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T100 with Watsonian Sidecar

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My kid bought a sidecar rig off Cycle Trader. It was located in North Carolina. The seller sent a walk around video and some pictures. It looked good, the price was right and the kid made the deal.
Walt (my Son), hired a Transport guy to haul the rig to CT.
Well the driver tried to load the rig on the car carrier by driving it up ramps up the side of the trailer because he had cars on the trailer that he didn't want to unload. And as I would expect the ramp squirted out from the motorcycle and the rig landed on the ground.
We had no idea how hard it landed and were very concerned about the what had happened.
The only obvious damage was a dinged exhaust pipe. The Triumph dealer found no frame damage. There was some small cracks in the fiberglass that would be fixed at a Corvette shop. That cost amounted to enough that Insurance called it total loss and cut Walt a check for the value of the motorcycle. Then sold it back to him for 1600 bucks.
We put the rig in a rented box truck and hauled it back to my shop. I set up some straight edges, checked out alingments, no issues. The cracks are very small, we are going to fill them with super glue to keep moisture out and call it good.
I've been cleaning the storage dust off of it and I am stunned by how nice this thing is. Too bad I'm surrounded by a glacier and the roads are covered in corrosive de-icer, otherwise I would road test this thing. I suspect there are no issues. Huge win!
There was a lot of help from Bob Wark from the Warkshop in Ohio. If you ever need sidecar help he's the man.