A motorcycle sidecar is a single-wheeled device that is attached to the side of a
motorcycle, moped/scooter, or electric or normal bicycle. The attachment
of a motorcycle sidecar to a two-wheeler converts it into a
three-wheeled vehicle. A two-wheeler with an attached motorcycle is also
known as a combination, rig, or hack.
The body of the motorcycle usually provides a seat for a single passenger,
and has a small trunk-like compartment on the rear side of the body. In
some cases, the motorcycle sidecar is modified for the transportation of
cargo or tools & equipment, just like the platform of transport
vehicles such as trucks.
Generally, motorcycle sidecars consist of the body and the frame. The frame is
either fixed to the motorcycle or is attached in such a way that the
motorcycle can lean in the similar way as that of a motorcycle without a
sidecar. Mostly, the motorcycle sidecar is attached to the right hand
side of the vehicle for right side moving traffic.
Motorcycle sidecars have gained the attention of motorcycle enthusiasts and bike
lovers. Many motorcycle enthusiasts have modified their bikes with the
attachment of a motorcycle sidecar for trekking and off-road biking.
Bike lovers are adopting motorcycle sidecars to relive the vintage era.
Motorcycle sidecars make it easy for a three-person travel journey, and the
vehicle is also well balanced. Motorcycles with sidecars have an upper
hand on roads that are covered with ice and gravel. The disadvantage of a
motorcycle sidecar is that, it has all the setbacks of a mini-car and
the drawbacks of a motorcycle.
Motorcycle Sidecars Market: Dynamics
The motorcycle sidecars market has limited production. There are only a
handful of manufacturers, as many of the old manufacturers have ceased
their production processes. Manufacturers are highly emphasizing on the
custom-made production or tailor-made products as per consumer
requirements. In recent years, motorcycle sidecars have gained attention
for use in some electric bikes.
Motorcycle sidecars have gained attention from bike enthusiasts and bike lovers
due to their vintage nature. The prominent income for the motorcycle
sidecars market will be driven by such bike enthusiasts and bike lovers
who are focused on vintage collections. Motorcycle sidecars are also
getting demand from off-road bikers in recent years, due to their
advantage on roads that are covered with ice and gravel. On the other
hand, the high cost of motorcycle sidecars is expected to retard the
growth of the market in price-sensitive regions.
Motorcycle Sidecars Market: Segmentationbasis of vehicle type
- Bikes
- Mopeds
- Electric Bicyclesbasis of sales channel
- OEMs
- Aftermarketbasis of distribution channel
- Online
- Offline
Motorcycle Sidecars Market: Regional Outlook
The size of motorcycle fleets is large in countries such as India, China,
ASEAN, Pakistan, etc. Also, countries such China and Japan have
significant production of electric motorcycles. Owing to these reasons,
Asia Pacific is expected to be a prominent market for motorcycle
sidecars. In the matured economies of North America and Europe, the size
of this type of vehicle fleet is small, and the demand for motorcycle
sidecars will be mainly driven by bike enthusiasts focused on vintage
bikes, due to which, these regions are expected to be moderate markets
with less growth.
Regions such as Latin America and Africa also have a good fleet size of
motorcycles, but the fleet size of motorcycles will be small in the
Middle Eastern region. However, LAMEA can be estimated to be a potential
market for motorcycle sidecars. But the growth of the motorcycle
sidecars market will be slowed down in price-sensitive countries.
Motorcycle Sidecars Market: Key Participants
Examples of some of the market participants operating in the global motorcycle
sidecars market are Ural Motorcycles, DMC Sidecars & Motorcycle
Accessories, Champion Trikes & Sidecars, Watsonian Squire Ltd, and
Motorvation Engineering, among others.
