Review/Revive "Modifying a Velorex Body for Easy Entrance."

MrMike,

The USCA website has a "Search" feature that works pretty well. You'll find it's the first tab in the menu bar under the header and the ad. I found the article on the first try y pasting "Modifying a Velorex Body for Easy Entrance" into the search box. Be sure to change the time frame for the search to "search all posts". If you have trouble send me a note.

Johnny Sweet (also a member of this forum) modified mine for me so my wife could get in and out easier. Is that the thread you were referring to? Here's a photo of the completed mod......

This is the rig! Thank you for responding. I had sent a personal e-mail to Johnny Sweet and he graciously answered. Told me he had done the work on the car body but was not involved in mounting it. Said the owner took it home and mounted it. That must have been you.

Back in April I found a Velorex 562 for sale in KY. Price was good but it was in rough shape. The owner had modified it because his wife had hip surgery. I liked the idea, bought the car and took it to a body shop in South MS I knew. They have done work for Cruising the Coast and are good. They have an excellent fiberglass man. He interrupted work on the classic Vette he was working on to do my car. Wanted it ready for the USCA rally later this month. He rebuilt hinges, latches, etc. and re-enforced everything. Used 1963 Corvette hood supports I found on the internet. Painted it black cherry to match the 2006 Yamaha I was going to mount it on. I stripped the frame, sand blasted it, primed it and was going to have it powder coated. Low bid was over $600!! The body shop painted it chassis black. Rebuilt the brakes and got a new tire. Mounted the frame on the bike and was doing great. Took the frame off. Then about three days before pick up, I dropped the bike at 50 MPH. It was totaled!! I walked away with a scratch on one ear. The Lord has blessed me.

The hunt began. Wife found a 2009 V-Star 950 about 2 hours from here. Great shape with low miles. We bought it. Got it for a fair price and it only has 6401 miles on it. Now - the mount problems. This frame is different than the one on the 2006 V-Star. I am thinking my buddy (a welder and metal fabricator) can work it out. But I would love to know how you mounted the car to your bike. A few pictures could save us a whole lot of work. I was pushing to get the rig ready for the USCA rally in SC later this month but it looks like I may not make it. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.

You do have a good looking rig. Do you still use it much?

Thanks,
Mike in MS

I try to take it out as often as I can, unfortunately between work and the weather, I do not get out near enough. It seems like every time I get a day off, it pours the rain. As for the mount to the bike, I got a custom mount from Bob Wark of the Warkshop (also a member here). Since I actually have this weekend off and if the storms ever stop, I'll wander up to the shed and take a picture or two to post.

Thank you for the response. I look forward to the pictures.

I was trying to use the Velorex universal mounts but have just about decided to go with something stronger. The rig will not be ready for the rally. 🙁 But we will be there with the Enfield. 🙂

Here's the mounts. Please forgive how dirty everything is, I live down a dirt road and even sitting parked in it's garage it gets covered with dust and this time of year, a thick yellow coat of pine pollen. Keeping it clean is pretty much out of the question.

I always attach the Velorex rear sliding mounts this way to reduce the tendency to slip or twist. Eliminating the 90 degree angle and adding the resistance of the eyebolt, when placed in this position.
I don't know why the editor of the (US) Velorex handbook used an illustration with the angular installation in the mounting instructions.
The more angles incorporated just increase the tendency for slippage since this is a paint to paint connection, not metal to metal.

Lonnie
NWSC