Is that just the craziest thing you've seen done on two wheels, man I'd hate to be the passenger!
Cllick here!
Cllick here!
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OK, now's it workin. Yeah that is the craziest thing on 3 wheels I've ever seen:cool: . Those minkeys are CRAZY. I also like watching them at the Ile of Mann TT race. I once saw a monkey leaning into a right hander, and his driver got a little to close. Or mabey the monkey just forgot to move in for that split second. But anywho, the monkeys head hit the slabbed wall:eek: . He was alright, he got back up and started chasin his rider, because his bud didn't notice his monkey was gone until the next corner (several hundred yards away) when the side car came flying yp off the tarmac a couple of feet:confused:
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We have them at out lacal tracks about 4 times a year-they make such a mess-heavily modified 500cc and 700cc twins with 2 riders and huge rear tyres, tend to act like a big earth mover-they look really weird over jumps as the whole outfit tends to lean over in the air and land at strange angles:scream:
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I would love to see them come to a track close to us.Thats a cool pic danjer.
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Sidecar MX racing is a big thing in Europe. The "monkey" is not a passenger !! His role in the race is keeping the whole thing at the track.
Most of them are very skilled riders themselves.
For the earth moving thing : Hey guys, come on, are we dirt riders that can beat a rutt, or flat trackers !:mad:
Most of them are very skilled riders themselves.
For the earth moving thing : Hey guys, come on, are we dirt riders that can beat a rutt, or flat trackers !:mad:
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My Mother--
used to tell us kids stories about the times my Dad talked her into sidecar racing with him back in the 40's. :cool:
She enjoyed it, and always considered it one of the biggest thrills in her life. :)
Gave it up for motherhood---go figure, my mother was a monkey. :cool:
used to tell us kids stories about the times my Dad talked her into sidecar racing with him back in the 40's. :cool:
She enjoyed it, and always considered it one of the biggest thrills in her life. :)
Gave it up for motherhood---go figure, my mother was a monkey. :cool:
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I struggle in ruts that are higher than my engine:p
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Man that is nuts. I would pee my pants if I was the passenger!:scream:
Cactus Rider
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Most of us would pee their pants.
That's why "passenger" is not a good words for those guys.
I'll try to get some video's, my brother still lives in Holland.
He must be able to get his hands on some.
But then, how am I going to show 'em to you guys ?
:think
René
That's why "passenger" is not a good words for those guys.
I'll try to get some video's, my brother still lives in Holland.
He must be able to get his hands on some.
But then, how am I going to show 'em to you guys ?
:think
René
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Mike T,
The swing arm front is needed to deal with the sideway forces the side-car
pulls on the whole combination.
With a right side-car the whole thing tends to pull to the right,with a left side-car it's the opposite ofcourse.the rider has to counter steer this ALL THE TIME
The telescopes would bend orsimply twist inside their tripple clamps !
Imagine the forces these guys are dealing with !!
René
The swing arm front is needed to deal with the sideway forces the side-car
pulls on the whole combination.
With a right side-car the whole thing tends to pull to the right,with a left side-car it's the opposite ofcourse.the rider has to counter steer this ALL THE TIME
The telescopes would bend orsimply twist inside their tripple clamps !
Imagine the forces these guys are dealing with !!
René
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Yep, Don't armwrestle these guys.
It's a blast doing it, and when it's your trusted brother driving, you don't have to worry. The driver always gets the worst in crashes anyway! :D
The passenger does the most work. The average MXer can barely last a lap as a passenger. :scream:
Hanging out in the turns is something everyone ought to try at least once! ;)
BTW, you're all missing the BEST photos if you haven't checked out the Sidecar-Cross web site galleries (click links below):
The passenger does the most work. The average MXer can barely last a lap as a passenger. :scream:
Hanging out in the turns is something everyone ought to try at least once! ;)
BTW, you're all missing the BEST photos if you haven't checked out the Sidecar-Cross web site galleries (click links below):
- Wild Photo Gallery
- Crash & Burn
- Double Jumpin sidecars
- Roosing at Pikes Peak Hill Climb
- Whitney Bros (the guys in the original photo)
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Great Scott,
Now we've got a real insider !
Good pics.
By the way how do you put a photo in your reply?
René
Now we've got a real insider !
Good pics.
By the way how do you put a photo in your reply?
René
Ya, photos are fun, but doing it is even better !
Photo 1: BIG double at Blyth, Ca ~1986, EML Honda CR500
Photo 2: Winning at Pikes Peak 2001, EML Suzuki TL1000R
Photo 3: Having fun at Pikes Peak 1999, Custom Harley Sportster (with Nitrous-Oxide)
There are some really cool and funny short video clips of World Championship racing moments here:
http://www.sidecarcross.apollo.lv/html/video.html
I learned how to include photos with these messages here:
http://dirtrider.net/forums3/misc.php?action=bbcode#buttons
But . . . the photo has to already exist on some web site and you have to know the URL (address).
Too many photos will cause the page to load slowly for dial-up people.
The above are from my site at www.SidecarCross.com.
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Photo 1: BIG double at Blyth, Ca ~1986, EML Honda CR500
Photo 2: Winning at Pikes Peak 2001, EML Suzuki TL1000R
Photo 3: Having fun at Pikes Peak 1999, Custom Harley Sportster (with Nitrous-Oxide)
There are some really cool and funny short video clips of World Championship racing moments here:
http://www.sidecarcross.apollo.lv/html/video.html
I learned how to include photos with these messages here:
http://dirtrider.net/forums3/misc.php?action=bbcode#buttons
But . . . the photo has to already exist on some web site and you have to know the URL (address).
Too many photos will cause the page to load slowly for dial-up people.
The above are from my site at www.SidecarCross.com.
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