I bought this Mechanix Illustrated because it's from the month/year I was born - and I liked the cover.  Inside towards the back there were a lot of tool ads.  Thought you might like to see this full page ad for Channellock.

I want a Hook Hydrofin!

I love how the ad included Mom & the kids!!!!!!!!

I wonder where the sidecar rider goes on that NSU sidecar rig?

that may be the sidecar turned into a racer.

Hook actually got a patent on that floating death trap.

The NSU was 500cc and the sidecar had a (I think it was 132lbs) chunk of lead to simulate the passenger.  I think it would be more meaningful to test a real sidecar with a passenger.  They could specify a weight and use smaller lead weights to adjust the passenger's weight to spec. 

Quote from: amecks on December 11, 2017, 12:21:48 PM
The NSU was 500cc and the sidecar had a (I think it was 132lbs) chunk of lead to simulate the passenger.  I think it would be more meaningful to test a real sidecar with a passenger.  They could specify a weight and use smaller lead weights to adjust the passenger's weight to spec.

So this must have been run on a course with banked turns.  In road racing, the passenger moves around quite a bit to keep the center of gravity in the proper location.





My desire to race motorcycles was never very high, particularly after a friend, who crewed for someone, told me the guy came home from one race in a full body cast after breaking many, many bones.  It's lower now; at this stage of life, I'm don't want to add any new aches.  But the racing job I'd want the least of all is being a sidecar passenger, particularly on right turns.

I ran a sidecar on several motorcycles and it was fun turning right with an unaware passenger !

Papaw,  too bad you didn't have a camera to record their expressions!   I like looking through those magazines, make todays copy look so plain

Looks like something I would have tried when I was younger & foolish; That is, being the driver!!!!!!!!! To save any of you from replying, Yes, I am still foolish!!! Regards, Lou