New to the third wheel ranks.

After going to the rally and seeing lots of sidecars and talking to there drivers
my wife decided she wanted a side hack.
Started looking into it, thinking I could put a sidecar on my Honda cruiser.
When we got home I had her get on it to see how she fit, it's way to big for her.
By the time put on the car and made modifications to the bike to where she could reach
everything it would get very expensive.
Lets see whats on Craig's List.
And there it was just what she was wanting.
So now we are officially members of the third wheel.

Welcome and congratulations on the new hack. Many lessons to learn, most not remotely related to motorcycling. This is a good forum to learn from other's experiments. Best thing to do though is put the miles on and gain your own. Each out fit will have it's strong and weak points. Go find them and enjoy. Ride easy,
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Welcome to 3rd wheel insanity! Nice rig!
Strongly suggest you both take a S/TEP class if there is one close to you, it will give you the basics in a hands on setting.
David Hough's "Driving a Sidecar Outfit" (The Ylelow Book) is a good resource.
Good downloads on operation & setup here.
Lots of info & help at Sidecar.com and the Hacks forum on ADVRider.

Bobmws said:

Welcome to 3rd wheel insanity! Nice rig!
Strongly suggest you both take a S/TEP class if there is one close to you, it will give you the basics in a hands on setting.
David Hough's "Driving a Sidecar Outfit" (The Ylelow Book) is a good resource.
Good downloads on operation & setup here.
Lots of info & help at Sidecar.com and the Hacks forum on ADVRider.

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Your are in Evergreen Council country so there will be good courses for you.

Ton's to learn, so might as well start with the best teachers! http://evergreenmotorcycletraining.org/sidecar-training/

Have fun!

Must be something about that combo. I just picked up a 2008 K12GT with a Hannigan myself. So far it has been a fun learning experience. I hope to be able to add to the experience here as I learn myself.

Thanks for the info and advice. Lots to learn.
Shadowfax. Post a photo of your rig.
I think its a sexy combination.

Congrats on your new rig and a happy wife... rare, very rare!

As I like to tell folks "once you go hack, you'll never go back."

Welcome to the wonderful of three wheels. I took the S/TEP class several years ago when I first got my Ural and the class was invaluable.

For sidecars, it's all about the combination of throttle and body position. The other beauty of a hack is it expands your riding season as snow, ice, gravel, cinders are no longer going to cause you to low slide. Instead, they are either a nearly non-issue or present an opportunity to do some sliding on purpose.