U.S. Army Kawasaki 250 D2 (four stroke and Sidestrider machine gun carrier prototype designed by Doug Bingham was tested at Fort Ord, Calif. The "new army" life sounds pretty good - they feed you, house you, clothe you, let you ride your sidecar outfit all day and then on top of all this give you a paycheck! Some people just get life figured out sooner.

For a look at other pictures of military sidecars click on the thumbnails below for a larger view.