I'll post a photo today. I'm happy with the way it rides. I'm sure that there is room for adjustment.
Good for you. I've watched Gary at Motorvation Engineering install the sidecar on our bikes three times, but I've never tried to do it myself. I know if I screw it up it will eat tires and be hard to steer. I thought I was getting poor tire mileage until I went back to my records and found I was getting more than 10,000 miles on my rear bike tire. I once wore out the sidecar tire when a weld broke under the sidecar causing the tire to be out of alignment. I think the weld broke when I was riding one night in a thunderstorm and hit a tree limb that had blown out onto the road. It launched the bike and sidecar into the air and I came out of the seat, but managed to regain control and continue on home.
I switched to a rear car tire while in the process of installing the car. I read some reviews, then chose one that I thought would fit under the massive fender. I guessed right. Never will I put one on my two wheel bike but it made sense to me since rigs mostly ride flat. I hope to get decent mileage out of the tire. I'm used to getting about 17,000 on rear Dunlop E3 on my VTX. This one should go twice that distance, or more. That was quite a recovery after wacking a tree branch. Adding to the definition of the flying car.
Don't expect nearly as much mileage from your rear tire with a hack mounted as you have gotten with a solo bike.
Sometimes as little as half solo mileage.
Lonnie
I went for a short test ride after a gearbox rebuild. Last time out a tooth sheared off the first gear on the mainshaft the broken tooth then worked its way round the gearbox causing other damage. As the bike is now over eighty years old it took me about six months to find a replacement gear cluster, not in prime condition but an awful lot better than my old one.
I only did a few miles, now I'll check the chain adjustments again and make sure all the bolts are tight ready for a fifty mile run I've got coming up in a couple of weeks.
Sid
WOW!!! That is a cool old rig. What is the tug? I can tell that it looks old Brit. I have seen pics of that sidecar in some of the old mags that I have but am not sure what it is either.
My sidecar story is that I am doing body work on an old Spirit of America. I am trying to have it done by rally time. It will be for sale if it isn't sold already.
The bike's a 1930 BSA Sloper 500cc, single cylinder with twin exhaust pipes. Good bike built like a brick outhouse but only a 3speed gearbox which means going uphill you either thrash it in second stall it in top. I've owned it for about twenty years. Make of sidecar unknown, possibly Triumph.
Sid
No dedicated sidecar stuff lately, but I'm getting the tug ready! It's a 2012 DR650 with a JE high compression piston, cam, FCR carb, opened exhaust, airbox mod, and mild head work (cleaned up casting boogers). This weekend I'll be picking up the tire for my Velorex 562 and having it mounted, then ordering the subframe from the guys over at DMC.
sounds like it will be fast
Sid
Your rig is awesome!
Mike in MS
We put a hand on "Banana Coco Split" a 2007 Ural Tourist rig that sat for over 2 1/2 years after it broke the skull of its former owner...
The clutch was stuck. after we pushed it out the shop the clutch was stuck in disengaged position. (E-starter worked, kickstarter and gear box no traction alt all)
it took 1 1/2 to 2 tours and 3 people to tap the clutch free.
one pull and flip back the clutch continuously,
one kicking over and over,
one tapping with a 3 pound hammer and pin driver on the clutch cage through the inspection hole...
after 10 minutes we felt the first reaction and with each clutch release there came red rust smoke out of the inspection hole!
We have a happy rig owner more in Costa Rica...a few more repairs and the "Banana Coco Split" rig can go to techical revision and get a new road permit...
Sven
Dismounted the sidecar to deal with a blow'n head gasket. She'll be off the road for a week or two. Sigh
Did you replace the Bank Angle Sensor with one for sidecars?
Took my Mom for a ride around the block - only took me four years to convince her. I turned 57 yesterday, my Mom is 78 Great day!
Me: : There's the seat belt.
Mom: I'd don't want strapped in, in case I have to jump out.
Mary Jo Good for you
I removed the broke torsion rod so I can get it replaced
