Hi there
Fatherbiker ... Hola my Son
Yes Sir .. you are correct .. the Bike half of Spanish Dancer was once a new 2008 Honda CB1300S. Both ends cut about and replaced with one off parts .. all fabricated and fitted to order .. it took the guys four months to compete .. two man firm called EZS in Holland.
Not sure if your advice is aimed at me or everyone generally who rides long haul stuff. Whatever I agree with you all the way (joke) and your advice is well worth all of us taking on board
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Unfortunately .. in my case .. I have a few little extra potential problems to contend with .. to start with there are no other riders on my patch that I would expect to consider doing a 4000 mile adventure with me. It's just not fair for any solo biker to run with a chair outfit. (I'd need to keep stopping to let the catch up
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As far as having problems 'out in the middle of nowhere' .. we sure do have a lot of 'nowhere' down here in Spain. I carry what I can in the way of tools, camping stove & kettle, water, coffee and snacks, extra clothes extra fuel, bog roll, etc .. also various kinds of 'plastic cover' in case (high probability) of me being stuck out on the side of a mountain Donkey Path overnight .. or even nights!
This gear comes in handy if I find any other 'poor lost sole' in trouble .. I always stop and check if I can help.
Realistically most (if not all) roadside repairs to the Dancer are a No Can Do ... the rig has to be part dismantled to do anything other than the routine maintenance. So we are looking at a rescue type scenario and I just have to hope that I can get a mobile signal and call my better half. She would then organise the required service(s).
Also .. Not much chance of me walking to the nearest garage
I don't do walk me .. any more than 50 yards I have to use a wheelchair .. (I really have lived 7 lives) and so it goes .. on and on.
Good News is (there always has to be some) that I accept the Challenges and then go for it, the best I can
ChrisTo: Hi Mate, You are listed on your profile page as being 19 years old .. if that's the truth .. I am delighted that you like 'The Setup' tank you. Most youngsters think a sidecar is a bit Wallace & Grommet come Dads Army. They have grown up with no ideas about the fun these things can dish out on the road. I have a ball and I get 'pulled over' from time to time by the Police.
Mostly they only want to take pictures of the Dancer rig .. the local Bike Police guys often salute when they see me .. and of course .. I salute back (Palm of hand down, Royal Navy style of course
) Not many bikers getting that sort of stuff anywhere that I know of these days.
Time for a cool beer after that lot I recon .. catch ya at the lights.
Stay Safe Y'all
Trev The Polar Bear.