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12-05-08, 22:43
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sidecar frame
Hi Radek,
To my knowledge, no WD/CO was ever sold to the Army with a sidecar. Norton has made sidecars for the forces: I have seen pictures of 16H models with a box sidecar, and of course the Big 4 had a sidecar with a driven wheel. But these chassis don't look like the one on your picture. I've heard stories about BSA M20's with a Swallow sidecar, but haven't got any pictures unfortunately... But if my memory serves my right, Henk Joore (the BSA M20 website webmaster) is busy with such a project. I'll ask him if he knows if this is a BSA sidecar... By the way, would you have the frame and engine numbers from this bike for my register please? I have already found a few in Poland, all of them ex-RAF bikes... Regards, Jan
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12-05-08, 22:56
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Never seen a picture of a WM20 with a sidecar Chaps ? Here's one from an old Vanderveen book. The body looks to be the same as seen fitted to 500 Nortons but the chassis is clearly different.
 This is Norton's variation on the theme. Not a very clear image of the chassis but you can see the mudguard support which acted as an outrigger.  Rich
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12-05-08, 23:58
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British bikes with sidecar
Any one know what the British bikes are
 bike sidecar.jpg email.jpg bike sidecar 2.jpg email.jpg Original Photos from my collection
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13-05-08, 00:08
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The lower photo is definitely military, a Norton Big 4 633cc with sidecar wheel drive by looks of it. The upper photo, I think, is probably a Home Guard unit. The lorry looks to be civilian, outside of a factory or works. The assortment of motorcycles could be impressed or owned by the riders.
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13-05-08, 01:07
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As Richard says, nothing very WD about the machines in the top picture. I think that I can see a star on the fuel tank of the second bike from the right which usually suggests BSA to me. The bikes don't seem to have black-out lighting and the riders have battledress which seems a little conflicting in terms of dating.
The Norton Big 4 picture is an interesting one. There are quite a number there and they look to be fairly new and still finished in pre-war Service Green. The riders are wearing Service Dress. The first proper batch of these was delivered in May 1939 so the picture was presumably taken during the summer of 1939. As far as I have been able to tell, there were only two fully equipped Motorcycle Battalions with Big 4s at the outbreak of war, 4th Royal Northumberland Fusiliers who fought at Arras with 50th Div and the Territorials of 1st Queen Victorias Rifles who had the misfortune to be sent to Calais (without their motorcycles). Would I be correct in thinking, from the colour of their stripes and buttons that they are from a Rifle Regiment ? If so, probably 1 QVR. Rich
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13-05-08, 08:42
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Hi Radek,
I am alive and well. Give my regards to Tomas and all. I have send him a couple of e-mails but they seem to have gone missing? As stated here side cars as a standard fitting for WD motorcyles were very few and far between. Forks are Matchless'Teledraulics (and AJS), top yoke looks WD, but the front brake mounting is post 1949 by the looks. Rob direct email rvanmeel at wanadoo.nl
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18-05-08, 17:34
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Hallo Rob!
i send to you message,
think problems is in computers, dont like, like WWII machines, We have now two Matchless g3L mod 1941, this second is very good, orig condition,please see on WWW.fotoalbum.eu/higgins but we have problem-all is o.k. after cca 15km dont want go(?) on celebration in kyšice village we must load Matchless on Bedford board, and in Kyšice village it was with out problems. For me was very interesting, you was with friend in Nadryby(near Pilsen), few yers ego, motorcyclists for column, perfect(!), and Nodrmandie- thank you Rob! I am alive and well. Give my regards to Tomas and all. I have send him a couple of e-mails but they seem to have gone missing? As stated here side cars as a standard fitting for WD motorcyles were very few and far between. Forks are Matchless'Teledraulics (and AJS), top yoke looks WD, but the front brake mounting is post 1949 by the looks. Rob direct email rvanmeel at wanadoo.nl[/QUOTE]
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