Vintage Sidecars
Owner Tim founded the company in 2005 and his 7-year-old rescue dog Brody (the company mascot) often accompanies him in his own little seat in the tandem sidecar bucket, complete with bandana and goggles.
The fleet of 35 sidecars are decommissioned military bikes originally used by the Peoples Liberation Army of China between the early 1950's and mid-1970's. They are known as cj750's and are based on the old German BMW R71 used extensively during from World War II. All sidecars have been fully refurbished & modified to suit South African Road traffic requirements.
Available are: conventional sidecars (Driver plus 2 passengers, one on pillion seat behind driver plus 1 seated in the sidecar) as well as tandem sidecars (Driver plus 3 passengers, one on pillion seat behind driver plus 2 passengers in the tandem sidecar bucket).
Vintage sidecars offer a range of options from 2-hour short drives to half-day and full-day tours to different destinations.
We had an absolute blast, the drivers picked us up from the lunch venue, sorted us out with retro leather jackets, bandanas, goggles and crash helmets and gave us the option to either sit in the sidecar or ride pillion. I chose the sidecar because I wanted to take photographs. Our drivers weaved through traffic with ease, through narrow one-way streets and along the coast with spectacular views and I was so glad that I had chosen the sidecar and was able to take plenty of pictures. We had two photo-stops at beauty spots along the coast and all too soon we were driven back to our hotel for the evening programme.
It was an excursion that we will not forget anytime soon, and if I get the chance, I will most certainly book another ride in a vintage sidecar when I am in Cape Town in future.