Notice that the tires are flat on the surface that touches the road. Sidecar bikes don’t need the round tires that the two wheelers use. Quite honestly the greater tire surface lends a sense of improved stability, traction and safety.

While they are not necessary, I do like the chrome bumpers on the front and rear of the sidecar. Kinda lends a bit of class to the whole effect.

The biggest modification that Heiner has made to the bike, other than the method of attaching the sidecar to the frame is in the front suspension. It is essentially the same that we put on Max in Moscow. This suspension smoothes out the ride by isolating the motion of the front of the bike to only the wheel.

At the same time, Heiner has kept the clean BMW lines while adding the very wide tires on the bike.

He was also able to add a steering dampener that again provides stability without compromise to handling. In fact the bike requires almost no effort to change lanes or to pull into a parking space.

Ain’t it COOL? Custom wheels, high performance exhaust system and while they are not attached, there are two BMW cases, one on the left side for my stuff and a top box for Janet’s stuff.

Under the luggage rack on the rear of the sidecar is the trunk that holds quite a bit of gear, e.g. spares, jack, frequently needed stuff and junque and general storage.

The instrument panel is unremarkable except for the Touratech mount for my GPS. I still have to run the power cord under the tank but that will happen as soon as we are in a warmer place when we stop for a day or two. I will also connect the communications system very soon. Now that Janet and I both have full face helmets which makes communication all but impossible.

We are just getting ready to leave Ephesus for Pamukkale in a light rain. AEROstich panniers and tank bag carry extra items that may be needed on a regular basis. An extra waterproof bag is tied to the top of the sidecar with a Lash Lock and then we are self contained.