When it comes in bumpy green bottles you know it's good.

 

[sarnali]

I drove a 45 Servi-car once, that was kinda' fun. The hardest thing to get used to was turning the forks to steer and not putting my foot down when I stopped.

Once it got going, between the little flattie pop-poping away and the springer fork /leaf spring rear/ springpost saddle all pogoing at once it was a real blast

 

[seruzawa]

"Waiter. There are snails on her plate! Take them away. This time bring us a good wine. One with a twist top. And bring me those little cheese sandwiches I asked for."

 

[wrecks]

The only good wine comes in a box with a spigot you should know that.