Saxophones Carrying a tenor on a (motor)bike?

[Vlad]

With a big old pooch like that, I think you're going to need the sidecar...bet she'd love it 🙂

 

[Jay]

With a big old pooch like that, I think you're going to need the sidecar...bet she'd love it 🙂

It would be fun to take her with me sometimes, but I'd want a sidecar I could 'bolt on and take off' fairly easily and I don't think that's how they come, is it?

 

[Colin the Bear]

The tyres are different. Square section for a three wheeler, round section for a two wheeler.

 

[Jay]

The tyres are different. Square section for a three wheeler, round section for a two wheeler.

Because you don't lean any more, so don't need round section and square section puts more rubber on the road?
But would it matter that much if your bike tyres remained round and your sidecar ones were square?

 

[Colin the Bear]

Try it on the car. You sure you want a bike?

 

[Vlad]

In my day, sidecars certainly 'bolted on' ( and off ) The last one I had ( the Dniepr ) had been 'seperated' a few times and used solo.... again I'm not sure what the current situation / availability / regulations are tho..

 

[richardr]

Because you don't lean any more, so don't need round section and square section puts more rubber on the road?
But would it matter that much if your bike tyres remained round and your sidecar ones were square?

I think you'd have excessive tyre wear as well as braking issues - the brakes are on the bike and round section tyres means less tread on the road. That never bothered Kamikaze Pete - see my post somewhere above, but there was a reason for his nickname.
Seriously, just in case you really are thinking about a sidecar, much has been said about the risk you're taking riding a bike on country lanes. I'd say a sidecar would multiply that risk. On a bike you can get out of the way but not with a sidecar. If you want to take Daisy for a ride in the open air, I'd go for Jeanette's MX5 option. Or what about an Austin 7? Take an example from that chap in the Lake District who lets his collie share the driving.

 

[Jay]

I think you'd have excessive tyre wear as well as braking issues - the brakes are on the bike and round section tyres means less tread on the road. That never bothered Kamikaze Pete - see my post somewhere above, but there was a reason for his nickname.
Seriously, just in case you really are thinking about a sidecar, much has been said about the risk you're taking riding a bike on country lanes. I'd say a sidecar would multiply that risk. On a bike you can get out of the way but not with a sidecar. If you want to take Daisy for a ride in the open air, I'd go for Jeanette's MX5 option. Or what about an Austin 7? Take an example from that chap in the Lake District who lets his collie share the driving.

I think seriously we'll stick to the car when Daisy's coming along - it just seemed funny, like Wallace and Gromit, as @ProfJames said, to have a sidecar for her.

 

[ProfJames]

You have a gorgeous Daisy!

 

[DavidUK]

 

[Targa]

The other two are on the pillion.

 

[Vlad]

^ By his expression looks like "the other two" just collided with the steering column !
( go on then, delete post..🙂 )

 

[Jay]

^ By his expression looks like "the other two" just collided with the steering column !
( go on then, delete post..🙂 )

I presumed he was singing 😛

 

[Jay]

Second-guessing myself madly here.

If I buy the W800 and then don't pass my test, then I can't ride it and it will just be sitting in my garage costing me money. Plus I'll have nothing to practise on.

If I buy the VanVan then I can ride it all summer regardless.

But:
If I do pass my test I would far rather be riding and practising all summer on the W800, plus that'll be my bike for good then, and if I buy and quickly sell a VanVan, that's going to cost me too.

Aaaaaaaarghhhhh!

 

[Jeanette]

I am sure you will pass 🙂

Jx

 

[Jeanette]

PS though what summer!! 😉

Jx

 

[Jay]

PS though what summer!! 😉

Jx

I have bought waterproofs!

 

[richardr]

Second-guessing myself madly here.

If I buy the W800 and then don't pass my test, then I can't ride it and it will just be sitting in my garage costing me money. Plus I'll have nothing to practise on.

If I buy the VanVan then I can ride it all summer regardless.

But:
If I do pass my test I would far rather be riding and practising all summer on the W800, plus that'll be my bike for good then, and if I buy and quickly sell a VanVan, that's going to cost me too.

Aaaaaaaarghhhhh!

Don't underrate little bikes. I bought a CG125 purely to pass my test with the intention of getting a bigger bike straight afterwards. It turned out that the little Honda did everything I wanted (except massage my ego) until my daily trip to work began to include a ten-mile stretch of motorway. The Van Van might be all the bike you need.

 

[Jeanette]

Buy the bike you really want to start on .........

That's what we say isn't it

Jx

 

[richardr]

Buy the bike you really want to start on .........

That's what we say isn't it

Jx

Would you advise a beginner on sax to buy a top of the range Selmer just because that's what he/she fancies? Surely you'd suggest being less ambitious just in case he/she doesn't take to saxophony - not everyone who starts carries on. Isn't Jay's situation where she doesn't know whether she'll pass her test at first go analogous?