Have any suggestions?

[freedomrider]

Hey fellow Nomad..ers!

My husband and I are trying to work out how to get 3 people to SD on one bike in June. The options we've come up with so far are to buy a sidecar for my son to ride in, or for me to find a solo rider who will carry me if I pay for half the gas. I haven't seen too many riders from Virginia Beach, VA, though. My soon to be 13 year old really wants to go on the trip...but so does his mom! ;) Chainsaw suggested that I post this reply I wrote to him on the forum yesterday.

I could use some suggestions! ::)

KawaNOW #00042 Reginald Pinder Reggie Fredericksburg VA USA BLK/SLV 2007 Active
KawaNOW #00053 Dan Schollian Purcellville VA USA CUSTOM 2001 Active
KawaNOW #00076 David Harris dharris Chesapeake VA USA BLUE/SLV 2005 Active
KawaNOW #00149 Brian Walters 546 Virginia Beach VA USA RED/SLV 2007 Active
KawaNOW #00154 John Bauer First_N_Last Richmond VA USA MRN/BRNZ 2003 Active
KawaNOW #00169 Charles Heinmann Mike Virginia Beach VA USA BLUE/SLV 2005 Active
KawaNOW #00209 Carol Ramon Joyce CJ Virginia Beach VA USA GRAY 2003 Active
KawaNOW #00215 Kevin Phillips Afton VA USA BLK/SLV 2005 Active
KawaNOW #00263 James Lindquist Jim Front Royal VA USA GRN/SLV 2006 Active
KawaNOW #00286 Richard Seeley Rick West Point VA USA BLK 2006 Active
KawaNOW #00309 Wesley Neville Wes Fredericksburg VA USA BLK 2006 Active
KawaNOW #00336 Mike Meek Waynesboro VA USA GRN/SLV 2006 Active
KawaNOW #00338 Robert Stith Bob Leesburg VA USA RED/SLV 2007 Active
KawaNOW #00339 Garrett Cook Jr. Gary Newport News VA USA BLK/SLV 2007 Active
KawaNOW #00377 Mark Staley Verona VA USA RED/SLV 2007 Active
KawaNOW #00398 Louis Caplan The Admiral Fairfax VA USA Future Future Enthusiast
KawaNOW #00443 Paul Eickman Springfield VA USA RED/SLV 2007 Active
KawaNOW #00467 Gilbert Martinez Geeman Virginia Beach VA USA RED/TAN 2007 Active
KawaNOW #00485 Alan Giebler Keebler Sterling VA USA BLUE/SLV 2005 Active
KawaNOW #00546 Victor Avillanoza Jedi Pawn Virginia Beach VA USA BLUE/SLV 2008 Active
KawaNOW #00594 Sam Knight Sam Richmond VA USA RED/SLV 2007 Active



Looks like a ton of VA'ers around to hitch a ride with!! Don't know how close they are to you....but you would know!!

[glwilson]

The sidecar would obviously have to be custom; which means big bucks; and a friend of mine found out how difficult it is to find someone that knows how to put one on. I guess; according to his experience; you don't just bolt one on. It has to be perfectly aligned to the bike otherwise you will experience "pulling" just like in a car out of alignment -- only with a bike it is far more difficult to manage without power steering. My friend is a very big guy and it wore him out to ride it too far. He has had several "supposed-experts" look at it and none of them can seem to get it perfect. It is almost impossible to find a Harley dealer around nothern Illinois that even mess with putting one on an HD -- even an HD built one. They say it takes special training and they don't want the liability. So... forget the sidecar idea is my advice.

[freedomrider]

Thanks for the input. I know one of the riders, but that person isn't a solo rider. I noticed one rider in Fredericksburg which is just 30 minutes from my father's place in the country. The tricky part will be finding a solo rider out of the bunch. :) At any rate, I will contact as many of the locals as I can. I will find a way for us to get to Custer!

[freedomrider]

I will definitely take that advice to heart. It sounds as if it would be more trouble than its worth. Thanks!

[watchman]

Sounds tome like you got about 10 months to learn how to ride and get a second bike.

[samkjr]

Originally Posted by watchman

Sounds tome like you got about 10 months to learn how to ride and get a second bike.

I second that!