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    Isle of Man sidecars

    I think you know how I feel about anything that bolts on to a motorcycle, but the sidecars at Isle of Man are pretty wild. Question: if we removed all the bodywork from one of those rigs, would it look like a motorcycle? It seems too low, and the finished product looks more like a go-cart.

    Isle of Man TT rocks!
    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

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    Yep, they are unique. Up until 1996 the were part of the FIM World Champs (which became 'MotoGP). In 1949 they were a motorcycle with a chair bolted on, but logical engineering developed them into what they are today. In the 1980, 7 x times world champion Rolf Biland built a sidecar where the passenger sat like an F1 driver and didn't move. A passive passenger was a bridge to far and this prototype was banned. Monkeys have to work, no free ride.

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      Interesting, driver's seat is part of the body so not shown.
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        Yikes! Talk about a hot seat!
        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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