How often do you see other sidecars?

My wife and I rode our rig into Portland a couple of weekends ago.

While we were eating at McMenamin's on NW 23d two hacks drove by: A Ural and an old BMW airhead with what looked to be a Sputnik or something similar.

Of course I see Vernon Wade in Hood River occasionally, and once in a while a young chap on a Ural - don't know who he is or if he is just out visiting the area, and one of my wife's co-workers has a Ural.

Other than that, hack sightings a scarce.

Duncan

That's because you didn't come to BURP!

So far I only see them if I call the other owners and schedule a ride.

I never see any unless I ride to a M/C event, even then they are rare.

I have seen a Ural up near Wolverine, MI twice in the last two years, and someone parked a GS/Ural rig on my street a few years ago. I usually see one or two at the Brit bike show in the Detroit area every September.

Rode over to the BURP in the morning, left just after lunch before the storm (Retro riding with the lady on the Can-Am). Spoke to you and your dog (Grayson?) briefly.
Rarely see sidecars on the road, six that I remember in 6 months other than a planned event. Two of the times it was matching pairs - HD's and a set of Goldwings with Hannigans and they were on the Blue Ridge.

Dang, that's right. I totally forgot you popped in on us.

Sent from the voices in my head, and transcribed by their drinking buddy.

I usually see at least 3-4 per week. I cross paths with a harley hack a couple times a week, and there is a guy with a leaner(with a Japanese bike) that I have seen a couple of times per week also.

-T

Hey Thermos, you see more in a week than I do in a year. Unless of course I drop into a rally or visit a dealer. I am thinking that things will change in the next little while, I am going to start charging for hauling other peoples stuff in my rig. I even have a real cheap KLR friend asking questions. I can see it now a whole herd of local, loco hack riders.

I generaly only see a couple a year, but there were 5 at the Horizons Unlimited meeting in Cambria this weekend. There were 2 Urals(a Sahara Gear Up and a red Tourist), an R100 from Ireland, a Honda 750, and an older Goldwing.
Then I saw a forrest camo Ural on hwy 1 near Big Sur after leaving yesterday

I saw my first one this year this past weekend at the flashing light at the center of Stowe VT. I was so excited I didn't even notice what kind it was!

I see other sidecars every day

Had mine for 2 years now & have not seen any others in my area. It's just me around here defending the front on my Russian war machine.

We have 5 rigs in our club,so they are around..Here in Wisconsin its amazing how many rigs I've seen this year.I think its time to have a gathering here just to see how many there are..Ilike seeing hacks on the road...

Saw a red rig yesterday heading up to Deal's Gap. Can't remember what kind of bike it was but I gave the rider a thumbs up as he passed.

There are a couple of rigs here in NoVA that I see every now and then.
Inmate Chiba is one of them.
A few Urals, one of them is unmistakeable - metallic blue with a pair of balls hanging from the back...makes me laugh.
A OD green K bike with The Big Red One on it, lives in Herndon I think...see him on the toll road sometimes.
I know a few other inmates in the area that have 'em.

In the DC area, the only other sidecars I see on the road belong to people I know, and I rarely see them randomly.

In my little town of Alliance, Ohio there are 5 sidecar rigs that I know of but, I own 2 of them.cueman

That would be Bear from Coarsegold and his red Tourist.
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Fresno

Um...Deal's Gap is on the opposite side of the continent