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Thursday, August 25, 2011

FJ1200 Sidecar Ride

Recently, I was given the chance to ride in a "sports-sidecar" attached to an FJ1200 on a closed-course. I'm usually driving, so I don't get the chance to play monkey often. It was fun!

YouTube Video: FJ1200 Sidecar Ride

Posted by Chris at 9:54 PM
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10 comments:

  1. irondadAugust 26, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    Love the sound of the bike! Interesting ride. So you've played monkey before? Racing or just riding?

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  2. ChrisAugust 26, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    irondad: I have ridden in a couple other sidecars - a ural and a hack. This was the first sporty. No racing sadly.

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  3. ChrisAugust 26, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    irondad: being a regular sidecarist also helps to know what the monkey is "supposed" to do. :)

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  4. redlegsridesAugust 26, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    So Chris, that tug shaft or chain drive?

    If chain, what kind/model/tensile strength? Inquiring minds need to know!

    Dom


    Redleg's Rides

    Colorado Motorcycle Travel Examiner

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  5. Keith - Circle BlueAugust 26, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    Whee!

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  6. ChrisAugust 27, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Dom:It was a chain drive. I didn't inspect the chain to get those details. I use the following two links from DID to make my chain decisions though. They might help you.
    Chain Models
    Model to Application Chart

    Based on your engine size (1000cc) and the chart, there are three choices. I'd get the 525ZVM-X or 530ZVM-X from D.I.D. they have the same tensile strength. Actually, I'd get the 525ZVM-X it weighs .2 less. I would get matching steel sprockets as well.

    Keith: Yes!!

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  7. T.W. DayAugust 27, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Looks painful.

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  8. ChrisAugust 27, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    daGeezer: lol. it wasn't, but speaking of painful... I'm upload a video to youtube. I'll send you a link when it's done. ;)

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  9. FuzzyAugust 29, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    i was a little skeptical at first when they had to buckle you in like a roller coaster. I was expecting something terrifying :)

    i freely admit i am a terrible pillion so i dont know how i would feel being a monkey. Is it easy to relax and give up control for something like that?

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  10. ChrisSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Fuzzy: lol! they didn't buckle me in -- just the top of the clamshell for the sidecar.

    I have no trouble being a monkey even though I had just met this guy five minutes before I got in his sidecar. To me it's like being a passenger in a car, but you get the exhilaration of a motorcycle.

    Other people I have given rides have commented it is strange at first and they feel tense since they aren't in control. Then they realize it's fine and relax. THEN they have lots of fun and enjoy it. One commented: "all the fun of motorcycling without the stress ... relax and enjoy the scenery"

    Come visit MN, and you can find out yourself! :)

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