Why not just buy a second sidecar and have mounts on both sides of the bike....sure sound much less complicated.... Guess you also could get a trike and be done with all the confusion...or one of those spicer looking things... I have seen several three wheel cars that look pretty neat too...I like the ones with the BMW K motors and running ger...(they have reverse)...I think they are manufactured in the UK...
Joel
SEA3PO
"Guess you also could get a trike and be done with all the confusion...or one of those spicer looking things... I have seen several three wheel cars that look pretty neat too...I like the ones with the BMW K motors and running ger...(they have reverse)...I think they are manufactured in the UK..."
Joel,
This is a sidecar site. We aren't pushing trikes here. That's another group of people.
Lonnie
Yep, they are indeed another group of people.... Thanks
Joel
If you take a very good look at the dauntless frame the complete shock tower is mounted with 2 bolts.
changing should go like this:
remove from tow bike
Remove the tub
unbolt the shock tower
flip the frame
reinstall the shock tower
reinstall the tub
reinstall on the tow bike (hard part is the realignment of the sidecar wheel for the proper toe in)
Still time consuming but could be done
At the very most you have to add a shock mount to the bottom of the leading suspension arm for the right mounting of the car.
Don't forget, the tub and the fender have to be androgenous to be flippable.
Lonnie
jrapose - 3/3/2010 5:18 PM
Why not just buy a second sidecar and have mounts on both sides of the bike....sure sound much less complicated.... Guess you also could get a trike and be done with all the confusion...or one of those spicer looking things... I have seen several three wheel cars that look pretty neat too...I like the ones with the BMW K motors and running ger...(they have reverse)...I think they are manufactured in the UK...
Joel
SEA3PO
They are made by a company called Grinnal.
here goes my twopennies worth from the uk. as you already said unless your bike is pre 81 if you set it up at home you'll be riding illegaly on your way to the ferry, also you wont be able to practice, & a cautionary tale a couple of years ago i had a right mounted rig for a short while bearing in mind i have been piloting outfits for more than 40 years on the 3rd day out i was climbing a hill with a right hand curve i must have driven there hundreds of time as i reached the top of the hill to my suprise the camber switched & up she came & all at once i was a novice again all my instincts were wrong i managed to stop safely but i was on the grass if i had been riding in europe or the usa i would have been on the oposing carriageway its suprising how much experiance becomes second nature, if the situation was reversed i would have felt it happening & made the apropriate adjustment without even thinking. my thoughts, stick with the rig you know even if your driving on the wrong side of the road.
Hank41 - 3/10/2010 4:51 AM
here goes my twopennies worth from the uk. as you already said unless your bike is pre 81 if you set it up at home you'll be riding illegaly on your way to the ferry, also you wont be able to practice, & a cautionary tale a couple of years ago i had a right mounted rig for a short while bearing in mind i have been piloting outfits for more than 40 years on the 3rd day out i was climbing a hill with a right hand curve i must have driven there hundreds of time as i reached the top of the hill to my suprise the camber switched & up she came & all at once i was a novice again all my instincts were wrong i managed to stop safely but i was on the grass if i had been riding in europe or the usa i would have been on the oposing carriageway its suprising how much experiance becomes second nature, if the situation was reversed i would have felt it happening & made the apropriate adjustment without even thinking. my thoughts, stick with the rig you know even if your driving on the wrong side of the road.
Some gpod advice here! It's one thing to be changing tubs from left to right and from right to left. It's all for naught if you still keep the same training and subconscious reflexes. As Hank says, it's probably best to keep things where they are and where you have learned.
That's right Hank,
Muscle memory is a great thing. It can be a lifesaver at times and it can be a killer.
A few hackers from the US have bought it in Australia when after a longhaul they let there mind wander off the job at hand and when something unexpected arose they automatically pulled right and into incoming traffic. End of story.
I've found through the years that the quickest sidecar learners are those with no or little solo riding experience. They have no bad (solo) riding habits to unlearn.
Lonnie
Thank you for that - It sounds like good advice, I was a two wheeled rider many years ago and contemplating a return in the three wheeled art form so all advice is very welcome.
It really isn't too hard to switch sides as far as technique. What you need to get your head around is shifting your weight into the turns- if you turn right shift to the right, if you are turning left, shift your weight left. Always move towards the inside of the turn. Do it every turn, both directions. This doesn't change regardless of which side your sidecar is mounted.
What IS hard is remembering which side of the road to stay on and which direction to expect cross traffic from. Even walking around Hong Kong could be a hair raising experience! At least they had arrows on the street at the cross walks to remind Americans which way to look!
