The R18 sidecar thread

For some reason I see you needing a women like this.....

R2K said:

Going to the dark side!

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On sidecars it was customary half a century before the ´dark side´ cult.

Noelpolar said:

For some reason I see you needing a women like this.....

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Won´t fit.
In fact doés not fit.
An exceptional female friend of mine; very lush and a natural blond, would lóve to but NoGo like a 1.50 mm feeler gauge in a 0.15 mm gap.
My Ex. is júst right and stúnningly attractive but I broke it off 6 month ago. Was not worth the agravation.
Have a short list with ´must´s for charming company and fitting, wanting to, in the chair is one.
Bit tricky deal at the moment because Ex+1 likes it a lót, fits and is volunteering.
She is most definitely éx though and it is ever so easy to shy off potential ones by riding about with an ex.
Anyway, the current charming in spé is a hoot. Totally bubbly adventurous. Fits ánd wants to.

p.s. Ex+1 asked if I could drop by as she had cake for me. Also picked up the new map of Morocco. Shared the photo with bubbly and she told me cover the advertisement for time being

p.p.s. another summer weather week here so out for all and sundry with the rig. It is now running like wildfire over the terraces that ´esto es el muchacho buscando pasajera!!´

Two links to óld articles in Dutch. Worth to google trick an read.

http://www.moturist.nl/kawa1300_1.html

http://www.moturist.nl/kawa1300_2.html

Very much applicable to mý dethrottled R18 with Velorex.
Way longer wheelbase, better front rubber so less ´snow plow´ and because the Velorex lighter and MUCH more slippery to air, the dynamics are both less and more extreme.

I pushed the limit and under favorable (did not appear that to mé ) conditions got to the limiter. NOT to be repeated.
Above 150 you notice the margins of error getting narrower. Above 160 it gets increasingly irresponsible. No because it it unsafe persé but because there is NO room for error or correcting unforeseen.
Anyway tested it nigh half a century later and nothing has changed which stands to reason because the concept of motorcycle with sidecar is the same.

To add a factual perspective:
The Z1300 had 115 N⋅m (85 ft⋅lb) @ 6,000 rpm.
Our R18 has 158 N⋅m (117 ft.lb) @ 3,000 rpm.

One thing which draws my attention is Guus vd Beek observing that with the Z1300 Moturist the limitations of the concept of a traditional motorcycle and bolted on sidecar are crossed.
The R18 has 40% móre torque (mine even more) and the Velorex is lighter than the Moturist.

Said yes.
Late lunch, Nepalese, at the coast. Ex+1 pasagier in het span.
Great drive that with perfectly balancing passenger, good food, very good company.
Note to self; stick to legal max speeds.

reflecting, my lífe is a bit like the top speed test yesterday: No margins for error but hugely exciting