itsari
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I ran into one such behemoth today, on a resting area of a motorway north of Madrid. It looks very futuristic, almost like something out of a sci-fi movie and it is *massive* -- it can carry up to four passengers, two on the bike and two more on the sidecar, it makes a Goldwing look toyish in comparison. The owner, a french bloke, was on his maiden voyage, with the wife, 6-year-old son and plenty of luggage. I just wish I had a camera to snap a few shots, I'm not sure I'll ever run into something like that again.
The weird part is, it isn't really a bike + sidecar, at least not in the traditional sense -- it's basically a car chassis (tubular) with offset wheels (the right front is positioned basically a whole wheel lenght behind the left, and the right rear is positioned a bit before the left), powered by a 2 liter petrol engine off a Peugeot 206. The engine is located on the back of the sidecar and there's a boot where the engine should be, on the bike. Really strange.
So, naturally, I googled around a bit when I got home, here's said beast. It's priced at EUR 36,000, or USD 43,000 :bigeyes: :blink:
The weird part is, it isn't really a bike + sidecar, at least not in the traditional sense -- it's basically a car chassis (tubular) with offset wheels (the right front is positioned basically a whole wheel lenght behind the left, and the right rear is positioned a bit before the left), powered by a 2 liter petrol engine off a Peugeot 206. The engine is located on the back of the sidecar and there's a boot where the engine should be, on the bike. Really strange.
So, naturally, I googled around a bit when I got home, here's said beast. It's priced at EUR 36,000, or USD 43,000 :bigeyes: :blink:
