2000 Hanigan astro 2+ 1989 93"stroked S&S engine

 

Might as well drive a pick up truck if you have all of that attached to a bike.

 

Impressive rig! Is that a Time Out trailer?

 

It's a Kompact Kamp Mini Mate. from "95 I added the sidecar when my boys were born.

 

That makes my twin classic look small.

 

ONe thing about sidecars is they can get real exciting going around right hand corners when the chair wheel lifts. With a bit of practice you can ride along indefinitely, even in a straight line, with the sidecar in the air. But more than one neophyte sidecar driver has come to grief the first time the sidecar wheel lifts going into a corner and they panic and run straight off the road.
Trikes don't seem to do that so easily. Much more stable.
But sidecars can be a lot of fun on left-handers. Barrel into the corner, jam the front brake on and turn the power on. It will power slide around that front wheel and get around that corner at a speed that will amaze your friends.

 

Yes, there is a bit of a learning curve to riding with a sidecar, but once you get it, they can be a blast in the twisties!

 

I must have got the alignment right I can get to 100mph on any flat stretch of road. I just put a S&S V111 (30 lbs more torque and 25 more HP) on the bike after break in I will reattach the rig.

 

Hannigan's Mounts go back in place pretty easy if you took it off correctly.
I can have mine off in 20 minutes. and 30 to swap the rear tire from Car tire back to motorcycle tire. Back on in about the same.

Right alignment can be tricky . Tire wear is another good way to tell if it is right.
Did not need it . But did a Woods 22X cam S&S stealth AC Fuel motor exhaust. PV tune.
I regret it some times. Does step out if you want it to. Windshield is coming off for UT trip in August. Wife is not going along .

Second bike I have had that sidecar on. The sidecar has between 75,000 and almost 80K on it now.