I just started with my sidecar(roadking)velorex 565 about 2 weeks still getting used to it,I had it install by john's sidecar in fairfax Ia.He did a good job. i been playing a little with the air pressure in shocks and tires, little changes makes a lot differances.I was on the interstate the other day and started thinking,and was wonder what way would it pull if i blew a tire,i really don't what to find out on my own, anybody been there FRONT-REAR-SIDE-????
Flat sidecar tire pulls right. Front tire pulls left. Haven't had a rear tire blow.
I wouldn't recommend having any of the above.
With the proper set of circumstances involved it can get quite expensive (and painful).
Most of the time you just lose air and are on footback for a while.
Lonnie
On the rig I never had an instantly flat tire while driving (as I remember / slow bleeding, yes several times), but on the solo CB650 once on the back wheel on the best day in the year.
1983 at 16:00 o'clock on 24 December on my way down town for the last missing gift. Right a little in front of a car I was overtaking on the middle line a flint stone cut a huge hole and deflated instantly the back tire, simultaneously speed went down too. The hole bike was shaking like gelatine and I cannot understand how that driver didn't hit me, while he overtook me again himself, while I tried to get to stand on the right side in the sand ...
So on the rig a flat back tire should pull little to the left because of inertia of the s/c but I am pretty sure the handle bar will tend to slab from side to side when you slow down.
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On the rig summer 1987: How it feels when the back tire tries to flip off from the rim in a hard left bend I cannot describe by words but it was awful and damn hard to get back control. Luckily the tire stayed on the rim...
Specially as beginner and during the first year when you start to feel comfortable always keep lots of safety range. The danger is worse when you think you are well going. Then in a sudden danger you will act again as a solo driver opposite of what you need on the rig!
(The same uses to happen usually on your 3rd day in England!)
As mentioned before in an earlier post, with modern tubeless tires air bleeds out normally in a slow manner. An instant blow out like on Christmas 83 is extremely rare.
And a flip off like I nearly experienced happens only to youngsters who want to show off how cool they are, without even making basic safety check...
Yes, we all didn't want to listen when we were younger.... not for nothing I have now my fights with my 15 year old daughter....
Now its my own turn to suffer myself what I did to my foster parents.
Brake before bends and when you braked to much you still can pull the throttle, Other way round You fly...
Good luck and enjoy spring.
Sven Peter
PS: count down max. 35 hours...
