Simviation Forum - Car or sidecar?

Jun 30^th, 2009 at 7:32am

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What precisely is the difference between a motorcycle and a car?

Is this:
http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/snaefell-motorcycle-sidecar-combines-biking-i...

a car with a funny outside seat, or a motorcycle? What kind of licence are you using to drive it?

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Reply #1 - Jun 30^th, 2009 at 7:46am

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Wow, I'm not sure if I love it, or hate it.

But there is definitely no in between here. Cheesy

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Reply #2 - Jun 30^th, 2009 at 8:55am

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In Britain you would need a full motorcycle licence to drive that, you wouldn't be permitted to drive it with a car licence as all the controls are bike controls Wink

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Reply #3 - Jun 30^th, 2009 at 1:14pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2009 at 8:55am:

In Britain you would need a full motorcycle licence to drive that, you wouldn't be permitted to drive it with a car licence as all the controls are bike controls Wink

Hmmmmmmm it might be considered as a trike though ..... if the wheel on the sidecar is driven.

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Reply #4 - Jun 30^th, 2009 at 3:51pm

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Looking at the pics it looked like a fixed shaft job to me Eno... otherwise there'd be naff all space in the sidecar. I'm guessing it is on an articulated UJ to attach it to the bike.

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Reply #5 - Jul 1^st, 2009 at 2:11pm

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Compare sidebike Zeus:
http://www.sidecarmaniac.nl/zeus.html

The sidecar wheel on Zeus is driving, together with rear wheel. Zeus also has 2 wheel steering.

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Reply #6 - Jul 2^nd, 2009 at 3:59am

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...Hmmmmm.... Roll Eyes

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I think I prefer my old 1948 Vincent HRD 1000cc Vee-Twin Rapide with its massive Busmar 4-seater (cramped) Sidecar!.... Roll Eyes

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...similar to this one..>>>>

http://www.michaelsmotorcycles.com/1958ArielSquareFour/index.htm

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* Modern Motorcycles are not designed, or recommended, for Sidecar attachment nowadays.

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Reply #7 - Jul 2^nd, 2009 at 11:50am

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chornedsnorkack wrote on Jul 1^st, 2009 at 2:11pm:

Compare sidebike Zeus:
http://www.sidecarmaniac.nl/zeus.html

The sidecar wheel on Zeus is driving, together with rear wheel. Zeus also has 2 wheel steering.

If it has more than one driving wheel, i.e the "sidecar" wheel also drives it then it is classed as a off set trike and not a bike. Then you can drive it on a full car licence (in the UK).

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Reply #8 - Jul 5^th, 2009 at 10:57pm

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That was on Top Gear wasn't it? I thought the bike was at the front with the car at the back.

Stupid idea. I'd only accept it to sell it and get a nice bike Wink

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Reply #9 - Jul 9^th, 2009 at 10:00am

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Did anyone notice that it looks like it was made in 1984? Grin

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