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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: Richard on November 27, 2018, 03:28:42 PM

Title: Himalaya and sidecar.
Post by: Richard on November 27, 2018, 03:28:42 PM

Nice looking rig, but how can they justify the sidecar costing the same as the bike?

https://www.rideapart.com/articles/279264/watsonian-sidecar-royal-enfield-himalayan/?fbclid=IwAR3WRaGIwPt1kI5G_uADWaxbg2g5e91ed6qBa9DhqooFmrU_Otl7DN5jQ2w

Title: Re: Himalaya and sidecar.
Post by: Smithy on November 27, 2018, 05:44:26 PM

That really is a nice looking outfit, very practical and would be good for longer camping trips.

Prices just seem to climb on anything and everything. I heard Stuart Garner of Norton explaining that the new Atlas 650 twins are priced as entry level bikes. £10,000 and £12,000! Clearly I use a different entry to them.

Ian

Title: Re: Himalaya and sidecar.
Post by: Richard on November 27, 2018, 06:19:00 PM

And if bikes look bad look away from Landrovers !

I earn a decent whack - but wow - and £10k is not entry level in my book either.

Title: Re: Himalaya and sidecar.
Post by: Moto63 on November 27, 2018, 06:32:38 PM

Makes those "mighty Enfields" look positively cheap eh, I was looking at the interceptor and the V twin bobber at the weekend down at the NEC bike show. Looks like you get a fair amount of bike for your money. Both very nice looking mosheens, I was well impressed with the V twin, lovely looking bobber.

Title: Re: Himalaya and sidecar.
Post by: iansoady on November 28, 2018, 11:01:56 AM

If I was looking for something like that I'd be searching for a nice Norton Wasp outfit. Something like this: http://www.owensmotoclassics.co.uk/product/norton-rt2-wasp-850cc-1974/

It would be easy to make it road legal. I used to ride against some of these in long distance pre-65 trials and they were terrifying!