I am looking for my first sidecar. Been riding since the 60's and have owned this H-D since 1982. An auto accident 9 years ago has finally made it where I no longer ride, bike has only been started once a month for over a year. Anyone with a sidecar on a H-D, of this type and vintage, please advise based on your experience.
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Mike,
If your major need is for the third wheel many used sidecars will fill the bill. Your FXE is a naked bike with good frame access so a subframe type of mounting is not crucial.
Here is an affordable example: A FXSP mounted with an earlier Velorex 562 with our upgraded suspension. This was my personal rig for quite a while.
With the right priced used sidecar this setup can be duplicated for well under $2,000.00 and will handle high speed usage if desired or rough back roads if that is your cup of tea.
Lonnie
Northwest Sidecars
nwsidecar@aol.com
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if you hunt on ebay you can find a factory sidecar for that - they go for much less than the current since they only mount up to the older frames. [do your reaserch so you really know what fits........]
you also can get a factory raked tree that makes handling really nice as well as lower gearing for better pulling.
the 1980 combinations are not very fast - but they work just fine.
if you go with a non hd sidecar - still try and find a factory raked tree.
they also made 3 speed with reverse transmissions - those are spendy but factory parts list so a regular shop can deal with it.
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