About your host: blackdog: I am a 50 year old guy who rode Observed Trials in my youth, until about the age of 30. Most of that competition was in the Portland, OR area. I pretty much quit when I moved to the Seattle, WA area, and took up Kart Racing. Had a ton of fun with that for about 7 years, then decided to see about getting back on a trials bike. did that in 2004, first in the Intermediate class, and now I’m making the move to Advanced. Read all about it!
Jim!! Your BMW 1200C motorcycle is a must have. I’d sure like to make one with a side car like yours. Do you have details on how you made it all come together?
Brandon,
it was a pretty substantial project, as you might expect. the two key things that made it happen were the sidecar vendor (Motorvation) and the guy who fabricated the subframe and sidecar mounts. Motorvation was great to work with, and worked with me to deliver the custom paint job to match the bike; all i had to do was add the pinstripes. i ordered the sidecar, took deliver here in seattle, and then hauled it and the bike in a trailer to Side-Effects in Kamloops, BC. The owner, Pete Smith, then built the subframe for the bike, modified the front suspension for easier steering, and put the whole thing together. i rode it back to seattle, and did the finish work, pinstriping, matching tail-light, and miscellaneous wiring cleanup and addition of the brooklands windscreen.
best of luck on your project!
jim harriger