More from Sidecar Circus 2012

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Yesterday I shared about how my sidecar mounting had broken on the way to the 2012 Sidecar Circus, and how I had become passenger in Chris Davy’s Chang Jiang sidecar instead of riding my own. We looked at lots of photos of the bikes and had gotten to the half-way point where we met up with a Panther sidecar being trailered because its front fork had broken.  Today we continue from that stopping point.

Meanwhile, Brian Harmsworth had been riding his solo Panther with no clutch since his clutch cable had broken during the first leg. Here we see Brian removing the good clutch cable from the broken Panther:

Brian Harmsworth gets to work on the Panther sidecar with the broken fork in order to borrow its clutch cable.
Having removed the cable from the broken Panther, here Brian is fitting it to his own Panther so he will be able to use his clutch on the ride home.
As usual while on these rides, help arrives to assist Brian with the adjustment of the borrowed clutch cable.

Notice the beautiful shape of the boot on the home-built replica Ariel sidecar parked just behind Brian in the picture above.

This left-hand-drive 1941 BMW R12 is fitted with a Chang Jiang sidecar which looks identical to the Steib sidecar thgat would have been fitted when the bike was brand new.
Closer detail of the BMW R12. Note the gear shifter H gate and the pressed steel frame of the bike.
Viewing the BMW from this side lets us see some of the finer points of the 750cc side-valve boxer engine.
Here is a great view of a very nice Panther fitted with a beautifully restored Dusting sidecar.
viewing the same outfit from the right hand side shows us detail of the famous Panther “Sloper” single cylinder engine.
This beautiful red Moto-Guzzi has been fitted with modified front forks and a splendid Ural sidecar.
This big-bore Suzuki has been married to a 1976 DJP Tourer Mark 3 sidecar.
Two sidecars lined up. In the foreground is a truly excellent BSA with a Dusting chair. Behind it is the green 1972 Chiang Jiang model M1M outfit in which I travelled all day. The bike’s owner, Chris Davy is doing some maintenance work around the front of his bike.

I think we will let that suffice for today’s post.

Tomorrow I intend to share a few more photos from this rally and then show you how I got my own broken-down sidecar back home. Hint: I did not need a trailer!

 

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