Have to agree, as this is exactly what I had planned.

I have since bought the 2WD Sportman model for our future trips which must now also take Pretzel the Dog into account.

It is good off-road. It has its limitations, and ground clearance is not the best and first gear a bit tall, but in 2WD with knobblies on both rear wheels ( about 20 mins to change the two and I carry the two spare wheels on the chair)if blasts through stuff really well. Even on road tyres it performs well. Not as fast as two wheels, but carrying a lot more and with more stability: perfect for me who is no off-road god!!

Down sides are its regular services (1000-1500 mile oil change, carb balance and valve clearance check), its fuel consumption and medium sized tank (35mpg is average with a 19 litre tank) and off-course the reliability. It is basic in design and so easy to work on, and the 2007 onward models are said to be a lot more reliable thanks to German and Japanese components, but the basic 1940s design also means it has not evelved as modern bikes have to be more relialbe in general.

I will say that, after owning it for less than a year, riding a Sidecar well, takes a lot of skill and, despite the same controls, it is a completely different technique: forget what you know about solos.

Nonetheless, all in all a worthy candidate!!

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