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Sidecars Are The FutureSIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-11824696501972871452014-09-01T12:00:00.001-04:002014-09-01T12:01:07.448-04:00Sidecar World Is Becoming Sidecar Celebrations<b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We'll soon be relocating to Sidecar Celebrations. Join us!</span></span></b>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-63232175748808882792011-01-22T15:11:00.017-05:002011-01-22T15:15:59.480-05:00FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>The Progressive International Motorcycle Show </b>came to New York's Jacob Javits Center this weekend and provided a great opportunity to check out the latest from Suzuki, Kawasaki, Triumph, Royal Enfield, Harley, Victory and much more.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Check the link to see if the show is coming to a city near you:</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.motorcycleshows.com/">http://www.motorcycleshows.com/</a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">We, of course, were drawn to the <b>URAL</b> booth. According to Ural, "<span id="txt">We are Irbit MotorWorks of America, Inc. The official affiliate of the Irbit MotorWorks Factory in Irbit, Russia. As such, we are the direct importer and distributor for the Ural sidecar motorcycle in the United States. We are a small, but dedicated team, made up of both American and Russian men and women who each contribute to our story in his and her own capacity." </span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="834" id="Table_01" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: left; width: 912px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="5"><b><span class="header_text">The Gear-Up </span></b><br />
<div class="description_text">Want to stand out in a crowd and be able to </div><div class="description_text">disappear in the woods or desert? </div><div class="description_text"><div style="text-align: justify;">Try the Ural Gear-Up.</div>Just like its cousin, the Patrol, with its on-demand </div><div class="description_text">sidecar drive, Gear-Up's origins trace back to the military <br />
past of the Ural motorcycle family.<br />
According to the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C2JaGyTscYZU0O5npeXQw1ywewIZIvMuPPTXTBV3EAgVGO4CB__7W7VXNnBtGH_9iYeNykFEfucHlGwxUvZjOkgzdkzWl9jjDln-vc1Q92In6KJrL5rkD79f-AP71r5CZ3rRzttcYYM/s1600/URAL+%25231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C2JaGyTscYZU0O5npeXQw1ywewIZIvMuPPTXTBV3EAgVGO4CB__7W7VXNnBtGH_9iYeNykFEfucHlGwxUvZjOkgzdkzWl9jjDln-vc1Q92In6KJrL5rkD79f-AP71r5CZ3rRzttcYYM/s320/URAL+%25231.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="description_text"></div><div class="description_text"> <br />
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<div class="description_text">tough as a Russian AK-47!" </div><div class="description_text">Despite its clearly military upbringing, </div><div class="description_text">the Gear-Up is equally fit for more peaceful missions, </div><div class="description_text">ability to blaze through mud, sand and snow. </div>Available in camo paint scheme.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW1F9T9N7ZcyMpWn5ad04L-sngFVdAggHt-Cr-LgrSSPKtll1vGPIwuUF1OkKdnmbUWDQ6UZrICubIPPjH5wERsQvi1ThtrBvUTAg2wtpLpeKExfm9-BkEDpHfGJ8wGTz2eK77yWdYGM/s1600/URAL+camo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW1F9T9N7ZcyMpWn5ad04L-sngFVdAggHt-Cr-LgrSSPKtll1vGPIwuUF1OkKdnmbUWDQ6UZrICubIPPjH5wERsQvi1ThtrBvUTAg2wtpLpeKExfm9-BkEDpHfGJ8wGTz2eK77yWdYGM/s320/URAL+camo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="description_text"><br />
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Forest Camo Gear Up: $13,799<br />
Gobi Desert Camo Gear Up: $13,949</div></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQthjkIoN4BJo8AZWhL99cVfUkHCylTKKDv7f3WfEBPYqotPPUEXIfBn3_oHE_69MrcjRL-XhIIcSVSN3rPtv2c6v5UBmG2q5ne0riw4dJ9M4ATk4X_XIeymUAQTewEWvgAVAEG9bYzs/s1600/orange+popsicle+from+URAL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQthjkIoN4BJo8AZWhL99cVfUkHCylTKKDv7f3WfEBPYqotPPUEXIfBn3_oHE_69MrcjRL-XhIIcSVSN3rPtv2c6v5UBmG2q5ne0riw4dJ9M4ATk4X_XIeymUAQTewEWvgAVAEG9bYzs/s320/orange+popsicle+from+URAL.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Despite the fun popsicle shade of orange, The </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Patrol can travel snow-covered </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">roads like no other tough guy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5XBkIMXx6VWm_mBbjrwxjwIv5SSZOA38kWFShShlEbGB1g948hE39fEbj9s11_68c16jH7k-_6pg4hBguWsg62yGw_dxSoD9ZvlenKD-Gpawh5NBn9khXcpgWydUNZyzDe6wUkMlPYE/s1600/URAL+ORANGE.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5XBkIMXx6VWm_mBbjrwxjwIv5SSZOA38kWFShShlEbGB1g948hE39fEbj9s11_68c16jH7k-_6pg4hBguWsg62yGw_dxSoD9ZvlenKD-Gpawh5NBn9khXcpgWydUNZyzDe6wUkMlPYE/s320/URAL+ORANGE.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillUqXYZLXmjdJIcg1_xA4KcpYCN_z3n53Hv0KwLXka8QyzYsljFUWGdhShI4uXfhBeboekgWpEEyMJkebprlWoDZbSQPJvoaIGRankBQ9dd4aKLKoK4ecE6Xo0ikqxESi8V5V6qRNNVE/s1600/URAL+orange+front.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillUqXYZLXmjdJIcg1_xA4KcpYCN_z3n53Hv0KwLXka8QyzYsljFUWGdhShI4uXfhBeboekgWpEEyMJkebprlWoDZbSQPJvoaIGRankBQ9dd4aKLKoK4ecE6Xo0ikqxESi8V5V6qRNNVE/s320/URAL+orange+front.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In a class by itself, the Patrol is the only motorcycle </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">in the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">world manufactured with an </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">on-demand sidecar drive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This street legal ATV gives you the ability to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">switch between single-wheel drive and the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">unbelievable traction </div><div style="text-align: justify;">of dual-wheel drive with the flip of a lever!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">MSRP: $13, 199 (excludes taxes, registration, etc.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="description_text"><span class="bolder_desc_text"><b>The Taiga</b></span></div><div class="description_text"><br />
</div><div class="description_text"><span class="bolder_desc_text">Named after the world's largest northern </span><br />
<span class="bolder_desc_text">most forest frontier,</span><br />
<span class="bolder_desc_text"> The Taiga, </span></div><div class="description_text"><span class="bolder_desc_text">is in Larch Green and the MSRP is $13,999.<b> </b></span> </div></td></tr>
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</div>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-23324571167677743882011-01-09T09:49:00.002-05:002011-01-09T09:57:58.070-05:00SIDECARS AS AMBULANCES AROUND THE WORLD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PsjGUZDIDf5h-XCbLByuWyyt_42kMK1oHdNwnXumWM5uiMOOuN_GAnYTDp_i1aF19bGzqbN4O8CSEDSUq05jjFrZMW91BARN8xM2_-FUnN_EbUKBli3sHtsi2Q-mVY_NNyLnnoXB1so/s1600/battlefield+ges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PsjGUZDIDf5h-XCbLByuWyyt_42kMK1oHdNwnXumWM5uiMOOuN_GAnYTDp_i1aF19bGzqbN4O8CSEDSUq05jjFrZMW91BARN8xM2_-FUnN_EbUKBli3sHtsi2Q-mVY_NNyLnnoXB1so/s1600/battlefield+ges.jpg" /></a>From World World I, 1918, this photo (above) originally appeared in Popular Mechanics magazine.</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3_RFsuhT9uS37c448hGjxx24HHXzHLERef8zJ_cFEJnAWmIke-eUPCJtX6znU5stBt7D83CA9XfGunmBZZNmoOgkQVnFXZHnPukymtI_VIglmpYC81hvhustrat7gKDhrnm4Ow0v6vo/s1600/battlefield+images+of+sidecars+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3_RFsuhT9uS37c448hGjxx24HHXzHLERef8zJ_cFEJnAWmIke-eUPCJtX6znU5stBt7D83CA9XfGunmBZZNmoOgkQVnFXZHnPukymtI_VIglmpYC81hvhustrat7gKDhrnm4Ow0v6vo/s320/battlefield+images+of+sidecars+.jpg" width="320" /></a> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Motorcycles and sidecars have a reputation for being tough fighters in wars around the world. During both World Wars I and II, the motorcycle-sidecar units were familiar features on the battlefield bringing medicine directly to the troops and transporting patients back to the base.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today, sidecar ambulances are used in areas of the world with narrow roads, dense population and impenetrable terrain. Japan, Brazil, the Sudan, Malawi and Southeast Asia employ the units. </span><br />
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<div class="bodytext"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">eRanger's Ambulance has been developed to provide transport to and from local health centres, providing communities with the means to take advantage of distant and widespread health-care resources. Able to safely and comfortably carry one patient and an outreach medical worker, plus emergency supplies for on-site treatment, it can greatly reduce the time taken to get essential and urgent medical assistance to remote communities. In Malawi, the eRanger motorbike has transported women in labour from health centres to hospitals faster than traditional ambulances. A private company, </span><a href="http://www.eranger.com/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">eRanger</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, manufactures motorbike ambulances, designed to cope with the toughest terrains.</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGX6X49kFFFIIGvzq3kXcROWcNGov8IXJxsIdNZlnuS0qLxYKtljDiasqOTrzw-BeumAolHB6MxFqrr2OII6IwNQJA8Sxrv9XrrSDECvvhBswqA-rWuG79Nqwr6cdKIE6OKkE-47uV-8/s1600/ambulance1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGX6X49kFFFIIGvzq3kXcROWcNGov8IXJxsIdNZlnuS0qLxYKtljDiasqOTrzw-BeumAolHB6MxFqrr2OII6IwNQJA8Sxrv9XrrSDECvvhBswqA-rWuG79Nqwr6cdKIE6OKkE-47uV-8/s320/ambulance1.jpg" width="320" /></a>The company believes its motorbikes could help cut maternal mortality rates in remote, rural areas and increase access to health facilities.</div></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Ambulance has recently undergone a range of technical and equipment improvements. Every Ambulance now has a specialist leading link front suspension system fitted as standard, improving the Ambulance’s already impressive off-road and on-road capability. In addition complete patient protection has been improved with additional “roof” bars and a newly designed all weather cover. Finally patient transfer has been improved with a novel hinged section allowing easy access to the stretchers flat platform. </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Standard equipment has also been improved with the addition of a large capacity motorcycle rear carrier box and a fire extinguisher. In addition to these modifications to the Ambulance sidecar the JH 200 L has been uprated and improved with Electric start and an easy to maintain pushrod engine that delivers an improvement in engine Torque over the older overhead cam engine. All these developments underline our commitment to produce the most complete, effective and versatile vehicle solution for rural healthcare delivery throughout the world. </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The main feature of the Ambulance is the side-mounted stretcher, attached via metal-elastic mounts that, when combined with the sidecar's suspension, considerably smooths the ride over rough ground. </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The stretcher itself has multiple functions. When flat, a prone patient can be carried, protected by an all weather cover. It then also converts into a suspended chair. In both positions there is storage space at the rear of the sidecar. The chair position is suitable for the walking wounded, sick and expectant mothers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rUE-cV5-CGxVMKtaeJkKgrDdsDIWoJfRW67L1NU38VUD9lf6uxiZk_nAqmC3cU0pPZwJ2mVV32gXbmeLjmSlNYn9hL2WNLzlJAJRS3LrphRNVctLq5TeyAraU9TTov4VW_4mT87W3_4/s1600/motorcycle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rUE-cV5-CGxVMKtaeJkKgrDdsDIWoJfRW67L1NU38VUD9lf6uxiZk_nAqmC3cU0pPZwJ2mVV32gXbmeLjmSlNYn9hL2WNLzlJAJRS3LrphRNVctLq5TeyAraU9TTov4VW_4mT87W3_4/s320/motorcycle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Providing a fast, economical and efficient way to transport pregnant women to hospitals, the new E-Ranger motorbike ambulance - fitted with an attached sidecar bed in which a pregnant woman can sit comfortably - has become a veritable lifeline for Southern Sudan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgec8cpda94YoAgNbAru1BiPQ7_FpUAMJfEfDau8w7Ed2eMBxxKa1GtOpQT1OB3ERmrrWuAllEcjpviPEA99rX1EsCFBrBN5y3HghOMugV2fCSlYH8brF995IKQnL8SqJNIsXgN8QzfWvY/s1600/unicef+and+eRanger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgec8cpda94YoAgNbAru1BiPQ7_FpUAMJfEfDau8w7Ed2eMBxxKa1GtOpQT1OB3ERmrrWuAllEcjpviPEA99rX1EsCFBrBN5y3HghOMugV2fCSlYH8brF995IKQnL8SqJNIsXgN8QzfWvY/s1600/unicef+and+eRanger.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN">Currently six ambulances run between 47 villages, two health centres and the main district hospital, and serve a total population of 22,152 people. This population was identified by the Kambia District Medical Officer as being one of the most vulnerable due to severe levels of poverty and lack of organized public transport.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9OlttOs4mMW7_BYRcuN2gTJ1gvUj9vwM391gcgxtLZyWwamWvxb5R_yLn3S5nAVaweTddRxCS4bICadsaiCRVNraTty2503QlKNsghD0QN3vj84BfL76MTSJW1aZTn64GH7zN9JPkkg/s1600/eJune07167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9OlttOs4mMW7_BYRcuN2gTJ1gvUj9vwM391gcgxtLZyWwamWvxb5R_yLn3S5nAVaweTddRxCS4bICadsaiCRVNraTty2503QlKNsghD0QN3vj84BfL76MTSJW1aZTn64GH7zN9JPkkg/s320/eJune07167.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE8Lpru_6nc2bBAfEzyZ2vu8M2YG4n5dD-SaO1A8HAGVvLp3AY1qrzZ8aNiFI6OFrge3yvqhe8syMxkF-8lh61vSb1f-L4U2SEG9V29XrzeB2e1wzmeI01AXHY6HJpJ_reTeAGZC-8JI/s1600/eranger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE8Lpru_6nc2bBAfEzyZ2vu8M2YG4n5dD-SaO1A8HAGVvLp3AY1qrzZ8aNiFI6OFrge3yvqhe8syMxkF-8lh61vSb1f-L4U2SEG9V29XrzeB2e1wzmeI01AXHY6HJpJ_reTeAGZC-8JI/s320/eranger.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The motorbike ambulances are based at two health centres, Barmoi Munu and Maselleh, and although the ambulances are available for all emergency cases, the main aim of the project is to help pregnant women gain access to maternal</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">healthcare. Typically, women in the project catchment area have to walk between five and twelve miles to reach their nearest health centre. Public transport is limited, and if private taxis are available the cost of an emergency journey is often highly inflated beyond the means of most families. Understandably, women suffering obstructed labour, pre-eclampsia and hemorrhage are not able to make the arduous journey on foot and so are forced to stay at home without medical attention. Without adequate transportation to reach the health centre, such women and their babies are likely to die or suffer permanent injury or ill health, and their deaths very often go unrecorded.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-50050515148269885482011-01-03T14:17:00.000-05:002011-01-03T14:17:45.051-05:00THE GARRARD SIDECAR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OwTh4nOeNDe2TdRZ4bQxnyupBUyTIFTClGzpLk3JhZ7ctt-oKp_48bzgUGdGzpJMMfvdmyXWCRo4Emj9eWgDQEhyphenhyphendP-4mAV0fRzypr9kF6_RX-cqyI0Bw5kd9_bg_rnPJPLFLOk9B1g/s1600/1956-Ariel-Square-4-with-Garrard-Side-Car.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OwTh4nOeNDe2TdRZ4bQxnyupBUyTIFTClGzpLk3JhZ7ctt-oKp_48bzgUGdGzpJMMfvdmyXWCRo4Emj9eWgDQEhyphenhyphendP-4mAV0fRzypr9kF6_RX-cqyI0Bw5kd9_bg_rnPJPLFLOk9B1g/s320/1956-Ariel-Square-4-with-Garrard-Side-Car.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This vintage British bike features a unique engine for two wheels. Edward Turner’s idea for a four-cylinder ‘Monobloc’ was picked up by Ariel and debuted in the first aptly named Square Four in 1930. Here, in its fourth generation, and only a few years before its production ceased entirely, the motorcycle is fixed to a matching Garrard sidecar that is transporting champagne. The duo is seen featured among many other rare finds at the Pebble Beach Councours d’Elegance. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For more info on this annual event held in August, visit:</span></div><a href="http://www.pebblebeachconcours.net/pages/3022"> http://www.pebblebeachconcours.net/pages/3022</a>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-89621450810263103312010-12-06T13:20:00.000-05:002010-12-06T13:20:34.772-05:00HENRIK TOTH'S FIGHTER PLANE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIKzDLyB3Ghe3vAvlgFnfw3sdK1pJ73gPG30RHc_R0Nt2lvv_Z0LoIwVluepdmx6YLVjpGatsGbrMEWHftJKwAQsOq6dcJhevzGVA_jn5vtYOpftMeVSftZ8y4xFMiWEADQkXoUbm1tk/s1600/World-War-2-German-Fighter-Plane-Sidecar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIKzDLyB3Ghe3vAvlgFnfw3sdK1pJ73gPG30RHc_R0Nt2lvv_Z0LoIwVluepdmx6YLVjpGatsGbrMEWHftJKwAQsOq6dcJhevzGVA_jn5vtYOpftMeVSftZ8y4xFMiWEADQkXoUbm1tk/s320/World-War-2-German-Fighter-Plane-Sidecar.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPnFSfFwNH1vdcGyY1bbPfHkc7M9kpj4E8XLDm-kU-Ib3F6qQnCNFBfY-3_f-Du10rF5Zt6o5QEgiWymlfLu2rye0Fa_i5334IA8LHEJaeP0BcfI5F-ge4Qy_O-FDKgJUlv2SZhQB1dM/s1600/World-War-2-German-Fighter-Plane-Sidecar_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPnFSfFwNH1vdcGyY1bbPfHkc7M9kpj4E8XLDm-kU-Ib3F6qQnCNFBfY-3_f-Du10rF5Zt6o5QEgiWymlfLu2rye0Fa_i5334IA8LHEJaeP0BcfI5F-ge4Qy_O-FDKgJUlv2SZhQB1dM/s320/World-War-2-German-Fighter-Plane-Sidecar_1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="n_data">This World War II German Fighter Plane Sidecar is one-of-a-kind. It is a World War II Messerschmitt ME109 fighter plane, attached to a Yamaha Wild Star cruiser. Built by Henrik Toth.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrCjrwmcpFDT5fJSGhHJl2u5XWQRotJG-J3mmc8lyt0itbWgt0HVSUOkI__NVl2gG3GXA96Jkg6N1VvgpkFHqtf3XtCycDEbeqsXt3xsp1KrlUD8SWd7nQ71ZRjPBPz2mNDhyrsirqYo/s1600/678cc8f6c4798123b69ea79bd80febf0-orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrCjrwmcpFDT5fJSGhHJl2u5XWQRotJG-J3mmc8lyt0itbWgt0HVSUOkI__NVl2gG3GXA96Jkg6N1VvgpkFHqtf3XtCycDEbeqsXt3xsp1KrlUD8SWd7nQ71ZRjPBPz2mNDhyrsirqYo/s320/678cc8f6c4798123b69ea79bd80febf0-orig.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="n_data"> We will be featuring an interview with the awesome Mr. Toth in early 2011. Meanwhile, visit his website at: </span><a href="http://www.t-motor-sidecar.com/">http://www.t-motor-sidecar.com/</a>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-56782440526915389132010-11-23T12:19:00.000-05:002010-11-23T12:19:40.902-05:00JAY LENO'S SIDECAR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9C_zIYi0rGUROTaYYqYs4nO3qc5Wrm7Z6yTwZORXFKc1vOLxoYEAC2UdRLmO7tU-ZdJ1A-3SxnUyuW-VlA3mn7sVuN58zG9CXEHV2nNYSLakF70GiCXIf21wF6mopw3OY5YZzE40p5E/s1600/Jay+Leno%2527s+Sidecar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9C_zIYi0rGUROTaYYqYs4nO3qc5Wrm7Z6yTwZORXFKc1vOLxoYEAC2UdRLmO7tU-ZdJ1A-3SxnUyuW-VlA3mn7sVuN58zG9CXEHV2nNYSLakF70GiCXIf21wF6mopw3OY5YZzE40p5E/s320/Jay+Leno%2527s+Sidecar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sent a tweet to Jay Leno asking him if he</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out Jay Leno's Garage at: <a href="http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/">http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/</a></span>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-38924073258610562222010-11-15T08:38:00.000-05:002010-11-15T08:38:43.135-05:00WATSONIAN SIDECAR STARS IN NEW HARRY POTTER FLICK<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A MAIN STAR of the latest, much-anticipated Harry Potter blockbuster due to be released nationwide later this week hails from the north Cotswolds. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The stunningly savvy pale blue Royal Enfield motorcyle and Watsonian sidecar which features in the seventh Harry Potter movie- <i><b>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 </b></i>-have been supplied by Blockley-based company <i>Watsonian Squire</i>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdj6re6RQo_uS2M0OeTTqjcvWff_dZDAGqDPiE9o6lmD24lxc6UB632nLCylF2grtrJ4sHBt3u8M-xCf3nokYpaGzW3lLVttEphpWmfwZ7v641p9HfSc_HmKRTnenBo7VKIEVJWPfL7c/s1600/harry-potter-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdj6re6RQo_uS2M0OeTTqjcvWff_dZDAGqDPiE9o6lmD24lxc6UB632nLCylF2grtrJ4sHBt3u8M-xCf3nokYpaGzW3lLVttEphpWmfwZ7v641p9HfSc_HmKRTnenBo7VKIEVJWPfL7c/s320/harry-potter-2.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"> The uber cool motorcycle/sidecar combo skips and flies across London, piloted by Hagrid, played by Robbie Coltrane, while Harry, played by Daniel Radcliffe, rolls with the punches. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ben Matthews, director and co-owner of Watsonian Squire, which is based at Northwick Park Business Centre, said the firm’s 20 workers were excited about the new movie opening November 19. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ben said: “We were contacted by the company that sources vehicles for films.” </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Originally the film makers only wanted sidecars but when they saw the Royal Enfields they ended up buying seven complete motorbike and sidecar 'outfits'. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyipxxjtSmSKH9t2LsMoeeg0PrYO2xeWabazbP6_uvocjW70F863ZUzRL43_usUh1BCmncqgHCP2PWA7-6SGW91v4OYgyHLRe6eZiWww18k90h1WdmaSxaqgjdst_aVCCMBMhaB-8QUs/s1600/harrypotterdeathlyhallows-1-431x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyipxxjtSmSKH9t2LsMoeeg0PrYO2xeWabazbP6_uvocjW70F863ZUzRL43_usUh1BCmncqgHCP2PWA7-6SGW91v4OYgyHLRe6eZiWww18k90h1WdmaSxaqgjdst_aVCCMBMhaB-8QUs/s320/harrypotterdeathlyhallows-1-431x300.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HOKC0LJgkYRP4wnKLf_pKlBXfO46KhMLVIxpRhuAkPJ0Q6UJ7UwcjMSSiZVvAgWzibC-kYGNb_L6L0TToQtPp2H8EDaZoL9otkVz60B-GbTj6J4Ua0EIwgJh76QyRYc69hfoDWKPvg0/s1600/-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HOKC0LJgkYRP4wnKLf_pKlBXfO46KhMLVIxpRhuAkPJ0Q6UJ7UwcjMSSiZVvAgWzibC-kYGNb_L6L0TToQtPp2H8EDaZoL9otkVz60B-GbTj6J4Ua0EIwgJh76QyRYc69hfoDWKPvg0/s1600/-1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> “One ended up in a lake, one was made lighter for a flying scene and one was modified for a stunt,” said Ben, whose team has had to keep quiet about the movie tie-in for the past 18 months. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> “It all very exciting, ” said Ben, whose sidecars are expected to be used at the London premiere today. “We have been helping get them roadworthy,” he added. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ben, who lives in Evesham, said he has never read the Harry Potter books or seen any of the movies, though his son, Troy, aged 12, is an avid fan. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> “I will have to take the kids to see it,” said Ben, whose firm has also supplied sidecars for The Two Fat Ladies TV cookery show and Charlie Boorman’s travel documentaries. </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Film star Ewan McGregor recently bought one of the Cotswold firm’s sidecars which was shipped to his home in California. A version of the “Harry Potter” motorbike and sidecar will feature on Watsonian Squire’s stand at the upcoming Motorcycle Live exhibition at Birmingham NEC. </span></span>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-91083736627875973772010-11-08T07:34:00.000-05:002010-11-08T07:34:41.051-05:00THE VW SIDECAR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5IxMGv6cWTmHFxarWsJvsqsrfN0cie1TpsFV6eA73wguiixJQSiYTY7cupSFWr-ulyoGN4kTOcWfrqX6pjTODKNX3V_f5iz0WNOUKBptuB6VPoaZAx5t59pVe0V37TgOUNImZnOqQSA/s1600/vw_sidecar.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5IxMGv6cWTmHFxarWsJvsqsrfN0cie1TpsFV6eA73wguiixJQSiYTY7cupSFWr-ulyoGN4kTOcWfrqX6pjTODKNX3V_f5iz0WNOUKBptuB6VPoaZAx5t59pVe0V37TgOUNImZnOqQSA/s320/vw_sidecar.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This charming VW sidecar was built by <b>Jason Dyer</b> of Resto Tec in the United Kingdom. Note the sidecar is on the left side of the Lambretta scooter. It was featured in June 2007 issue of the UK published <i>Scootering </i>magazine. The issue is available via back order:</span></div><a href="https://classicissues.com/bidetail.asp?feature=&year=2007&Submit=Find+issues&title=SCO&AutoNo=1001914">https://classicissues.com/bidetail.asp?feature=&year=2007&Submit=Find+issues&title=SCO&AutoNo=1001914</a><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTerDpelCw9hEYsxOVuRQ2jdZ1VlNlbnSSYxUh2YtZxKQfW93zTomP5YCaMQvcsoD7JrMCoCH8Terh82t6D1rLQYnfgOZmZWq2wpmIPMeQeHEM7rc3lVqovenLlEVSQAQscE_mGiLuBE/s1600/Stockton+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTerDpelCw9hEYsxOVuRQ2jdZ1VlNlbnSSYxUh2YtZxKQfW93zTomP5YCaMQvcsoD7JrMCoCH8Terh82t6D1rLQYnfgOZmZWq2wpmIPMeQeHEM7rc3lVqovenLlEVSQAQscE_mGiLuBE/s200/Stockton+7.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">World Championship Sidecar Racing is enjoyed all over the world, The <b>Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme</b> (FIM, <i>International Motorcycling Federation</i>) is the governing body of motorcycle racing. The U.S. has sponsored Sidecar Racing events (Laguna Seca). There are three types of races: Match, Sprint, Gold.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the FIM website: <a href="http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecar">http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecar</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Innovations continued in the racing machines: four cylinders, overhead cam wave, fuel injection. Tires are wide with a flat profile; the sidecars are often called "worms."</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">FIM Sidecar World Championship is raced over a number of rounds (5 in 2010) at race circuits, mainly in Europe. The current world champions are Pekka Paivarinta and Adolf Hanni (LCR-Suzuki GSX-R 1000).</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is an example of sidecar racing posted on youtube:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9c0yQ4TPEM&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9c0yQ4TPEM&feature=related</a>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-20152221594448179362010-10-23T09:44:00.001-04:002010-10-23T09:47:09.409-04:00"SNAEFELL" BY FRANCOIS KNORRECK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSa_TsXknVLXsJHqP0o0P4tiXGh0rk7_IyCbl8kV0zH6vxcuIMC9eB7_SaMnbkhI2ygQNSZKk31rr4TxDnvYOHR9OB1_Ixy0ZPeIv3tXcAhqVR_z4379Qra-vNmX_aS4vu_qYcFF3p8iM/s1600/Motorcycle-Sidecar-by-Francois-Knorreck-thumb-550xauto-19959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSa_TsXknVLXsJHqP0o0P4tiXGh0rk7_IyCbl8kV0zH6vxcuIMC9eB7_SaMnbkhI2ygQNSZKk31rr4TxDnvYOHR9OB1_Ixy0ZPeIv3tXcAhqVR_z4379Qra-vNmX_aS4vu_qYcFF3p8iM/s200/Motorcycle-Sidecar-by-Francois-Knorreck-thumb-550xauto-19959.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecEuro28fU7yUHdK6LCTqH0AKBuTPVnw2ZVNJPJDZaSevpctoHYqb6LvHHDi5c3drGcZXlNqd0sonniUWlG3wHPiKKlxMyAhN9m2KbZ-XFpystLsr27SOrbHHeXOS4S-FElsW6yjpEk0/s1600/FS2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecEuro28fU7yUHdK6LCTqH0AKBuTPVnw2ZVNJPJDZaSevpctoHYqb6LvHHDi5c3drGcZXlNqd0sonniUWlG3wHPiKKlxMyAhN9m2KbZ-XFpystLsr27SOrbHHeXOS4S-FElsW6yjpEk0/s1600/FS2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Francois Knorreck, </b>of Saint-Etienne, France, is a </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">M. Knorreck invested 10,000 hours, 10 years & 15000 Euros to create</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>SNAEFELL</b>, named after the Iceland Volcano. The SNAEFELL sidecar is</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">powered by a triple-engine 1000cc Laverda engine on a car chassis made</span><br />
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</span>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-55614869262132526152010-10-19T06:12:00.060-04:002010-10-19T06:31:33.941-04:00ALFRED DUNHILL: SIDECAR & MOTORITIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Farmers and shopkeepers in Nottinghamshire, the Dunhill family moved to London to establish a linen drapers business in Oxford Street. Capitalizing on the number of horses in London, they soon branched out, and built up a successful harness business on Euston Road that also sold accessories for gentlemen including pipes and tobacco.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> In 1893, innovative Alfred Dunhill, 21, took over his father’s saddlery business. It was the dawn of the motorcar era, and Alfred zeroed in on the opportunity, converting the horse carriage accessories shop into <i>Dunhill’s Motorities</i>, providing ‘Everything for the car but the motor’. This first collection included car horns and lamps, leather overcoats, goggles, picnic sets and timepieces.</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The company is currently owned by Richemont.</span>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-69610520470481770002010-10-03T12:21:00.000-04:002010-10-03T12:21:43.520-04:00U.S. MILITARY DRIVES SIDECAR WORKHORSES INTO COMBAT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wq7ZKGmHJcfiKWvP6ZsvP98j_JqfCP1KAtLgOAmmAvUx_oLkmbOOaCVZ2NnwpIjUYXmlnuV26KYsIsHAkuG1RGxGz4rBcWdeNx28-Y7PYUYgAYRUATAmvpCK6WuQn9rjBXdHQQIeqX8/s1600/GERMAN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wq7ZKGmHJcfiKWvP6ZsvP98j_JqfCP1KAtLgOAmmAvUx_oLkmbOOaCVZ2NnwpIjUYXmlnuV26KYsIsHAkuG1RGxGz4rBcWdeNx28-Y7PYUYgAYRUATAmvpCK6WuQn9rjBXdHQQIeqX8/s1600/GERMAN.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many of us associate sidecars with fun and recreation, but these workhorses have</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> served in the military for almost a century. We've seen movie stills or faded black & white images of German soldiers in World Wars I & II riding on the <i>VW-166 Schwimmwagen</i> and (shown below) the <i>BMW R/75 746cc</i> motorcycle equipped with sidecars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">By the 1920’s, mass production and assembly techniques used in the American auto industry drastically cut the cost of building cars. This enabled car makers to price their products within reach of ordinary working people. As a result Jeeps displaced motorcycle/sidecar units in our military.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The primary manufacturer of motorcycles for the U.S. military during World War II was Harley-Davidson who began producing the WLA in their Milwaukee, WI factory in 1940. During the war, Harley-Davidson produced more than 88,000 WLAs, shipped to U.S. forces as well as to Allies (especially the Soviet Union) under Lend-Lease. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7qN0xv18LT4uD9rQEzi7sa8Fe8HPyie4xvJuOlwYEoYDazETSk-RNa5E3fFjVnKJwiBJ4MtqKPhofG_BcROm1FqjTAxMxqPjfiCKGsX56eQ6dI4QgccBwt2pGcrtEMTWpYHH2druSmU/s1600/gun2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7qN0xv18LT4uD9rQEzi7sa8Fe8HPyie4xvJuOlwYEoYDazETSk-RNa5E3fFjVnKJwiBJ4MtqKPhofG_BcROm1FqjTAxMxqPjfiCKGsX56eQ6dI4QgccBwt2pGcrtEMTWpYHH2druSmU/s320/gun2.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Equipped with Model UA Harley-Davidsons sidecar rigs, the Motorcycle Marines delivered machine guns, ammunitions and first aid supplies, transported the wounded and escorted convoys of ammunition trucks in conflicts ranging from The Vietnam War to The Persian Gulf's Desert Storm, where terrain issues often favored a motorcycle with sidecar over a wider Jeep vehicle.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAq8Sv0dMkCr5dsQMCwLSv5jEDyxQPtObJGckqCvGvmCEkn_TNC0r2eXOmZ8m1b1B5ad1RHav3iV8N_vK2m-6MUAutwRYBgywRLr8qy_X3XwWVme6vcL5UNsc40zz9A44j0rQfResxRc/s1600/1942harley-wla_with_goulding_lls_sidecarbut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAq8Sv0dMkCr5dsQMCwLSv5jEDyxQPtObJGckqCvGvmCEkn_TNC0r2eXOmZ8m1b1B5ad1RHav3iV8N_vK2m-6MUAutwRYBgywRLr8qy_X3XwWVme6vcL5UNsc40zz9A44j0rQfResxRc/s200/1942harley-wla_with_goulding_lls_sidecarbut.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Currently the U.S. Army employs <i>Kawasaki KLR250 D2</i> (four stroke and Sidestrider machine gun carriers) in Iraq and Afghanistan.</span>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439897682032803725.post-59363457240587913432010-09-25T21:32:00.001-04:002010-09-25T21:39:06.202-04:00LEGENDARY NHL TOUGH GUY DEPARTS IN SIDECAR CASKET: R.I.P., BOB<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPSdS-yKxBbYZSz1qGjdy-XEkYtdUpVb3th6Q3t8-da499h0tC5TAyoNWfbuwBx3thRsu8dUM8hy9-yLXjVUoVA-RQ_OBU_teYdCak6gKAbDrHM9q3cTdGGSlrZsx1vpxVJ-d4-Y-qkI/s1600/probertx-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPSdS-yKxBbYZSz1qGjdy-XEkYtdUpVb3th6Q3t8-da499h0tC5TAyoNWfbuwBx3thRsu8dUM8hy9-yLXjVUoVA-RQ_OBU_teYdCak6gKAbDrHM9q3cTdGGSlrZsx1vpxVJ-d4-Y-qkI/s1600/probertx-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPSdS-yKxBbYZSz1qGjdy-XEkYtdUpVb3th6Q3t8-da499h0tC5TAyoNWfbuwBx3thRsu8dUM8hy9-yLXjVUoVA-RQ_OBU_teYdCak6gKAbDrHM9q3cTdGGSlrZsx1vpxVJ-d4-Y-qkI/s320/probertx-large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bob Probert, who played for Detroit in 1985-94 and the Chicago Blackhawks from 1995-2002, died suddenly in July, 2010, while boating on Lake St. Clair. He was 45. The casket carrying Probert arrived at the church on the sidecar of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, part of a procession of about 60 motorcycles — some owned by Probert — led by a police escort. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The photo shows Bob Probert's casket leaving Windsor Christian Fellowship church on a motorcycle sidecar after a memorial service.</span></span>SIDECAR WORLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889060848113494371noreply@blogger.com