Sunday march 23th 2020 my 9 year old daughter en me did a 3 hours tour with Holland Sidecar Tours. My daughter was already familiar with a ride on a trike, quad and motorbike but she had never heard of a sidecar. When we found out that Marco Hupkes offers 2wd sidecar trips she really wanted to experience this. We were lucky to choose a sunny Sunday and took the 3 hour tour (the very last one before the severe Covid rules ;-)
My daughter was fitted with a safety helmet and strapped in a seat belt in the sidecar. I took place on the seat behind Marco after putting on gloves and a safety helmet. Even though temperature was barely above 10 degrees we were never cold. We were driven along beautiful rivers with castles and nice nature. There was even a 1 kilometre stretch of offroad, which was amazingly comfortable. The sidecar is really built for offroad, it takes bumps easy. Not as fast as other bikes but accelerating quick enough to experience the speed and it can do all terrain. We had nice photo shoot moments and a stop to drink or eat what- and whenever you wanted.
Marco explains very well how the bike works and you really do not need to do anything but holding on to sit behind him. You can talk loud during the ride and understand each other but better to ask questions about the surroundings, history and vehicle during stops. My daughter was just enjoying the ride in the sidecar and did not even feel the need to lean or hold on. The tour was over much too soon.
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