History Main / CoolSidecar

** ''Series/RescueSentaiGoGoFive'' / ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' featured a weaponised example that could be launched at the enemy. In ''Lightspeed,'' the SixthRanger rides in it instead of getting a CoolBike of his own, apparently because having a PR-exclusive Ranger at ''all'' was stretching the budget.

* The sidecar in the ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'' short ''WesternAnimation/ACloseShave'' can also double as an airplane. It also comes with a retractable rapid-fire cannon that the heroes usually use to shoot soapy water up onto windows they're cleaning from ground level, but during the climax Gromit loads it with [[EdibleAmmunition porridge]] to fight the villain.

* The Batcycle on ''Series/{{Batman}}'' had one. It wasn't ''quite'' as cool for the hapless Burt Ward, though, who found himself holding on for dear life whenever Batman detached the sidecar!

Some bikers however, take an extra step and decided to mount some CoolGuns on their sidecars. Allowing the passengers to be their gunner. Usually the mounted armaments is a type of [[MoreDakka machine gun]], mostly because motorcycles are naturally made for HitAndRunTactics with some good old spray-and-pray. Although in some rare cases however, the sidecar itself is turned into a weapons platform with no need for a gunner.

* ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'': ''Underground'' has a the mission, "Sidecar Shootout" where you ride in the sidecar of a motorcycle (driven by your resistance ally) while equipped with a mounted machine-gun, going around shooting enemy Germans. Widely considered one of the best missions in the game.

* In the ''Film/OnTheBuses'' movies, the family (except for Stan, who drives the bus) has only a motorcycle and sidecar to transport. There are many mishaps.

{{Badass Biker}}s with their {{Cool Bike}}s, are usually stereotyped as loners thanks to the fact that their rides are usually good for about 1 or 2 people. Some nix that though, and add a Cool Sidecar as an option for their rides. Allowing them to have another passenger or at least let their current companion have something more comfortable to sit on. However those still more interested in being loners have the options of having the sidecar used for extra storage. Mainly because there's only so much cargo a bike itself can carry.

When some good old blood-pumping action is required, passengers of these sidecars [[ChaseFight have to fend off pursuers hot on their tail]] or people on the front trying to blockade their escape, so that the rider can put more focus on making sure they don't crash along the way. There's also the good old GanglandDriveBy too. Usually the rider of the sidecar has to be armed in some way, most of the time they are just armed with some kind of firearm ([[MoreDakka preferabbly a rapid firing one]]), although some are unlucky and end up wielding a melee weapon instead. However, it does let them give out a pretty nasty drive-by swing or even outright MotorcycleJousting, if they're armed with something long enough to be a polearm.

Some bikers however, take an extra step and decided to mount some CoolGuns on their sidecars. Allowing the passengers to be their gunner while the biker rides. Usually the mounted armaments is a type of [[MoreDakka machine gun]], mostly because motorcycles are naturally made for HitAndRunTactics, alongside some good old spray-and-pray.

The idea of mounting weaponry on sidecars dates way back to UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, thanks to UsefulNotes/NaziGermany of all people. They got the bright idea of repurposing their BMW motorcycles, by sticking a sidecar onto them and turning them into light reconnaissance vehicles.

Thus, expect [[CoolBike BMW R75 or the competing Zündapp KS 750]] with an [=MG42=] machine gun-bearing sidecar attached for good measure as well. To make appearances in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII-related media, usually being rode by those Nazi Bikers.. Although just because it's used by bad guys doesn't mean it ''has'' to be exclusively for them. Sometimes our heroes decide they want a piece of that action and commandeer one for themselves, using [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the mounted MGs on the Nazis themselves]].
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Although in some rare cases however, the sidecar itself is turned into a weapons platform with no need for a gunner.

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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': Officer Jenny from Viridian City briefly uses a police motorcycle with one of these to get Pikachu to the Pokemon Center.

* ''Anime/HyperPolice'': Natsumi's Police Trike is a motorcycle with an integral sidecar.

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* ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' (1966): After the Penguin steals the Batmobile, Batman and Robin take the Bat-Cycle to Gotham Airport, with Robin riding in a sidecar. As they approach the Bat-Copter, the sidecar detaches a "Go Cart" carrying Robin, which proceeds on its own to the other side of the Bat-Copter.

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* [[Series/KamenRider555 Kamen Rider Kaixa's]] CoolBike, the Side Basshar, had a sidecar. The bike-and-sidecar ensemble could transform into a walker loaded with missiles.

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* In ''[[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Warhammer 40K]]'', Space Marines can field assault bikes which have a sidecar with a mounted {{BFG}}.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'': Aunt Gertie from the episode "Power Trip!" owns a blue motorcycle called Bessie that has a sidecar with a yellow stripe in the middle for Bert to ride in.

* ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' has the Bike unit that has a sidecar with a [[MoreDakka machinegun]] mounted on it.

{{Badass Biker}}s with their {{Cool Bikes}}, are usually stereotyped as loners thanks to the fact that their rides are usually good for about 1 or 2 people. Some nix that though, and add a Cool Sidecar as an option for their rides. Allowing them to have another passenger or at least let their current companion have something more comfortable to sit on. However those still more interested in being loners have the options of having the sidecar used for extra storage. Mainly because there's only so much cargo a bike itself can carry.

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* The sidecar in the ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'' short ''WesternAnimation/ACloseShave'' can also double as an airplane. It also comes with a retractable rapid-fire cannon that the heroes usually use to shoot soapy water up onto windows they're cleaning from ground level, but during the climax Gromit loads it with [[EdibleAmmunition porridge]] to fight the villain.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'', the [=KGBeast=] rides a motorbike with a sidecar that detaches to become a missile he uses to blow open the gate of the army base he is attacking.

* Hagrid from ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' has a flying sidecar.

[[caption-width-right:300:Two {{Badass Bookworm}}s in {{Nice Hat}}s, on a CoolBike, with one of these. What more could you want?]]

{{Badass Biker}}s with their {{Cool Bikes}}, are usually stereotyped as loners thanks to the fact that their rides are usually good for about 1 or 2 people. Some nix that though, and add a Cool Sidecar as an option for their rides. Allowing them to have another passenger or at least have their current companion have somewhere more relatively comfortable to sit on. However those still more interested in being loners have the options of having the sidecar used for extra storage. Mainly because there's only so much cargo a bike itself can carry.

When some good old blood-pumping action is required, passengers of these sidecars [[ChaseFight have to fend off pursuers hot on their tail]], so that the rider can focus more on making sure they don't crash along the way. They also sometimes have to take out the targets on their front. There's also the good old GanglandDriveBy too. Usually the rider of the sidecar has to be armed in some way, most of the time they are just armed with some kind of firearm ([[MoreDakka preferabbly a rapid firing one]]), although some are unlucky and end up wielding a melee weapon instead. However, it does let them give out a pretty nasty drive-by swing or even outright MotorcycleJousting, if they're armed with something long enough to be a polearm.

An option for the CoolBike, a Cool Sidecar adds another passenger or extra storage to the bike. Normally the rider on the sidecar could just fire on enemies with his or her own weapon while the driver drives, but there are instances where there are things like [[CoolGun Cool Guns]] mounted on them.

* In ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal3'', [[GrimReaper Mr. Grimm's]] motorcycle has this.