All this talk and videos about sidecars and motorbikes, it was high time that Sofia got to experience the reality. We needed photos for press releases, so the two came together perfectly.
I posted a note in the Ural group on FB asking if there was anyone in the South East of England who had a rig we could use for photos. Rod Young of Motopodd Motorcycle Sidecars kindly obliged, and so we paid him a visit.
Rod makes sidecars as well as doing long adventurous journeys with his sidecar, so it was great to meet him and chat. He also does training for driving with a sidecar, which was great, because I hadn’t actually gotten to researching a session yet.
I didn’t actually drive the bike with the sidecar today as it is so completely different from riding a motorbike on its own that I didn’t want to confuse my brain before I had completed the tests! ( I will post about my testing experience at a later date, it certainly isn’t without it’s chuckles! )
Anyway, I hope you enjoy these photos and videos of our morning!
This wasn’t just Sofia’s first ride in a sidecar, but also her first sit on a motorcycle. She has be too scared to touch a motorcycle, but finally today, she not only touched it, but after being reassured that it wouldn’t fall over, she sat on it. You can see clearly in this picture below, the bug gripped her and she wanted to race off into the sunset 🙂 She is such a courageous child to allow me to keep pushing the envelope with her in terms of experiences. I’m proud of her.
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I’m building up experience with my 4 year old daughter on a transalp based sidecar outfit, it’s a great experience for us both, and the positive reaction we get from passers-by just adds to the experience. Life is what you make of it, and I hope you have great adventures. Rod is a good man to know!!!
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Thx Andy 🙂 I can tell already Sofia is going to lap up the attention! Feel really fortunate to have met Rod – he really knows his business and was get fun 🙂 we had a great morning 🙂
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