I am an avid sidecarist?? having a Ural Tourist, and would like to get the Rocket for the RE... All I have heard from folk is that the Enfield does not have the power to cope with a sidecar. I need some encouragement from a Bullet rider, who has a sidecar, or has an opinion about a sidecar for the Bullet..
No shortage of opinions around here!
I've owned several bikes hooked up to sidecars: 98 Tourist, 2000 Deco (then upgraded to the 750 engine), a 76 Honda GW with a Velorex 562 and a '72 Yamaha 650 (XS-2) hooked up to the same Velorex.
My guess is that the ultralight Cozy would work well on my Electra X. However, mine has two advantages: It's the new AVL lean burn engine (which has a little more HP and is considered to be more robust in terms of mechnical reliability); and I have a performance kit that *really* unleashed the beast.
My guess is that my Electra X could haul the Cozy at 55mph. I also think it would be alot like my 650 Tourist. Despite the Ural's extra 150cc, it had *a lot* more weight to haul around (both the bike and the steel sidecar).
But like my Ural, I bet the rig would be happier at 45-50mph.
If I ever get bored of solo Bulleting, I'll likely yoke it up to a Cozy just for grins! Fly the chair!
Matt