The Sidehackers (1969)

Original title

Five the Hard Way

Directed by

Gus Trikonis

Genre

action film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

1.8 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man competes in dangerous motorcycle races where a passenger balances on a rail in a sidecar. The story follows his life in the gritty world of sidehack racing.

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What happens

The Sidehackers (also known as Five the Hard Way) is a 1969 American action film about motorcycle racing with a twist. Each motorcycle has a sidehack (a sidecar with a rail but no sidewalls or seat), in which a passenger rides and tilts to one side or the other when going around curves. The credits thank the "Southern California Sidehack Association"; sidehacking is also known as sidecarcross or "sidecar motocross racing". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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