SBW Sidecar

Dickie · 11-28-2012, 11:31 AM

Seen this at the NEC show, Birmingham, today and wondered if any one has got one. They are not cheap!

DRONE · 11-28-2012, 11:49 AM

It really is a perfect match for a serious 12GS. I would hope that it does not end up in the hands of some poseur.

Dickie · 11-28-2012, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DRONE

It really is a perfect match for a serious 12GS. I would hope that it does not end up in the hands of some poseur.

Drone, at £11.5K it probably will.

zenduddhist · 11-28-2012, 01:37 PM

I bet Claude could make one just as nice for less money!!

FR700 · 11-28-2012, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dickie

Seen this at the NEC show, Birmingham, today and wondered if any one has got one. They are not cheap!

Thanks for sharing. Enfield ( ? ) in the back ground with the chair looks interesting.

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Originally Posted by DRONE

It really is a perfect match for a serious 12GS. I would hope that it does not end up in the hands of some poseur.

50+ inches of track , hardly any lead , massive front overhang ... it already screams poseur. A well fabricated one but not what I'd want off the beaten track.

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Dickie · 11-28-2012, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by FR700

Thanks for sharing. Enfield ( ? ) in the back ground with the chair looks interesting.

50+ inches of track , hardly any lead , massive front overhang ... it already screams poseur. A well fabricated one but not what I'd want off the beaten track.

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Correct, the blue outfit is Watsonians Harry Potter style outfit.

cleatusj · 11-28-2012, 04:52 PM

With that full width swinging axle, the seat would need to be raised six to eight inches to have had it over axle for more lead.

FR700 · 11-28-2012, 06:12 PM

The suspension design adds nothing , like you said , a swing arm anchored inboard running transverse and controlled via adjustable radius arms. Whoop-dee-do , the thing goes up and down.

Claude's efforts would wipe it off the map in comparison for a fraction of the cost.

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oppozit · 11-29-2012, 01:00 AM

With Harris Engineering, Watsonian-Squire and Mobec all involved in the project, it might pay to wait a bit before knocking the design.

http://www.sidecar-news.de/newscombi...ock/index.html
http://www.sbwmotorrad-bmw.co.uk/Sidecar.html

FR700 · 11-29-2012, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by oppozit

With Harris Engineering, Watsonian-Squire and Mobec all involved in the project, it might pay to wait a bit before knocking the design.

Pops design I was impressed with. Norton's Big 4 , clean, simple , elegant.

The so called big names you mention ... not so much. Another you-an my-grammar , charlie booringman wank in the making. The tech , for those that like that kind of thing , yeah , OK , but I'd think in the technical off road stuff a stock 2WD ural would embarrass it.

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YOUNZ · 11-29-2012, 05:08 AM

How does one actually get into the seat, and out?

MotoJ · 11-29-2012, 05:24 AM

That car was posted here in a thread with a link to YouTube videos of the prototype being fabricated, a year or so ago.
Don't know how to search for it. The fabbers were getting hammered pretty good by some inmates, IIRC.

westy · 11-29-2012, 07:08 AM

http://www.sbwmotorrad-bmw.co.uk/Sidecar.html thats the link to there site think i'll stay with my wasp though

AceRph · 11-29-2012, 07:26 AM

I like it. Looks great. The integrated headlights are kind of cool. The frame looks pretty lightweight. 4130 maybe.

Oh well...doesn't hurt to ask? BRB.
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Well, it ain't gonna happen at Casa Ace.

NitroMax · 11-29-2012, 08:27 AM

Whoops, posted YuotTube lin but see now it's already in the article above

11-28-2012, 11:31 AM	#1
Dickie ^OP Seasoned Sidecarist Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Northants, England Oddometer: 46	SBW Sidecar Seen this at the NEC show, Birmingham, today and wondered if any one has got one. They are not cheap!

11-28-2012, 11:49 AM	#2
DRONE Dog Chauffeur Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Tacoma, WA Oddometer: 2,690	It really is a perfect match for a serious 12GS. I would hope that it does not end up in the hands of some poseur. __________________ ******************* WUMPA! Goot-Z 4XKPN - sold

11-28-2012, 01:37 PM	#4
zenduddhist Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Ohio Oddometer: 146	I bet Claude could make one just as nice for less money!! __________________ 1974 Norton Commando Roadster 1975 BMW R90/6 1978 Yamaha XS650 Standard 2009 Kawasaki Super Sherpa 2010 Bonneville T-100 w/CSM Sidecar 2011 BMW R1200RT

11-28-2012, 04:52 PM	#7
cleatusj Dirt floor engineer Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Granbury, TX Oddometer: 508	With that full width swinging axle, the seat would need to be raised six to eight inches to have had it over axle for more lead. __________________ In the stable now. '76 Moto Guzzi Convert Hack '93 Moto Guzzi Calli 3 with Leaner Hack build: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...rt+floor+build

11-28-2012, 06:12 PM	#8
FR700 Heckler™©® Joined: May 2007 Oddometer: 3,532	The suspension design adds nothing , like you said , a swing arm anchored inboard running transverse and controlled via adjustable radius arms. Whoop-dee-do , the thing goes up and down. Claude's efforts would wipe it off the map in comparison for a fraction of the cost. . __________________ I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe . FR700 screwed with this post 11-28-2012 at 06:23 PM

11-29-2012, 01:00 AM	#9
oppozit Banned Joined: Feb 2008 Oddometer: 341	With Harris Engineering, Watsonian-Squire and Mobec all involved in the project, it might pay to wait a bit before knocking the design. http://www.sidecar-news.de/newscombi...ock/index.html http://www.sbwmotorrad-bmw.co.uk/Sidecar.html

11-29-2012, 05:08 AM	#11
YOUNZ Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2011 Location: Around Pittsburgh Oddometer: 288	How does one actually get into the seat, and out?

11-29-2012, 05:24 AM	#12
MotoJ Mobtown Hacker Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Baltimore Oddometer: 734	That car was posted here in a thread with a link to YouTube videos of the prototype being fabricated, a year or so ago. Don't know how to search for it. The fabbers were getting hammered pretty good by some inmates, IIRC. __________________ The ladies used to check me out...now they just keep an eye on me.

11-29-2012, 07:08 AM	#13
westy Adventurer Joined: Dec 2006 Location: salisbury plain wettest wiltshire Oddometer: 19	swb http://www.sbwmotorrad-bmw.co.uk/Sidecar.html thats the link to there site think i'll stay with my wasp though

11-29-2012, 07:26 AM	#14
AceRph Stossel for POTUS Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Where the stupidest people on earth run things Oddometer: 23,818	I like it. Looks great. The integrated headlights are kind of cool. The frame looks pretty lightweight. 4130 maybe. Oh well...doesn't hurt to ask? BRB. . . "Oh Honey!!" . . Well, it ain't gonna happen at Casa Ace. __________________ Equal to all of you of roads and good luck! - krokodil al-kashi “We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer.” —”Extreme Behavior in Aspen,” February 3, 2003

11-29-2012, 08:27 AM	#15
NitroMax Studly Adventurer Joined: May 2010 Location: Netherlands, Europe Oddometer: 579	Whoops, posted YuotTube lin but see now it's already in the article above __________________ 1300cc 217Nm/207Hp NOS-injected VMax (1985) 500 cc 1950 BSA chopper (1983) 750 cc CB750 chopper ( 1990) 1200 cc Z1000 dragbike (1976) 300 cc MZ transporthack (1989) winterhack 900 cc BMW R 90/6 hack ( 1976) summerhack 750 cc BMW K 75 RT ( 1993 ) daily driver Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter ( Mark Twain )

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