I've never ridden a bull, However.......

[crotchrocket]

I would imagine it's not too different from the Motorbike and sidecar outfit i got this weekend !!!!!

She's a REAL handfull, lol. With the added weight of the side car you have to turn right on acceleration and left on breaking, same goes with bends, you accelerate around left hand bends and decelerate around right handers!!!!! On top of that the suspension is soft to say the least. Im also going to look like a body builder in a couple of months because of the curve of the bike tyre it ONLY wants to go straight, turning is achieved by brute force and ignerance :D It's certainly an experience! Oh and it is prone to tank slappers at low speeds so you cant take your hands off the bars, sometimes not even one!!!


On the plus side, I LOVE IT :D

I managed to get the Klicktronic fitted yesterday and it works really well so i rode it back to london (OH how my arse and back hurt) and im using it for commuting this week.

I'll get some new pics up soon!


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/crotchrocket3000/Kawasaki/Bq2pcPBWkKGrHqMH-DsEuZtsPyYBLLzdK7g.jpg

[Ldub]

SuH-WEET!!!

I hope it sounds as bad (as in good...:smilewink) as it looks...:thumbup:

[crotchrocket]

Not yet, it does have a good tone, but some straight through drag pipes are next inline once the handling is sorted. Then it will sound like this :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOzOqbBGJkc&feature=related

[nocturnalVX]

Enjoy your new bike... and the savings from not having to go to the gym anymore! :bwgy:

[BigSwede]

With the added weight of the side car you have to turn right on acceleration and left on breaking, same goes with bends, you accelerate around left hand bends and decelerate around right handers!!!!!
I hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense...definitely a unique ride!

[Ldub]

James

Here are some articles I found on the subject...maybe helpful, maybe not...:_thinking
I'm guessing you may have already seen the ride three site.

http://www.hackpilot.com/sidecars.htm

http://www.pashnit.com/bikes/sidecar.htm

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/streetsurvival/arnold_schwarzeneggar_crash/index.html

http://www.examiner.com/x-14097-Colorado-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Learning-to-ride-a-Sidecar-Rig

http://www.ridethree.com/

[crotchrocket]

Ldub, i hadn't seen any of those, thank you so much!!!! :_beer: will have a read through this evening!




James

Here are some articles I found on the subject...maybe helpful, maybe not...:_thinking
I'm guessing you may have already seen the ride three site.

http://www.hackpilot.com/sidecars.htm

http://www.pashnit.com/bikes/sidecar.htm

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/streetsurvival/arnold_schwarzeneggar_crash/index.html

http://www.examiner.com/x-14097-Colorado-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Learning-to-ride-a-Sidecar-Rig

http://www.ridethree.com/

[Gizmo42]

Side cars are apparently good for snow too. I used to be a member on a Honda CX/GL forum and a few of the Canadian members would put side cars on theirs in the winter and commute all year long with them. Said they handled better in the snow then their cars did.

On a related note....

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09/07/article-0-00B6795B00000259-405_468x324.jpg

And riding a bull is NOTHING like driving a side car rig, trust me (and my once broken colar bone LOL).

[Triathlete]

I have never ridden a bull either (real or mechanical) however....






...I have ridden one of these while in the Phillipines....

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Carabao.jpg

:yesy::bwgy::yesy::bwgy::yesy:

Probably not as much fun as your new trike though!