New toy, a bit off topic!
I'm going to hook this up to a Triumph America. I bought the sidecar only for less than the cost of a new Smith & Wesson 629! It is cherry, but I will be doing some reconfiguring down the road. Change lights to LED, and add some additional lights. Going to install a seat belt and door too.
Cool beans!
Otony
That looks like a lot of fun!
We have a couple MC w Side cars around the Prescott area. A Ural particularly interests me...
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
Is a seatbelt a requirement? What good would it do?
The door I get, it will better confine groceries and protect the passenger from road debris.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
That one is a Chang......
.........which is a Chinese copy of a Ural, itself a Russian copy of an early BMW. The cars and frames are pretty good quality, the bikes (Chinese version) not very good at all.
Urals have an ok reputation, but require a tremendous amount of both continual and preventive maintenance, even upgrades in some cases. There are, surprise, quite a few forums catering to both sidecars, and Urals in general. A few are rabid kool-aid drinker sites, so be careful about what you say in regards to Soviet sidecars!
Otony
Is a seatbelt a requirement? What good would it do?
Not a requirement, but this 60 year old has a 6 year old daughter and an almost 9 year old son. A wreck would undoubtedly be catastrophic, the belt would serve merely to keep the children from jumping around whilst traveling.
Otony
Didn't consider that.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
May be OT...
but I think it's cool!