Rare sight
Once upon a time, the motorcycle and sidecar was a common sight on our roads but, as the years have passed, so they have become less and less frequently spotted. Now, the only reason a child of 10 knows what a sidecar is, is because of Wallace and Gromit, and not that they go on holiday in one. Think about it? When did you actually last see a sidecar out on the road?
“The combination and all its fittings are untouched and its mileage is genuine.”
Even when I was a child 35-odd years ago and we’d go places by sidecar, there would often be other ones there, too. If we went on a motorbike club run, there’d be at least three or four other outfits, ranging from vintage V-twins to 1950s and 1960s AMC and Triumph offerings, both of which come easily to my mind. Nowadays, I can’t remember the last time I actually saw on outfit on a club run (apart from Banbury or the Pioneer,
