The retro classic scooter that everyone has been waiting for…with a side Car now

Getting them here required clearing a few hurdles, specifically regarding our ADRs. While the scooters needed nothing to be road legal here, the sidecar outfit falls under a different category, so requires a mechanical handbrake to be fitted. The reason for this is that a scooter outfit can’t be left in gear when parked on a slope like a motorcycle can. As such, something was needed to prevent the outfit from rolling away. The handbrake needed to be incorporated into the scooter’s rear wheel, as trying to add this to the front wheel or sidecar wheel presents its own problems. That’s now been sorted and the handbrake is part of a ‘dual action’ system that works on the existing rear brake caliper, but can also be operated independently for secure parking on hills.

The only other addition to the base scooter is a steering damper, while the existing leading-link front suspension already lends itself to sidecar application.