I don't know alot about trikes, but I would think that a sidecar is more stabile. Sidecars look cooler as well (-:
hmmm, well. I would guess that it is also cheaper to outfit a bike with a sidecar than to make it into a trike. With the sidecar you also have the advantage that you can take them apart afterwards and sell them individually or keep one and sell the other. I think that a trike is a one way road for a bike...
As far as I know pretty many people do it with sidecars and they are happy with them. If you chose a know reliable bike like an older BMW and put on an ural sidecar (very popular combo since the ural sidecar is very strong and cheap as well) then you have a really good balance between price, reliability and usability.
Some people have "hacked" BMW 1150 gs adventures. KLRs are popular as well. Motoguzzis are good too.
It pretty much depends on your financial situation.
Well unfortunately I am on my way home now. Just need to sell the bike and then its back to work for half a year.
I am pretty seriously contemplating a 5-6 month trans russia, mongolia + stans tour myself next year.
I would either go with an Ural or a CJ750 though. The CJ750 can be had with a BMW transplant (r75/r65 engine) and they are pretty cheap as well.
Good luck, with it!
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