White Privilege

White Privilege

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

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...
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 They superseded the Jupiter model which was very similar but...

Camera Mount Bar

What looks like a rollbar on the sidecar is a support for an optional soft top that was briefly available for the Sputnik sidecar. The top entirely enclosed the passenger, leaving only a narrow field of vision, forward, through the windscreen. No one liked it. I...

Sidecar Luggage Rack

I made this rack from mild steel pipe. It looks a little like something from a claymation video, but it is rock-solid and provides a convenient place to strap down a load.