Modified Nose Latch

Modified Nose Latch

The latch holding the nose of the Sputnik shut rattles and is flimsy. It can easily open unexpectedly. Since the passenger grab rail is attached to the nose, this can be a bad thing. I removed the mechanism from the inside of the sidecar and replaced it with two...
Showa Coil Over Shock

Showa Coil Over Shock

The pogo stick that came on my Sputnik sidecar had a blown seal and was a source of irritation and bad handling. I had a take off someone gave me rattling around in my parts bin. Don’t know anything about it other than it’s a Showa and it came off a BMW...
steel skid plate

steel skid plate

I fashioned a skid plate from a sheet of steel diamond plate and welded it to the sidecar chassis. This prevents the sidecar from hanging up when bouncing over logs and rocks, gives the passenger a little more protection and provides a place to tie loads when I have...
vertical rack

vertical rack

I made a vertical rack that runs along the Left side of the tub, between the bike and the sidecar. I can strap things lengthwise to the rack, anything from camp chairs to tipi poles. As long as I leave enough room to get my right boot on the footpeg, I am...
Sputnik Sidecar

Sputnik Sidecar

Made in Russia, the Sputnik was originally fit to a 350cc two stroke twin cylinder IZH Planeta, Similar in dimension to the Velorex, the Sputnik is all steel construction with a slightly more robust frame. They superseded the Jupiter model which was very similar but...