Boat sidecar

baz · Aug 10, 2023

Apologies if this has been posted before
But I just love the "old Englishness " of it

Fast Eddie · Aug 10, 2023

What could possibly go wrong ?!

Wonder how many they sold…?

baz · Aug 10, 2023

Fast Eddie said:
What could possibly go wrong ?!

Wonder how many they sold…?

Didn't look too stable to me!

Fast Eddie · Aug 10, 2023

baz said:
Didn't look too stable to me!

Just getting it in and out of the water would give an ‘elf and safety bod palpitations !

Fast Eddie · Aug 10, 2023

I’m gonna guess they sold very close to zero of these…

baz · Aug 10, 2023

Fast Eddie said:
I’m gonna guess they sold very close to zero of these…

I believe they only sold one
The second one is still being made !

mdt-son · Aug 10, 2023

With such a versatile sidecar, I was at least expecting a catapult mechanism enabling the driver to eject the boat along with passenger into the water!

- Knut

cliffa · Aug 10, 2023

mdt-son said:
With such a versatile sidecar, I was at least expecting a catapult mechanism enabling the driver to eject the boat along with passenger into the water!

- Knut

That happens the first time the brakes are applied in anger

Fast Eddie · Aug 10, 2023

cliffa said:
That happens the first time the brakes are applied in anger

Built in safety device to prevent that Cliffa.

Its called single leading shoe BSA brake !!

cliffa · Aug 10, 2023

Fast Eddie said:
Built in safety device to prevent that Cliffa.

Its called single leading shoe BSA brake !!

Yep, anti lock brakes are nothing new