MOTOR CHAT

[velomaniac]

Contemplating, probably wont do it but contemplating new motorbike. In mix so far, remember I'm weird, Jawa 350 Classic and Royal Enfield Bullet 500, ones a two stroke twin the other a fourstroke single. Outside choice is a Chang Jiang 750 which is a chinese clone of a WW2 derived BMW twin but I'm unsure of how reliable the source of these is. All three are suitable for sidecars but I cant afford one but maybe having the bike would be a step toward that goal. All retail around £4000 mark. As I say probably will not do it but the idea is niggling away at me.
Gut says Jawa, I do like the smell of two stroke in the morning..........ringdingdingdingding

 

[clubby]

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Only 2 stroke I've ridden was a snowmobile!
Loads of top end poke but very peaky, fine for hooning about on but hard work. Did contemplate a 250cc Aprilia 2 stroke at one point but saw sense.
£4000 can buy you a lot of bike second hand, you should be looking at MCN first.

 

[The Ken]

Velo..... This is under budget, won't lose value, fits the retrobike ethos and you'd have space to carry your bike or lass. you could also thin out the local neds with the M53
http://www.milweb.net/webvert/73487

 

[The Ken]

Actually that's a great site, I could see Mark having a fair bit of fun with the vehicles on offer there. Montgomery's Rolls Royce is pretty cool too.

 

[velomaniac]

I know used gets more for the buck but it does not get a warranty. I have never owned a new vehicle and I'm sick of inheriting previous owners worn out kit that forever needs fixed.

Jawas are tuned for greater spread of power throughout rev range as opposed to more usual high rev range only. This does however reduce speed and power but increases torque and mpg so quite well suited to sidecar haulage.

If I went side car route it would have to be left hand mounted sidecar, right handed are a legal minefield as it becomes clear Dept. of Transport would love to consign this mode of transport to history.

Can get a Greek designed and assembled sidecar combo using chinese bike bits for about £4500 but its available as either a 250 or 125 so not a lot of BHP as you can imagine.

 

[The Ken]

That's all very sensible Velo but you can't pretend to shoot at people as authentically.

You can buy a warranty for any second hand vehicle though.

 

[gmac123]

THAT IS AWESOME

and what a site, my afternoons work will now see me search for Tiger II or a Mardar II

brilliant work as usual Mark, look forward to the updates

 

[RobMac]

Contemplating, probably wont do it but contemplating new motorbike. In mix so far, remember I'm weird, Jawa 350 Classic and Royal Enfield Bullet 500, ones a two stroke twin the other a fourstroke single. Outside choice is a Chang Jiang 750 which is a chinese clone of a WW2 derived BMW twin but I'm unsure of how reliable the source of these is. All three are suitable for sidecars but I cant afford one but maybe having the bike would be a step toward that goal. All retail around £4000 mark. As I say probably will not do it but the idea is niggling away at me.
Gut says Jawa, I do like the smell of two stroke in the morning..........ringdingdingdingding

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[dyna-ti]

If i had a license and a bit more money thats just the thing i would ride
Spent a bit of time on the south coast and theres a lot of old bikes about down there.

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

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My brother had one of those Russian built copies of the German WW2 motorbike and sidecar units. Think it was a Cossack or Ural, think it had a 750cc engine. Probably still has it. Also had some other East European bike, Jawa?, too.
The sidecar was on the right like in the photo, he took me through to Edinburgh in it one day years ago in the middle of winter, never felt so cold in my life or so vulnerable.
He told me he managed to roll it one day. Was going round a right hand bend at speed, the sidecar started to lift so he straightened up the steering to drop it but couldn't steer back into corner quickly enough as he had the steering damper done up tighter to make it more stable at speed. Straight across grass verge, up a banking, got caught by barbed wire fence which flipped him and unit upside down. Don't think he or bike were damaged much.