Andy T: Marmite - One of a kind

Marmite is a home built sidecar attached to a Triumph Explorer 1200 called Pops. It was found online, it was black, and you either loved or hated it - hence the name.

Woodsy's Workshop built the frame, it was lovingly painted, a wooden box fitted to the back to hold all the cuppa essentials, a brake for the sidecar was mounted, too, which made handling so much better, and more bits and bobs adjusted and fitted than I can tell here, making it unique in the world.

And then off it went: To rallies, to Germany, and quite often it collects some donations for charity in exchange for a photo in the sidecar. It creates many happy faces when parents and children climb all over it to find the best pose. 

It played a part in the Hope to Connect Cancer awareness event, and it went to the Jumbo Run where a group of 3-wheelers took disadvantaged children for day out to the Cadbury's Factory. It took an elderly bike enthusiast with dementia for a round trip for his birthday, it visited a care home to take it's residents and staff for a spin, and sometimes Pops even carries Santa with an elf in the sidecar to support Christmas charity events. 

At one point more transport space was needed, so, a trailer was added to the set-up. It of course needed a name and was aptly named 'Bovril'. It turned out to be the perfect solution for a bike that was customised for comfort and much loved, but got too heavy to handle. Happy days!