Why do Motorcycle Side Cars Even Exist?

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:55 History
2:38 What Defines a Sidecar
4:43 Sidecars in War
5:46 In Popular Culture
6:16 Proliferation of Sidecars
8:11 Some Manufacturers
8:56 Sidecar Racing
12:43 Final Thoughts

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@yammienoob 8 ай бұрын

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@johnantonopoulous6381 8 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing cooler than the isle of man tt sidecar race. The trust they have in each other is insane. When you see a dude take a corner and the passenger just sticks his head out and they are 1mm away from the wall at 120 mph is crazy.

@MarquisDeSang 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, these guys are beyond crazy.

@kitalalaris 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's got sidecar flat tracking beat by a long way, and even that is crazy.

@theboardcrafter1336 8 ай бұрын

I want to see yammie ride a bike with a sidecart now.

@MrLuc420 8 ай бұрын

Pretty sure he did that already, unless I'm thinking of another youtuber.

@xsky7740 8 ай бұрын

He didn’t and yes plz

@NONLYPACannabisNMoreReviews 8 ай бұрын

Sidecarts are slept on

@TheCornflake76 8 ай бұрын

I'd like to see Gixxer Brah ride with a sidecar now.

@leonardoastegiano4267 8 ай бұрын

He did, search his video in a Ural !

@Iskalawagz24 8 ай бұрын

Here in The Philippines, we called it Tricycle. It is a public transport mainstay. It is usually a 100-175cc motorcycle attached to a roofed sidecar with artwork designs or just a plain shiny stainless steel.

@gingercat777 8 ай бұрын

Plus an exhaust upgrade to raise the decibels to jet plane levels 😅

@1sttimegunowner 8 ай бұрын

V-Tec

@d3m3nt3d_t3acup_ 7 ай бұрын

I want to ride in a 1000cc tricycle just for the lols

@1sttimegunowner 7 ай бұрын

@@d3m3nt3d_t3acup_ shit would be crazy, until you hit a turn a little too fast

@pradhyudh 7 ай бұрын

In india,car manufacturing was artificially limited to 30-40 k cars a year by government restrictions,so people attached side cars to Enfields and lambretta scooters so that the whole family could travel together

@browngreen933 8 ай бұрын

In the 1970s i had a stock 1950 Harley-Davidson Panhead with sidecar (plus reverse gear) that i used going to college during our snowy Wisconsin winters. It was a BLAST. But every spring i was always ready to remove the sidecar and ride solo again. Both are fun and have their place. 😂

@jvillain9946 8 ай бұрын

I'm sorry you had to ride a Harley. No one should be subjected to that kind of torture. I know you had to convince yourself that it was enjoyable like some twisted form of Harley stockhome syndrome, but you're safe now. You dont have to endure that abuse anymore

@nickg8454 8 ай бұрын

@@jvillain9946Bro😅

@oldamericaniron5767 8 ай бұрын

Do you remember how high reverse gear was. I tried fully engaging the clutch in reverse on a 48 Pan with sidecar, my suggestion is don’t try it. I had the sidecar in the air in reverse and not on purpose. Scared the H out of me but managed to stop. Other than that “flying the chair” is fun!

@browngreen933 8 ай бұрын

@@oldamericaniron5767 Yes, reverse was geared rather high. You couldn't reverse fast backwards with much control. I only used it when necessary. No trick riding. But it was useful, even when the sidecar was off if you got stuck in the mud.

@denisegilkeson695 2 ай бұрын

I have a 1995 Road King with a sidecar. It’s all original!

@CZ350tuner 8 ай бұрын

Having owned a motorcycle sidecar outfit, I can recommend them for transporting children. This is because: (1) You cannot hear the children, in the sidecar, whinging. (2) If, for some reason, you can somehow hear the child whinging, simply remove the muffler from the motorcycle, which will drown out the annoying noise.

@oldamericaniron5767 8 ай бұрын

Another probably little known fact. In early America the rural roads being dirt would be quite difficult to navigate and although a Model T was cheaper to buy than a Harley with sidecar the Harley with sidecar was easier to get unstuck on muddy roads gaining them favor. Also early Harley sidecars had an adjustable sidecar wheel so you could move wheel out to match existing ruts in the road. I have ridden on dirt where width doesn’t match ruts in road and it is very difficult.

@wooddavid8293 8 ай бұрын

How do you not mention that racing sidecar "passengers are called "monkeys"?

@denniscunningham2041 4 ай бұрын

In 1979, I took my wife and two kids on a 4 week camping trip covering the western U.S. and western Canada. Our vehicle was a BMW R75/5 with a Ural M66 sidecar. Two tents, four sleeping bags, ice chest, Coleman stove, clothes, fishing gear, etc. In 1997, I became the first person to complete the Iron Butt rally with a sidecar. Still piloting hacks to this day. Too bad more aren't on the roads in the country.

@Rudolf.Winkler.Verlag 8 ай бұрын

I have seen side car races on the Nürburgring and an offroad sidecar race. Im really Impressed by this style because its so much different to a normal motocycle race

@eimaiakominzontanos 7 ай бұрын

Totally called me out in the first 3 minutes!😂😂😂 I am buying a sidecar so my dog can ride along with doggles and a leather bomber helmet!😂😂😂

@morini500dave 8 ай бұрын

I had a 1970 Dnepr and sidecar built in a Ukranien factory in the former Soviet Union,it was heavy to ride and steer,I never had a passenger so cornering was gymnastic to say the least giving me a full upper body workout,you knew you'd been out riding by the way the arms ached afterwards.

@denisegilkeson695 2 ай бұрын

I love ❤️ flying the car! Especially with someone riding in it! It’s lots of fun!

@ViscountAlbany 8 ай бұрын

I thought sidecars became popular because a young man could have a motorbike as his personal transport and then quickly add the sidecar when he got a wife. I suppose that's an over-simplification. Incidentally, the '90s S symbol' is very much older than the 1990s; Lemmino has a video on its history if anyone wants to know

@rickconstant6106 8 ай бұрын

That's right, especially in the UK, where it was a lot cheaper to keep the bike and add a sidecar than buy and insure a car, which would also require a car driving licence. This also led to the popularity, in the 50s and 60s, of 3-wheel cars, which were classed as motorcycles for licensing and taxation purposes, so could be driven without taking a car test, and had lower running costs, even if they did handle like a giraffe on roller skates.

@lassikinnunen 8 ай бұрын

They exist mainly to make a motorbike more car like in capability without costing as much as a car. Thats the reason for them in asia as well. Just a wheel, some steel and welding and boom now you can transport wife AND the kids.

@giantgeoff 8 ай бұрын

Real simple! Dogs have a limited ability to sit pillion I have seen an RD350 with a hack, Bad choice for a tug I always thought that the XS 650 would make a decent tug. It's on my bucket list. Wallace always needs his Grommit!

@title9387 7 ай бұрын

Velorex is still going strong, a very well established Czech manufacturer who has worked closely with Jawa for many years now 👍 I had an Enfield Bullet 500 with a Velorex outfit, brilliant, very cheap to run and heaps of fun. My grandfather had a sidecar after war, so much more affordable than a car at that time.

@mikayla_collie 8 ай бұрын

sidecarts exist so i can take my dog to the dog park.

@alchgaming4672 8 ай бұрын

Fun fact, my dad had and has still 2 military sidecars in his garage. He has had them my entire life

@haroldshull6848 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Yammie - a lot of side car pictures and movie clips I hadn't seen. Yes, the Lady and I are still hacking around. Coming into sidehack weather again : Sept. to , oh , I'll say May. Gotta see how many Jeep trails are still navigable here in Cochise Country. Good on yea, mate...

@seankiziltan5382 8 ай бұрын

So you can put a dog and a machine gun on it, because yeah.

@AcmeRacing 7 ай бұрын

The popular culture section is missing Barney Fife. Mayberry gets a surplus Harley, and when Barney isn't looking practical jokers unbolt the sidecar.

@TonboIV 7 ай бұрын

So, the most important information in this video is that you can put a dog in a sidecar.

@zerorze 8 ай бұрын

Me and my dog about the blast of our life.

@bowling_with_yarn 8 ай бұрын

I have a mint green vespa and really want a side car!!!

@hansosl 7 ай бұрын

In germany in the 30s there were even sidecars where you could put a motorcyle on. Some dealerships delivered New bikes this way...

@luddite6239 8 ай бұрын

12:35 your fact's out of date already! The Birchall brothers pushed the lap record to over 120mph at this year's TT.

@darrenpugh8576 8 ай бұрын

Came here to say the same thing lol

@erintyres3609 6 ай бұрын

He did not mention the Bat-cycle from the original 1966 Batman TV series. In the first episodes, it was a 1959 Harley Davidson, and in later episodes a Yamaha Catalina.

@regiepera1786 7 ай бұрын

Sidecar here in the philiphines can carry 4 passenger + the driver is equal to 5 people

@AlexVitoriano 8 ай бұрын

I have a friend here in Brazil that adapts side cars for bikes

@413Glass 8 ай бұрын

Nice historical view of the sidecar!!! You might want to add a link to your sidecar video review it was a lot of fun watching that one too. Keep the videos coming!!! RG

@toddwebb7521 8 ай бұрын

He definitely left out the sidecar hearse for the ultimate motorcycle funeral

@tedecker3792 8 ай бұрын

Saw one at Sturgis in the 60s that had a coffin as the sidecar.

@ericadams6349 6 ай бұрын

It's a steering Damper. Not a steering dampener. A damper is a suspension component. A dampener is a garden hose. Always enjoy your videos!

@xToddmcx 7 ай бұрын

I can scarcely believe those sidecar racing passengers. The level of strength and fitness to hold those positions is up there with Olympic gymnasts, except they're doing it at 100 mph through bumps and vibrations and buffeting. And if they screw up instead of falling over and twisting an ankle they flip the bike.

@aldrinmilespartosa1578 7 ай бұрын

Just look at the motorcycle sidecars in the Philippines, unique and many.

@billietyree2214 8 ай бұрын

Anyone else notice the American made trucks at 8:08? We sent a lot of supplies over there. I think these were Studebakers, made in South Bend, Indiana.

@CZ350tuner 8 ай бұрын

The first motorcycle sidecar was invented in 1910. Like 80% of the world's inventions, it was British.

@Digidi4 8 ай бұрын

Panigale V4R with a sidecar 🤯🤯

@tomh4658 8 ай бұрын

As you see in the thumbnail, to ride around with a k9 companion. It's the only reason and it's more than enough reason

@stensballe3683 8 ай бұрын

they are handy to ride on ice / snowy roads 💪 and the army could haul a ton of stuff

@wickedleeloopy2115 7 ай бұрын

Meanwhile in watching this from the phillipines 😂 they are everywhere

@zedekai9456 21 күн бұрын

2:00 What do you mean locks didn't exist? We've literally had locks for thousands of years.

@skedoen666 8 ай бұрын

i ride a late 80s dnepr 650, two wheel drive, reverse gear and all. i own and ride a few bikes but the dnepr is the most fun. constantly fighting to stay rubber-side down with a machine that wants to rattle itself to pieces is just something special.

@arisel8968 8 ай бұрын

As an owner of an Ural 750 with similar setup, I completely agree! I have spent weeks on end on every one of my bikes on the TET and I have to say that, even though much slower than my GS, Himalayan or KTM 1200, the sidecar has been the must fun offroad (especially due to 2WD and reverse)... being able to plow thtough mud when the others are stuck or drift at every turn on icy roads is magical!

@AliAlhussaini 8 ай бұрын

Loved that Ad segue

@257796 8 ай бұрын

Finally, some content I can use

@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 күн бұрын

I have to convince women that sidecars only come off in the movies.

@wilfredbelonta8257 8 ай бұрын

Side cars are pretty common in the Philippines, my country

@GordonReidZA 8 ай бұрын

Not all that elusive for me, every time I leave home under my own power it's on motorcycle with a sidecar. If anyone is considering getting one be prepared for numerous conversations with random passers by who want to look at the hack and rig discuss the vehicle or occasionally request a lift

@cheifreal 8 ай бұрын

😂 it's the motorcycles kilt. Cant wear a kilt unless your ready to talk to strangers out of nowhere.😂

@arisel8968 8 ай бұрын

I Agree, if you have to stop ANYWHERE, especially in urban areas, add at least 10-15 min of conversation, answering questions, taking pictures, ... with strangers that are just fascinated by your deathtrap on 3 wheels!

@es-br8ck 7 ай бұрын

Nice. Please do an episode about motorcycle trailers next. Tuck Tuk trailers of Cambodia etc

@oleksandrmartyshchenko5366 8 ай бұрын

00:16 is a very nice hit🙃😁😁

@TomZelickman 8 ай бұрын

As cool as it is to watch, can you imagine being the monkey on a racing sidecar rig? Hanging all over the place, off the bike... it's crazy!

@01kayt87 8 ай бұрын

Finally a proper yammie video

@YohIB 8 ай бұрын

Def need a sidecar for my recently acquired hondamatic.

@KrunchyKnees66 8 ай бұрын

Planning on putting a side car on my BMX. Side cars are simply absurd, but so cool

@Ferelmakina 8 ай бұрын

Sidecars are awesome

@garryli2030 13 күн бұрын

Motorcycles might be a good solution for Canadian crazy gas price.

@dnatal09 8 ай бұрын

Unless in Philippines or other countries that having side car is part of the public transportation (tricycle) motorcycle with sidecar is a hit or miss.

@gcanaday1 5 ай бұрын

The sidecar is the coolest attachment. Fight me!

@mytmousemalibu 8 ай бұрын

I come from a long line of motorsports lunatics. My uncle used to be a sidecar racer. Besides drag racing my contribution to our tradition was a 2015 FZ09 as my first bike 😂

@Str0ngSad 8 ай бұрын

my great uncle mick use to race sidecar at isle of man. He passed a few years ago and I missed the oprottunitty to buy his old race bike and have it shipped to the us from the uk. I was too poor :/ I do have one of his old racing helmets tho so thats pretty cool

@antp9555 8 ай бұрын

G'day Yammie, I have an old mate and his wife with a vast motorbike collection and they have 2 Royal Endfields with sidecars and take their grand kids out. Not for me, but I can see a time where they would been useful.

@izakshuvo8434 8 ай бұрын

What's better than one side car? TWO SIDE CARS, attached to the same bike! Yammie get on one!

@julian23561 8 ай бұрын

Sidecars are a very lucrative form of public transportation in many south east Asian countries. They transport hundreds of people on an 8-hour work day and is a very cheap way to go around places within a 30km radius.

@unixhaj 8 ай бұрын

Sidecars exist because motorcycles used to be cheaper than cars.. Also it's really fun to ride a sidecar. I prefer bikes to cars and my sidecar bike allows me to carry all kinds of shit with me if I need to..

@universe1225 8 ай бұрын

Are motorcycles not still cheaper than cars??

@WizardGir 7 ай бұрын

How did you miss adding a clip of the guitarist and full drumset on the side platform of a motorcycle?? Thats great! 😂

@maxultimate166 7 ай бұрын

They exist so that Hagrid can give Harry a ride 🙌🏻🌟

@kenwise4596 8 ай бұрын

Harley made a copy of the BMW for the American military to use in Africa during WW2 since the V twins had a hard time keeping the rear cyl cool and the shaft drive was more suited to operating in the sand. It seemed everyone was using the same bike.

@speerpunt 8 ай бұрын

Where they trade the los of their fingers for penny’s a day 😂

@JoseLgamer05 8 ай бұрын

Nowadays we can say that sidecars were just a jank stop gap to cars being too expensive, because if we look at it objectively, it's an idea that had no businesses becoming an actual thing.

@brokeandtired 8 ай бұрын

Clearly never taken a British Car License training....I could be useful for a full bike license only that just wants a carry bike. British car training is hideously expensive.

@JoseLgamer05 8 ай бұрын

@@brokeandtired 1. I'm not from the UK 2. Could you explain yourself better instead of quickly babbling something out ?

@gingercat777 8 ай бұрын

You're isolationism is in full view. 😅

@_TimTurb0_ 8 ай бұрын

@@gingercat777your*

@TokiPollypocket22 7 ай бұрын

I liked side car or side hack on dirt bikes at motocross races in western WA in 1970s & 1980s. The guy on side hack balanced around & leaning to keep the bike from rolling. There was an old tv program from 1969, the Sidehackers dirt bikes with side hacks on a flat track it was about racing on flat tracks.

@ShaareiZoharDaas 8 ай бұрын

Nice Break from the bikes that sound like they ate the silverware 😂

@GoneUraling 8 ай бұрын

I see two of them every day. Mines my daily driver.

@markpearman2631 7 ай бұрын

You left out sidewinder sidecars which lent over with the motorcycle. Back in the 80s when I started riding it was a way of riding a large motorcycle with out taking a test

@froxxi668 8 ай бұрын

So when will we see the Turbo Hayabusa sidecar series?

@cheifreal 8 ай бұрын

I want an articulating sidecare on my suzuki intruder. Looks like i got my next project after chopin the intruder out. Always wanted a side car bike. Thinking bout building one fer my 79 xr500 too. LETS RIDE!

@vjabonador1067 8 ай бұрын

Maybe in the U.S. where riding motorcycles is more of a hobby than an actual mode of transport. In less developed countries it's a legitimate and practical form of transportation for the commuting public. Anyway, I wouldn't mind owning a Ural if they weren't so prohibitively expensive. 20K+ but has a 750cc engine making less than 50hp? Guess it makes sense since they're based on pre-WW2 BMW boxer engines.

@psycopathplays7177 7 ай бұрын

how about side cars phillipines LOL

@jusjetz 7 ай бұрын

For me the aristocats immortalized the side car

@billknowles481 8 ай бұрын

Which do you think would look better with a sidecar, an Enfield 650 Int or a Yam VStar 650?

@jwaller1327 8 ай бұрын

The Enfield

@kato_dsrdr 4 ай бұрын

We're broke so our family vehicle is motorcycle with a sidecar that can fit 5 people.. Heck, some of sidecars here can fit 8 people.

@seeul8rwaynekerr 8 ай бұрын

Needs a ural with a buddy with an rpk in the side car.

@SimonAmazingClarke 7 ай бұрын

In the late 50s my parents had a 1,000cc Scooter. When my brother was born they got a sidecar but had to get a car once I came along.

@pyaesonefrancis7916 8 ай бұрын

Hi Yammie ... Could you please do a video about Honda ADV and Forza automatic bikes?? ... They seem to be big in some countries in Asia ...

@Lowgraphicsdeer 3 күн бұрын

I am going to find a sidecar that can fit a upright bass on it

@Cocytus 8 ай бұрын

2:03 - Locks did exist. Maybe not on every single household, but locks go back to Ancient Egyptian times.

@davecoop9579 7 ай бұрын

It was a joke

@unknown_user698 8 ай бұрын

Hey yammie looking for a bike to start on was looking at a CBR650R was on seeing your insight. I’ve read online a lot of people saying that 650cc aren’t crazy and can be decent starter bikes but just curious of other input.

@_TimTurb0_ 8 ай бұрын

Brother whyd you ask this on the sidecar video though... just do your research, I'm sure it's a perfectly acceptable first bike though.

@Cj-yw8cs 8 ай бұрын

I am starting my dirt riding life on a klr650! Street riding started on a gl1000 gold wing. Better to start on smaller bike for sure. I have alot of learning ahead....my 2 cents

@tjey379 8 ай бұрын

Ducatinoob? Anyway 'side car' racing? Thanks I am now educated, but who writes these skits? He, she or them is or are a true genius . Thanks 👌👌👌👌👌

@Cocytus 8 ай бұрын

2:30 - I did in fact know this. :)

@bozmar1 3 ай бұрын

The most funy vehicles off road for 2 or 3 people

@jvillain9946 8 ай бұрын

I want a mobility scooter with a sidecar

@diamondclaw5313 8 ай бұрын

I've actually been looking for a sidecar. I live in Misssissippi, and the closest sidecar for sale is 3 hours away.

@tirebiter1680 7 ай бұрын

In Europe some people who cant afford a car can afford a bike with a sidecar.

@sergeyakimov7332 7 ай бұрын

Learned to ride on 1980s ural with sidecar.. paid 100.. they're 19k$ now..

@toddwebb7521 8 ай бұрын

Sidecar racing is 🔥

@chrissmith7669 8 ай бұрын

I so want a Ural with sidecar

@jwaller1327 8 ай бұрын

What you should want is another classic bike with a sidecar. A Triumph, Enfield, Harley, maybe a Moto Guzzi. I had a Ural. It was fun to ride when it was working. The company has the best warranty in the business. You'll be using it if you get one! Seriously, if you're going to plonk around town slowly on short rides with the dog or grandkids, the Ural is fine. But if you expect real utilitarian use and plan to ride it as real transportation, get something modern. With the Ural, I'm sure the 1930s German engineering is solid; it's the modern Russian, now Kazakhstan, quality control that is the concern. Maybe Kazakh quality control is a step or ten better than the Russian quality control from 2014. Good luck if you go that route!

@chrissmith7669 8 ай бұрын

@@jwaller1327 I’d love to have one on my Sportster. Give it a real WLA messenger bike look. :-).