A Third Wheel: the eccentric alternative - a guide to sidecars and trikes

Almost everyone has a fascination with sidecars and trikes. Eccentric, even distinctly odd perhaps, but who hasn’t experienced the urge to take a closer look, possibly even to ride one - if only once! This book is a guide for those willing to take that plunge into the unknown and fit a sidecar or convert a bike to a trike. It takes the reader through the types of bike that are suitable, (old British singles to modern Japanese and US superbikes), the kinds of sidecar and trikes available and their advantages and disadvantages, how to fit them and set them up and how to ride and enjoy them for what they are – neither motorcycle nor car but something uniquely different, strangely practical and immense fun! There is also a very detailed guide to trike and sidecar suppliers, accessories and a myriad of websites for further help, advice and information. This is a perfect book for all sidecar and trike enthusiasts and all those just interested in these wonderfully eccentric vehicles. Complete with a great many photos from the earliest sidecars to today’s remarkable and luxurious three wheel machines.

Introduction

What bike for your chair?

What about a trike?

Trike manufacturers and suppliers

Which sidecar for your bike?

Sidecar manufacturers and suppliers

What and how much to modify

Preparing and driving your conversion

Conclusions;

Sideacr and trike contacts from the UK, Europe, USA and Asia 

A Third Wheel - Simon Potter

2009 

146 pages, 200 illustrations approx, 234x172mm, Softback, ISBN 978 0955659577, £14.95 includes UK p&p, Europe add £3.00, Rest of World add £8.00 for p&p