Sidecar sliding

[guest7]

I know that some of you on this forum are a little bemused by us charioteers. However, I was riding my XBR outfit the other day and I had some real fun on slippery roundabouts and corners. I thought that if I described this then you might have some idea of how much fun an outfit can be.

When you circle a roundabout or hack into a long right hander you can often (in the wet) push the front wheel so that you are in a front wheel drift. There's enough grip to get you round the corner, but you're scrubbing the tyre too. Then you can throttle back quickly and make the back end step out into a drift. Then, if you really are bored, you can use the throttle to dance the bike between back wheel and front wheel drifts as you negotiate the corner.

Try doing that on a solo 

Of course all this applies to my narrow-tyred outfit, I have no knowledge of what the fat car tyre brigade get up to with all that grip.

Cheers
GC

[squirrelciv]

And on a public highway too!!!

Have managed to drift both wheels simultaniously, but was sooo bricking it at the time, I didn't think to admire the grace of it all.

My overpowering mental scar of sidecars and the madmen that pilot them is following you down the A5 on the way to the Dragon! No machine created on Gods Earth should travel like that! And you were pulling away from me

No! No! No! Never ever ever want to pilot one, ever, but deep admiration for those that do. Enjoy your front wheel drifting

[guest146]

There is a classic sidecar outfit that takes part is races. I have seen it 3 times at Mallory Park. I know its a triumph and think its a 500cc with rigid back end. I have never see anything like this when he corners. Its as sideways as a speedway bike and in full control.

Went to the Hunstanton with our grandchild this morning and there are people swimming in the sea.

Happy new year all

Ken

[guest7]

Its as sideways as a speedway bike and in full control.

Gulp  I haven't quite made it to that standard yet 
GC

[Richard]

Thats not sliding, its a vaguely controlled crash in slow motion !

Richard

[Steve Lake]

Ahh, those were the days, an outfit was my only form of transport for 7 years....wonderful time.....then i raced one......bluddy mental.......an imp powered front exit (often literally) chair.....
i'd love to have a crack on a modern racing outfit.....
definitely the most (nearly) legal fun i've ever had.....

[guest146]

I managed to find a clip of the sliding outfit. Just look at this and be amazed. No 11

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8LM3PyGvhwg&feature=channel_page

Ken

[guest7]

I had a feeling it was that outfit you were on about, it has been in every copy of Classic Racer for a couple of years now. I heard that his passenger has gone off and built a matching yellow Triumph rig so now there's two of 'em!

GC

[themoudie]

Mr Weston at his best! He's even better mono-wheeling the outfit off the top of the Cadwell mountain. Whilst the slalom through the woodland bends afore diving right down to the 'Start-Finish' straight can be equally lewd!

A true entertainer with his brother and worth the entry fee to any VMCC (BHRC) meeting. Get yursel's along for a good day out. You know you want to.

My regards, Bill.

[guest7]

Here he is:

Nick Weston Billy Weston ~ Triumph Thunderbird 650

And here's it's yellow twin:

Kerry Williams Daniel Williams ~ Triumph Thunderbird 650

This one should restore the Thumper balance:

Ian Bain ~ Norton CS1 500

Cheers
GC