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Title: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: chuck peterson on November 06, 2020, 05:08:28 AM

Now that just makes a lot of sense....🙃

What a great time to be had blasting across a frozen lake

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/mcy/d/highland-1950-bsa-ice-racer-monkey-car/7218149911.html


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Title: Re: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: paul in rochester on November 06, 2020, 08:40:02 AM

Used to do that years ago; first on an old XL-125, then on an older XS-650.
What a hoot! So much fun, and you don't need to go fast to feel like a Real Dirt Hero, kicking the back end out, getting all crossed up!

Title: Re: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: Roebling3 on November 06, 2020, 09:13:36 AM

Well, sure. But you can really get hurt racing snow mobiles. In the dark! Lake Millock (sp),MN. Everybody has a speed gun. 
Was that target fixation? Again?   R3~

Title: Re: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: Rough Edge racing on November 06, 2020, 09:28:15 AM

 What could  be more fun than kicking  over a 500 single on a frosty morning? But it is interesting..Be prepared for the possibility of magneto rebuild so it will start on frosty mornings.

Title: Re: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: Don G on November 06, 2020, 09:41:24 AM

That would sound lovely on a clear frosty day. There used to be a video on you tube called V-Max on ice, check it out.  DonG

Title: Re: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: Perazzimx14 on November 06, 2020, 09:59:38 AM

Only one thing more fun than piloting a sidecar and that's piloting a sidecar in the snow and ice!

Title: Re: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on November 06, 2020, 10:53:14 AM

I would put that back on the road, too nice to hide away for most of the year.

Title: Re: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: cliffrod on November 06, 2020, 12:45:11 PM

Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on November 06, 2020, 10:53:14 AM

I would put that back on the road, too nice to hide away for most of the year.

Me too.  Having a big single BSA would make me very happy.  That's as close to a Gold Star as I would ever afford.  If it was local, I would have to at go see it.

But then I would HAVE to have the big Norton single I've always wanted to go with it...  and maybe a Matchless....

Title: Re: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: oldbike54 on November 06, 2020, 12:51:47 PM

  Makes my old bones hurt just thinking about it .

 Dusty

Title: Re: Winters coming ..1950’s w sidecar ice racer
Post by: rudyr on November 06, 2020, 07:46:19 PM

I had some really good time on lake Geneva, Horn Lake’s and many more in Ws. & Il. Triumph BSA, Rickmen & others.  Back 60’s studds on tires weren’t legel to used with AMA.  So to get AMA race point we raced with sidecars for yearly points.  Some days 15 mph top speed and others days with slush on the ice 60 mph +.  They were hard to turn on ice (slick) look for rough spots, and gas.