Sidecar mounted on left side (USA)

 Does anyone know if it's legal to mount a sidecar on the left side of
a bike in the US?  Any help in finding out the specifics of US sidecar
law would be a big help.

Thanks,
erik

 

Perhaps because they're contemplating buying or building a vintage
British outfit? Perhaps because they have a leg injury that makes it
easier to mount an outfit from a certain side? Perhaps because they just
prefer it that way? Perhaps because they have a kickstart-only bike and
don't want to foul the kickstarter? Perhaps because it's just easier to
mount it on that side?


Says who? More crap.


Why risk flipping it in a fast right?

Utter nonsense. I've both passengered and piloted "wrong side" outfits
(bearing in mind where I hail from)

You're still full of useless and misleading crap. OP, Erik, welcome to
Krusty in one of his million morphs. If you're new here, be warned
*now*.



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And they drive on the left over in England. A hard left turn in
England causes the all the weight to transfer off the wheel of an
empty sidecar.

Here in the USA, skilled sidehack drivers can *drift* left turns using
a lot of power, and the sidecar wheel carries a heavy load.

But, when taking a right turn with an empty car, the US driver needs
to shift his weight over to the right.

One guy I used to ride with would stand on one foot on the sidecar
frame while turning right to keep the rig from flipping.

And that took a lot of confidence, because his right leg was a
prosthetic.

Some sidehack drivers will install a water tank in the sidecar,
filling it up when they don't have a sidecar passenger. One guy at the
Sidecar Rally had a bunch of PVC pipes all over his sidecar to act as
water tanks, but I can't imagine the piping holding any significant
weight in water.

 

Yes. And a hard right turn in the US will have the same effect. So what?


So what?


So what?


Look at the diameter of the pipes. look at the length, do the
arithmetic.

I had one of those collapsible camping water packs in my chair.

Picture of my old outfit, with entire family aboard, at:

http://www.chateau.murray.dsl.pipex.com/images/Jawa.jpg

So yes, more useless verbiage from the p(a)edo apologist.


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chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

 On Jan 5, 3:08�pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:

 > http://www.chateau.murray.dsl.pipex.com/images/Jawa.jpg

Did you ever tell the kids they were adopted?