Sidecar for Tohatsu 50cc twin?

Okay, Okay, don't thump my noggin... I'm just kidding about that! Though some of the awesome experts and historians here may recall there really was a Tohatsu 50cc twin cyl. motorcyle. One came through my shop years back; you coulda used the pistons for keyfobs.

Anyway I love bikes simply because, well, they're fun. So my wife warns that my "alleged sense of humor" (her words) can get out of hand. But this really is a wonderful, helpful and friendly forum. Thanks for maintaining such a great place to drop in.

Got several cycles but my clear favorite is my 81 650 Maxim. It's a good bike to own and ride. And it's a lot more reliable than I ever was at 27 years old.

I'm in Central Texas (outskirts of Austin) so if anybody ever needs a hand, (or jumper cables) just let me know. I'm not really a master mechanic but by chance my former 1970's head mechanic now has a shop nearby. (an amazingly smart, honorable guy; after completing his Master's Degree he just decided he'd rather work on cycles.) So life is good!

thanks again for letting me hang out with such a great group.
gene

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man i was hoping for something interseting on the 50cc bike

welcome aboard man

 

it looked like the pix here. said to be the only 50cc/twin roadracer ever offered to the public. What a hoot!

Looking back, I wish I had tried to buy it, but that's also true of Google stock and lots else. I'm great at hindsight! :wink:

Motorcycle mania is weird. Past few months I've been lusting at a box job "Autocycle" (GoldWing-based enclosed cycle), but I'm resisting, partly because of experience with "great idea" projects and partly because my wife is starting to refer to me as her "first husband."

gene

 

haha, my wife's getting to be the same way.

Man, I'd like to own that little bit of history. Looks like a nice little bike! haha.

And simple to. Idk but i'm facinated with the 50's / 60's motorcycles. think it may have been apart of my past life.

 

me too. biking seemed different then. But that's not to say it was better. Even suffering nostalgia and a fading brain, I remember clearly what a pain some of my British bikes could be to kick start. And after being in the saddle with all that vibration, when I got off I felt like I should smoke a cigarette and make wedding plans. :wink:

One model, a BSA 441 Victor, was a helluva strong, torquey bike which could be great off-road. But being a long stroke single it could take more man than me to start when it didn't feel like going for a ride. So I moved over to Huskys, even though buying those (truly fine) Swedish steel parts nearly required a home equity loan.

And (please don't flame me, this is just a statement of personal religion): I somehow never liked Harleys. I'm overjoyed that a US maker is selling lots of motorcycles today, but I didn't care for them then and not likely to change this late in my life. With a well-engineered bike (eg. XJs) you have a chance to spend more time riding than wrenching.

just my $.02