I see the US Sidecar Racing Association is pretty active. Who would do that if you had the chance? Who would want to be the monkey?
I was reading the rules, and they are pretty interesting. No more than 1,000 cc for 4 strokes. 2 strokes I think are limited to 750cc. It has to have the engine in a position "normal" for a motorcycle. They have fairly concise center of gravity/mass rules for that. BMWs and MotoGuzzis are judged slightly differently, but the end result is the same.
The frames are almost all custom made, and I haven't found anything prohibiting front center hub steering.
They move along pretty quickly, and since the engines have to be homologous to production engines, superchargers are prohibited (modern H2s don't have enough on the street to qualify). However turbo chargers are allowed, with restrictions, if I read it write. Direct injection is also permitted.
I think a ZX14R engine or something like it would do a good job, and be reliable as heck.
I was reading the rules, and they are pretty interesting. No more than 1,000 cc for 4 strokes. 2 strokes I think are limited to 750cc. It has to have the engine in a position "normal" for a motorcycle. They have fairly concise center of gravity/mass rules for that. BMWs and MotoGuzzis are judged slightly differently, but the end result is the same.
The frames are almost all custom made, and I haven't found anything prohibiting front center hub steering.
They move along pretty quickly, and since the engines have to be homologous to production engines, superchargers are prohibited (modern H2s don't have enough on the street to qualify). However turbo chargers are allowed, with restrictions, if I read it write. Direct injection is also permitted.
I think a ZX14R engine or something like it would do a good job, and be reliable as heck.