Lot's of fun ahead. I am a bit far away for personal advice but the internet will have to do. First of all go at it slowly with some weight in the sidecar. I rode one of my sidecars on the wrong side in the states, mounted on the left as apposed to the right hand side. This worked well when commuting in the snow and ice as I could put the bike wheel over in the gravel at roads edge for traction. Also pulling off motorways at too high of speed I had the sidecar on the outside which prevented the chair from getting airborne. Just remember that a sidecar rig requires rider input and you will do fine. Also remember that having the sidecar on the wrong side will scare your passenger when you go to pass as you put them out into oncoming traffic so you can see. Just about everyone I have taught to ride a sidecar that has already been riding a solo bike does fine till the first hard turn into the sidecar and then they drive off the road because they don't think the thing is going to turn. Think of it as a sportscar with one flat tire. I also reccomend disabling the outside mirror and using the rearview mirror on the sidecar side till you are sure you remember that the sidecar is there.
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