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moppy
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PostPosted: 10:08 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Royal Enfield With Sidecar in Sheffield Reply with quote
Was it you? Was wondering around town yesterday and saw a fucking cool Bullet with a sidecar waiting at some lights in central Sheffield. Was it one of you lot?
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PostPosted: 11:54 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wasn't me, but I'd love one.

One like this Very Happy

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PostPosted: 12:06 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wasn't me. Sort of it being necessitated by losing more than one limb, I will never be seen riding a motorcycle with a side-appendage.
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PostPosted: 12:23 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Somebody on a bike with sidecar was holding me and a lot of cars up on the way to ladybower earlier in the year. 35mph with loads of traffic on the other side of the road so not many places to overtake.
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moppy
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PostPosted: 12:45 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
If it was an Enfield, cut it some slack, probably struggles to pull that sidecar along!

But they make up for it all with THAT noise. Oh I do love them.
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PostPosted: 13:30 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Slam wrote:
Wasn't me, but I'd love one.

One like this Very Happy



Wotcha.

I had a similar paint job on my old BSA M21 outfit.

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PostPosted: 13:41 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Now that's what I call an exhaust! Shocked
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PostPosted: 13:47 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
MattJ wrote:
Somebody on a bike with sidecar was holding me and a lot of cars up on the way to ladybower earlier in the year. 35mph with loads of traffic on the other side of the road so not many places to overtake.


A 500cc Enfield bullet with a free breathing air filter, a loud pipe and the carb jetted to suit makes an optomistic 17bhp at the back wheel. Add a sidecar and a slight headwind and 35mph will be it going flat out.
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PostPosted: 15:59 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have no idea what it was as I don't know sidecars at all. Any coolness it did have, however, was immediately dismissed as the rider was wearing a dayglo jacket Laughing
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PostPosted: 16:17 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I don't know him, but he's on the Sheffield Bikers forum, don't think he's on here though.
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PostPosted: 17:27 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Re: Royal Enfield With Sidecar in Sheffield Reply with quote
moppy wrote:
Was it you? Was wondering around town yesterday and saw a fucking cool Bullet with a sidecar waiting at some lights in central Sheffield. Was it one of you lot?

Is it a black one with a sprung seat? Lives in Nether Edge near the Byron if so...
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PostPosted: 17:29 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
stinkwheel wrote:

A 500cc Enfield bullet with a free breathing air filter, a loud pipe and the carb jetted to suit makes an optomistic 17bhp at the back wheel. Add a sidecar and a slight headwind and 35mph will be it going flat out.


Wotcha.

My M21 made 17bhp when new - considering it would happily burn out an exhaust valve every 18 months, then 17 bhp would be a good figure. Get it on a hill, such as the one leading away from Ladybower Reservoir ( Snake Pass, I think ) then 35 mph is a good 20 mph over the top. Embarassed I had to put mine into first gear at the first sign of a hill, then hold it on full throttle and crawl up at a sedate 15 mph or so. Any attempt to change into second, and the whole plot would just slow down even more. . . . . . all this combined with brakes that barely worked . . . if nothing else, it taught you the meaning of "safe braking distance", and you would never ride too close the the vehicle in front.
Despite all that, I enjoyed every mile I travelled on it Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 17:31 - 23 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lone-Wolf wrote:
Get it on a hill, such as the one leading away from Ladybower Reservoir ( Snake Pass, I think )

It is yeah, on the way to Glossop/Manc. Was one of my favourite riding/driving roads. Then they made it a 50mph all the way Crying or Very sad
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moppy
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PostPosted: 08:05 - 24 Aug 2012    Post subject: Re: Royal Enfield With Sidecar in Sheffield Reply with quote
Bomberman wrote:
moppy wrote:
Was it you? Was wondering around town yesterday and saw a fucking cool Bullet with a sidecar waiting at some lights in central Sheffield. Was it one of you lot?

Is it a black one with a sprung seat? Lives in Nether Edge near the Byron if so...
Thats the one.
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