Here's a great piece of motorcycle history...the sidecar hack.
I don't care who you are, you haven't really lived until you've ridden in a sidecar. It's actually fun. It's even more fun to watch a sidecar race...although why they would call those platforms that hang off the side of the motorcyle a "sidecar" is beyond me....
Hey check out the brakes on this BSA. wow...and the wheels! Don't you just love those spokes? What a great bike. So much about this early 20's look I love, the floorboards, check out the V-twin engine! Man oh Man...so much to enjoy here! Oh and that springer front end...sheesh...look at that great lamp? Oh my...oh my...so much more...see that cam cover? Bet that leaked oil like a sive...
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Monday, March 2, 2009
BSA motorcycle, 1922
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Great piece of history there. I already told you about my 'almost' side car ride. Maybe someday.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the seat on that bike and thinking of all the bumpy unpaved roads it would have traveled back in the day makes me wonder if BSA also had interest in manufacturing hemorrhoid ointment.
http://motorcycle-helmet-lock.blogspot.com nice piece of work this is new to me.
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