Howdy group!
I have been riding off and on for 50 years, everything from a Honda 50 to a Harley FLH. In the 1960s I had a homemade sidecar on a Honda 305 Superhawk, just a open flat platform, and I sure enjoyed it! I went camping with it, carrying everything on the sidecar, went shopping with it, and my dog just LOVED to ride on the sidecar. She was allowed to sit up when we stopped and would lay down as soon as we started to move. She never once got off without being told to.
I currently have a 2002 Harley FXD. Since I very much wanted to be able to do many different things with a bike, I had considered a trike but just wasn't happy with the DIY ideas or the cost of conversion kits so that got me thinking about sidecars again.
I have only just started investigating how Harley attach their sidecars to the bikes and then need to move on to researching wheels and suspension.
Glad I found this forum!!!
Welcome to the forum. There are plenty of people who will share all they know just ask away.
Welcome to the world of sidecars. You'll love it. The dog will love it. We all do.
The standard Harley sidecars and mounts were designed for the touring model frames. The manufacturers on here have probably done Super Glides with their mounting systems. Look at dmcsidecars.com and freedomsidecars.com, these guys are both very experienced and helpful. Attached is a PDF of Harley sidecar installation instructions just to give you an idea of what the standard Harley mounts look like.
I forgot this one, a little closer to you Side Effects www.sidecars.ca
I've been poking around the inner neck reading about Manitoba. I has a very interesting history. Although your summers are probably magnificent, they are short.
I have to wonder just how popular motorcycles are up there. In your part of the country the permafrost is only 200 miles north off the US border so I know your winters have to be brutal.
Welcome DiannB to the forum and all we have to offer. And Phelonius the summers may be shorter, but the days are longer. I have relatives living in Fort St. John, British Columbia who also ride (just have not brain washed them into sidecars yet). So it seems that it might be more about the enjoyment received from the ride rather than how long you are able to ride.
Welcome to the off center world. As my "BOSS MONKEY" says, only the pilot worries about the weather!
In he past 3 1/2 years we've ridden in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario Provinces. I'd like to visit Manitoba and eastern provinces in the next few years. So many places to go, and so little time.
