Retro Racing Sidecar

WildStyle000WildStyle2WildStyle3WildStyle4WildStyle5I could not forget to feature this creation because it’s very rare that a sidecar ranks so high in a top custom motorcycle competition like the AMD World Championship Of Bike Building (last May 10-11 in Essen, Germany.) “Pure Vision” by Wildstyle received the 5th tallest trophy in the Freestyle Class regrouping top builders showing their one-off ground up customs.

WildStyle6In this bike show class, you can expect the wildest creations, the most outrageous modifications, and Pure Vision is full of tricks that would require a lot of time of observation to be discovered from these pictures. Starting with a 1942 Harley Flathead engine and tranny, shop owner Roman Bus’s vision was to build a bodywork and to use parts in the style of what could have been raced on the track or fast ridden on country roads during WWII.

A lot of tube bending, steel forming went in this creation. Concession to our time, “Pure Vision” is equipped (bike frame and sidecar) with an air suspension kit to adjust level depending of road conditions…and of course to impress judges during bike shows. Wildstyle.(photography copyright Frank Sander courtesy to Cyril Huze)

 

WildStyle8Builder: Wildstyle (Roman Bus)
Owner: Bus Roman
Country: Czech Republic
Bike Name: Pure Vision
Engine: Flathead 1942
Carburetor: Dell’Orto
Drivetrain: 4-speed rebuilt Wildstyle
Frame Make/Type: one-off, Nivo system Front End
Rake: 22 degrees
Stretch: minus 4″
Swingarm: one-off Wildstyle
Wheels Front. 21-2,15″
Wheels Rear. 19-3,15″
Tire Front: Motocross 21/90-90
Tire Rear: Motocross 19/80-130
Brakes Front: JB
Brakes Rear: JB
Painter: Zbynek Turecek
Additional Info. Wildstyle one-off Pipes and oil tank

6 Responses to “Retro Racing Sidecar”


  1. 1 Will Jul 1st, 2013 at 8:11 am

    Incredible build quality – the more you look, the more details you spot. I’m not surprised it placed so well at Essen.

  2. 2 Clyde Hale Jul 1st, 2013 at 8:14 am

    Looks comfy!

  3. 3 TodT Jul 1st, 2013 at 10:10 am

    That’s a serious chain linkage!

  4. 4 Terence Tory Jul 1st, 2013 at 11:38 am

    When I build a show bike I will make sure the tires don’t still have the casting stipes on the tread still hanging out.

  5. 5 Kirk Perry Jul 1st, 2013 at 12:04 pm

    “I will make sure the tires don’t still have the casting stipes on the tread still hanging out.”
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    Dohhh!
    Those are ice spikes!

  6. 6 cbert Jul 3rd, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    Very nice, but not a fan of the heavy chain down ‘tube’ style wise.

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