White Privilege

White Privilege

by | Jun 20, 2020

I used to call this one “Diabetes in a Glass”, but reflecting upon recent events, I have changed the name to “White Privilege”, because it tastes so sweet you don’t even know it is fucking you up. Ingredients   Old Fashioned Vanilla...
Modified Nose Latch

Modified Nose Latch

by | Jun 14, 2020

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

by | Jun 14, 2020

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

by | Jun 14, 2020

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...