Three Wheelers
Today was apparently Sidecar Day. I went for a short ride down Rt. 9 this afternoon. For no particular reason, I hooked a left in Delaware City towards Fort Delaware. The fort is located on an island and can only be accessed by ferry. According to a sign on the office door the ferry doesn't run in February so I saddled up and headed out of town. On my way out I noticed a Black CBR1100 XX attached to a matching sidecar. The side car had a dark tinted windshield and a roof. It was parked in a row of Harleys in front of what appeared to be your stereotypical "biker bar". Delaware is a non-smoking state. If you want to light up, you have to go out side. The sidewalk was covered in a visible cloud of smoke surrounding a crowd of middle aged men in leather vests and bandannas. I didn't stop for pics.
I decided to stop in at PowerSports East before heading home. I just wanted to see if they had anything new on the floor. As I pulled in to parking lot I noticed this.
As far as I can tell, it started life as a mid 80's Yamaha XJ750. The conversion is very complete and looks very slick. That sidehack was no simple bolt on project. Take a look at the front suspension.
Here's a view from the back. The rear suspension appears to have been heavily reworked as well as the fender. I wish I had a better shot of that.
Here's a look into the side car. Accommodations aren't exactly luxurious.
The whole thing looked like a very tightly integrated package. It must be a hoot to ride with ballast in the chair.
I decided to stop in at PowerSports East before heading home. I just wanted to see if they had anything new on the floor. As I pulled in to parking lot I noticed this.
As far as I can tell, it started life as a mid 80's Yamaha XJ750. The conversion is very complete and looks very slick. That sidehack was no simple bolt on project. Take a look at the front suspension.
Here's a view from the back. The rear suspension appears to have been heavily reworked as well as the fender. I wish I had a better shot of that.
Here's a look into the side car. Accommodations aren't exactly luxurious.
The whole thing looked like a very tightly integrated package. It must be a hoot to ride with ballast in the chair.
I wonder if that belongs to Joel, the owner of PS/E. He's got *lots* of machines and from what I understand, he's always got some kind of oddball piece hanging around.
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I'm fairly sure that's Joel's. I've seen it at the shop a few time, and I believe I saw him with it at the Ride for Kids event last September.
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I'm guessing it's Joel's. I've seen it at the shop a few times over the years and I believe I saw him on it at last September's Ride for Kids event. Very cool rig.
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