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hi im new here!

#1 Unread post by sidecarguy »

well ive been reading for a while :oops:
but this is my first post!
i have a sidecar rig and
hope to put up some pics soon!

i have one question which u'all might know
a friend just got a frame from a bike he claims is
called caravelle i searched but foound none!!??!
anybody know what hes talking about?
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#2 Unread post by Wizzard »

No clue about the frame , but I wanna welcome ya to the forums Sidecarguy .
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#3 Unread post by Gummiente »

Welcome! I'm looking forward to the pics of your rig; I have a '79 Dnepr sidecar rig myself.
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#4 Unread post by BuzZz »

Caravelle's were built in Mexico in the late '70's. They were direct, reverse-engineered copies of earlier Honda Elsinor motocrossers. They even painted them to look just like the Hondas. But built to the same fine, exacting standards that Mexican tourist nic-nacs are known for. With whatever they could drag in off the street and melt down for raw material. They stand among a select group competeing for the crappiest bikes ever built. Many blew-up in the dealers showrooms while the customers were being shown how to start them(but only after they were purchased :roll: ). They were also famous for extremely soft and bendable frames(unfortunately for you).

That's the only Caravelle I ever heard about..... maybe there was another outfit with that name making bikes at one time...... maybe.
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#5 Unread post by cruisinflatout »

Welcome to the site!!!!

Man that caravelle doesn't sound too appetizing from the last post here...haha.

Hopefully they look good, cause I'm not sure that I'd want to fly down the highway on one...lol.
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good buzz!

#6 Unread post by sidecarguy »

ok thanks for your reply's!
and buzz is proly right
since im in the area around mexico! (central america)
well my friend wanted to stretch the frame and stuff,
so it'll be proly easy!

ok about the pics :wink: do i have to post them outside this site first?
or where on this site do i post them?
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#7 Unread post by BuzZz »

Actually, I think Buzz is full of B.S. :oops:

I was out mowing the lawn when I was struck with the closest thing to a revelation I ever get......

Them junky Mexican bikes I was thinking of were actually called 'Carabela', not Caravelle.

Sorry 'bout that, I get these braincell walkouts every so often...... :roll:
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#8 Unread post by Toyuzu »

Welcome, sidecarguy.

Don't mind BuzZz. His brain cells are actually on permanent walk-out. :wink:
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#9 Unread post by BuzZz »

Toyuzu wrote:Welcome, sidecarguy.

Don't mind BuzZz. His brain cells are actually on permanent walk-out. :wink:
NOT TRUE!!!!

They come back to eat and wreck the bathroom every night before they leave again.
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#10 Unread post by canadianbacon »

Welcome sidecarguy :)

I can't wait to see the sidecar pics......

Cheers...
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