Lunar Lander Recplica
How the Real Life Lunar Lander Recplica Works
Time: Ten years
Cost: $22,000
An Artistic Masterpiece : “Not the design, but the high level of finishing.”
BODY
The sidecar isn’t merely welded to the motorcycle—the two are seamlessly linked, from the chassis to the wiring to the carbon-fiber, hand-crafted body. Getting the two pieces to work in concert was no easy feat. With the sidecar’s wheel positioned too far forward or back, the off-kilter weight distribution could cause the bike and sidecar to roll forward and to the right. (Errors distributing the vehicle’s 877 pounds could also put excess strain on the frame, leading to structural cracks.)
FUEL
The original motorcycle had a gravity-fed system in which the fuel ran down to the carburetors from above. The tank placed underneath the body of the sidecar. Added an electrical pump to route the fuel to the engine.
COMFORT
The entire frame and body of the sidecar. Just in case tooling around in a freakishly cool sidecar wasn’t enough for passengers (it can seat two at a time), installed a stereo system. For that, however, it kept costs to a minimum, using an old radio from his father.
