Sunday, February 26, 2023

Sidecar Sunday


The 1912 Wilkinson is an oddity and the deletion of the sidecar doesn't help the appearance much.
 

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rear drum only? Doesn't look like very much brakes for such a heavy machine.

Don in Oregon

Mister G said...

1912, stopping was less important than going:-)

rats said...

Also: No pedals in view, and almost certainly no clutch as we understand clutches. So, like, stall at every full stop, then paddlefoot to start again? -- If so, brakes would be way down my list of improvements.

I think the thing is kool-looking though; and it must have looked positively magisterial rolling down the road, bearing a well-dressed, well-fed, well-off rider + passenger (or two).

MARSHALL OVERCLOTH said...

real mean ladies would ride in the sidecars while you take them fancy store shopping. I would wear a monocle and smoke a pipe while driving them around town-
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/0WAAAOSw1Lphst81/s-l1600.jpg

Mister G said...

Purring along with that 4 cylinder engine... mature lady in a hat beside you, yes, king of the road...

Anonymous said...

Looks like a Ner-A-Car on steroids!