Re: [Honda-C70] sidecart for c70

Yes, I should have clarified. I meant bike trailer only as a means of
fetching groceries, feather pillows and the like, no breathing humans
allowed. Bill S.

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Al Olme <al@alolme.com> wrote:

>
>
> Bill S said, "I have a friend with a sidecar who remarked how differently
>
> his Moto Guzzi handles with the rig attached, a real learning experience.
> I'm sure some on this list have experience with sidecar handling and would
> do a service if they provide some observations before someone does the work
> and is not happy. There's always the option of using a bike trailer
> instead.
> I have one I bought on Craigslist, but I haven't tried towing it yet. At
> reasonable speeds, it should be fine. The build is strong but light, and it
> folds nicely for small storage. Bill S."
>
> As a sidecar driver whose spouse has a C70 with a sidecar [see
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Honda-C70/photos/album/2008095332/pic/list ]
> I
> can comfortably say that riding a motorcycle and driving a sidecar rig are
> two VERY different experiences. Remember that a sidecar rig is asymmetrical
> and that means that right and left turns a fundamentally different. In the
> US we usually see sidecars on the right side of the tug so when you turn
> right, your weight is thrown to the left and the sidecar tends to want to
> come up off the ground [yes, I did mean to say "when you turn right", think
> about it]. This is really aggravated by the idea that to work on a very
> small bike, like a C70, a sidecar must be VERY VERY light. On a big sidecar
> rig the rule of thumb is that the sidecar should weight about 1/3 the total
> weight of the rig. That won't work on your C70.
>
> About the trailer thing, it's fine if you want to carry groceries. I'm
> pretty sure that carrying people in a trailer behind a motorcycle is
> illegal
> in all states. Yes, parades have a pass on that. BUT, it doesn't matter
> because your C70 will lose races to land turtles if you try a sidecar and
> two adults. Note that the sidecar in the picture will almost carry a small
> adult but it was really built for kids, dogs or the aforementioned
> groceries.
>
> Al Olme
> Minneapolis, Minnesota
>
>
>

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