Getting a bike with a sidecar

[Garrett]

Hello everyone. I'm thinking of buying a motorcycle. I do a lot of road and mountain biking (the kind you pedal) and really enjoy it. I've never ridden a motorcycle though but I figure there are similarities between the two.

Now while riding around would certainly be fun, what really caught my attention this time was people biking with their dog in a side car. Maybe that sounds dumb but I drive my dog to the local parks all the time for walks. Putting him in a sidecar instead and cruising down the back roads in the summer sounds more fun for both of us. :p

I'm not sure what the options are for bike with sidecars though? Can a sidecar be put on any bike? I'd really like to get a basic used bike first since I don't know what I really want. I know a sidecar will change the handling. What do you think?

[totalmotorcycle]

to the Total Motorcycle community, thanks for joining!!

You will love the big difference between riding a bike and riding a motorcycle.... you don't have to pedal up hills!

There are a few manufacturers who offer side cars, but for a basic bike, there might not be a better choice than to find a new/used URAL: http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2 ... s-Ural.htm

You are going to be making a very good friend with Gummiente here, he does excactly what you are looking to do.

Welcome!

Mike

[Garrett]

I was looking at URALs. They look like a nice mellow bike I can take to the local parks with my dog. It has space for gear too. They are pricey though since I can't find any used ones. Also are repair parts hard to get for them? Do they have to be shipped from Russian?

[Wrider]

You'll want to go to the Blogs section and check out BeemerChef's blog. He's been riding around in a BMW fitted with a sidecar, with his dog riding shotgun for a couple of years now. As in full time for a couple of years!
Welcome to the forum!

[Kingshead]

There's one on e-bay right now, a little under 11 grand. The nice thing about a Ural, they will go anywhere.

Martin

[Garrett]

I've been looking around and the sidecar option is looking more problematic. Since it can't be detached easily I'd have to drive the sidecar everywhere. It would be nice to have a regular solo bike once in a while. Maybe I'll stick with a regular bike and see how that goes first.

[badinfluence63]

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[Kingshead]

A lot of widowers have come from them in years past when they were more prevalent. Unatentive riders running the sidecar into lamp post and such.

Martin

[badinfluence63]

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