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Sunday was a beautiful day for riding. We took a 100 plus ride to south east Iowa around the rolling hills of Van Buren County along the Des Moines river area. All went well until we got back to town. Wife was in the lead with her 650 and sidecar. As she turned right onto a brick street in town her sidecar lifted which isn't too uncommon on a sharp right turn.
The only problem was the street was slanted and uneven brick and made her Burgy go down in a dip in the street. To make a long story short she hit the brake hard and brought the hack back down, but in doing so she still had forward momentum and shot up over the 10 inch curb and ended up in the grass medium.
We were lucky that the medium had no trees in the area she ended up and was only grass. Only thing hurt was her pride and she made a pretty good divit in the grass with her cycle boot as she dragged her left leg to regain balance. Sidecar and Burgy fittings a little out of alignment, but with a few wrenches we will git her done and back on the road again! I also went out to the local Walmart and I am adding another 60 pounds of sand tube weight to the rear of the sidecar behind the seat to discourage future lifts~
Helix

The only problem was the street was slanted and uneven brick and made her Burgy go down in a dip in the street. To make a long story short she hit the brake hard and brought the hack back down, but in doing so she still had forward momentum and shot up over the 10 inch curb and ended up in the grass medium.
Helix