Sidecars

Sidecar adventures

Posted by Dan Sager, on May 23, 2019.

We have developed a sidecar fitting kit for the popular Suzuki V-Strom 650 adventure sport bike.   Designed to fit all generations of the V-Strom (from 2004-on), craftsmen at our Cotswold factory have engineered a subframe that fits below the Suzuki’s twin-spar aluminum frame, providing mounting points for the four arms that attach the sidecar to […]

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New 2019 brochures out now

Posted by Dan Sager, on November 25, 2018.

The new 2019 Watsonian Sidecars brochures are out now. Covering the 2019 range, with additional flyers for the popular Grand Prix range and well as the Meteor/Zanzara and Monza/Flight, they are available to download from our BROCHURES page. If you would like a print copy, please send us an email with your name and postal […]

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Watsonian’s international adventure

Posted by Dan Sager, on November 16, 2018.

Inspired by the British company’s trials sidecar of 1950, the new Watsonian International is the perfect partner for the modern breed of adventure sport bikes. Launched in 1938, with a lightweight all-aluminium body, production of the original International was interrupted by the Second World War and it was not available to the public until 1950, […]

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Motorcycle Live 2018

Posted by Dan Sager, on October 26, 2018.

Motorcycle Live – the UK’s biggest bike exhibition, where you can see all the new models – is at the NEC from 17-25 November. Last year we launched the Flight and displayed a modular platform chassis concept, that created quite a stir. We’re working on some fresh designs for this year’s event and look forward […]

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Sidecars are automatically better

Posted by Dan Sager, on September 26, 2018.

Automatic bikes are becoming an increasingly popular choice to power sidecar outfits. Two automatic combinations that have recently rolled out of our Cotswold factory are a Suzuki Burgman 400 paired with a compact GP Manx and the distinctive Honda-DN-01 matched to a Monza sports touring sidecar. “Automatic motorcycles and maxi scooters appeal to customers who […]

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EXTRA SPACE FOR BRITISH ROCKET

Posted by Dan Sager, on August 30, 2018.

Watsonian’s GP700 sidecar offers extra carrying capacity for owners of the Triumph Rocket III. Powered by the biggest production motorcycle engine to date, the 2.3 litre Triumph has plenty of grunt for sidecar hauling, while the wide body GP700 will carry an adult, or two children, in comfort, with plenty of space for luggage in […]

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