LOVE: sidecar

Thursday, June 16, 2011

A close "motorcycle" shave

Indeed, the world famous brand - company that produces the shaving divice, manufactured motorcycles!

Wilkinson TMC Motorcycles

Wilkinson Sword produced some of the earliest motorcycles in 1903. These were two-cylinder machines with French engines made by Antoine, which were marketed by a garage in Chelsea in London – one of the first motorcycle dealerships in the UK. The venture was not a success however. In 1911 Wilkinson developed and manufactured the Wilkinson TMC, a luxury touring motorcycle between 1911 and 1916, when production was stopped by the First World War. The first 'Wilkinsons' were originally designed for military reconnaissance by P G Tacchi, who was granted a patent for the design in 1908. Demonstrated to the British military in the summer of 1908, the Wilkinson motorcycle failed to impress the authorities, despite optional accessories including a sidecar complete with Maxim machine gun – and a steering wheel instead of handlebars. Undaunted, the company continued development and exhibited a new version a year later at the Stanley Clyde Motorcycle Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London in 1909. Only about 250 Wilkinsons were produced before the First World War restrictions brought the line to its end in spring 1916 and the Wilkinson company had to produce thousands of bayonets for the war effort. After the war they decided to continue to develop the in-line four engine – but in a new car called the Deemster, and they never returned to motorcycle production.

Text via: wikipedia - Wilkinson Sword

Via: motorbike-search-engine.co.uk

Via: vintagebike.co.uk

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Ewan McGregor doggy sidecar

Ewan McGregor bought sidecar to take his doggy along on motorcycle trips.
Not sure: is it an Ural, Dnepr or genuine vintage BMW ? Anyone ?

Via: 3am.co.uk
Thanks to Karenski !

For more dogs on motorcycles see also this previous post for the Bikerdog motorcycle club : motorcycle-74 dogs-on-motorbikes

So, McGregor is not the first with this idea...

And here's Bob the westie in my sidecar on the first ride.

A man, a dog, a sidecar: theoasisofmysoul.com

Nimbus: from Danish vacuum cleaners to motorcycles

Via: Søren's Nimbus rebuilt project: nimbus sodan.dk

Via: Unknown

Via: nimbus.dk

Nimbus Touring club & Museum: nimbus.dk

Nimbus info & history: cybermotorcycle.com nimbus
Nimbus info & history English: wikipedia Nimbus
Nimbus info & history Dutch: wikipedia Nimbus

Dumb way round - World odyssey on a vintage 1939 Nimbus

Tormod Amlien (1979) & Klaus Ulvestad (1966) (Norway) take a trip round the world on 2 vintage Nimbus sidecars.

Inspired by "Long Way Round" with Ewan McGregor & Charlie Boorman, these two Norwegians decided to take a trip around the world. With that "little" difference that everybody on a modern motorcycle can do it nowadays, so they took 2 vintages Nimbus sidecars from 1939. Because it takes a real (mechanical) man to ride the machines...

The King Croesus Contempt for Death trip (Dumb way around)

Around The World on 70 year old motorcycles

Website: kccd.no

Blog: kccd.no

All photos by: kccd