Thanks guys, it does feel good to have her back on the road again!
The car is actually a Gemini, built by the Auburn Sidecar Co back in the 1970's I'm guessing. I don't know when Auburn stopped making them, but the molds for the shell eventually found their way to Texas Sidecars where they used them to make their TwinStar model. The molds are lost in a fire and haven't been replaced, so the car by any name is no longer made.
It rides nice with either two kids or an adult with a small dog. I've ridden many miles loaded both ways! It's rather hard for an adult to get in and out. I'm hoping to hinge the front half to make it a tip-nose thus making entry and exit easier.
Took them for a little ride and then washed them up a bit.
For weeks cats and dogs poring down. Today I stepped out of the door for 30 seconds. Passed the day tinkering with a riding gear drying cabinet I make up. Need more insulation material and much stronger fans, but at least I have made the start to pull an idea out of the head and make it true... Thanks to Igor's example I made the step. "Don't dream, make it true."
First test with a wet cloth worked slow due to too many air leaks and no insulation at all and too week fans, but we will improve...
Sven
A couple of weeks ago I accepted Jim's invitation to join him for a Mini Bike Run hosted by the vintage motorcycle club in the Hot Springs, Arkansas area.
**Jim rode his YSR50 -see a pic here: http://www.sidecar.com/mbbs22/photos/get-photo.asp?photoid=5748
**But he let me ride The Little Red Rig - see pic here: http://www.sidecar.com/mbbs22/photos/get-photo.asp?photoid=5749
** Sorry, but for some reason the pics are not displaying using the customary protocol(s).
This past weekend we replaced the front brake pads and mounted a new front tire on the GS rig.
Lee
MB5+TW200+CRF250L+GTV300+INT650
XL883R w/Texas Ranger Sidecar
Zuma 50F + Burgman w/Texas Sidecar<Mrs. SwampFox
I took my first ride on my KLR Hitchhiker rig. I just got it set up this morning before it got to hot.
Been dying to post this message since I got the rig.
I flew my sidecar intentionally today for the first time. Practiced on a nice smooth, paved side pull-off with lots of room for error. Got so I could flip it up and control it pretty consistently. On the way home, took it the full half mile down our road with the chair in the air.
It was a hoot. Might have created a monster here.
regards,
Rob
Today, I finished changing my rear tire on my EML Rig. Whilst I was in there I was able to lube the spline and flush the rear brakes! Woot! Woot!
We took part in the Chicagoland/Wisconsin Ride for Kids in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, today. I was blessed to be able to provide escort for a young lady recovering from a brain tumor along with her mother. The ride thru the southern Wisconsin countryside was beautiful and we has a great time.
Took the Triumph T100 w/Velorex on a 125 miles ride down into the Willamette Valley south of Portland. Temps in the 90's. Wonderful ride, wonderful day. Would you believe 42.5 mpg! That's about average for most of the rides I've taken.
Yesterday we returned from Friutgarden Rally. Photo of my own rig and my last work - Romen's rig:
The only photo, taken just before sudden storm started. And after rally the next two rigs are in plans. Our hosts want two Romet Ogar 125cc bikes with Velorexes, to ride with their small sons to Romet fans rallies.
What did I do with my Sidecar today? Well I broght home a NEW one. Not a new to me rig but a 2015 Ural cT. I made a short ride in the rain. =)
How do you like it?
So far great. It has been raining here for 2 days but I have done some short trips. It has a locking gas cap I don't like.
I went around the block after, finally, finishing it!!
Top heavy but very stable... Too much lean out (4 degrees)... Some more tweaking!!
Last week I lowered the sidecar and lengthened the top links to give me more room to adjust the lean of the bike for different loads and road crown. Saturday we rode with a group to Sioux Falls, SD to see the falls. I'd never been there before. Put about 340-350 miles on the rig. Lean out appears to be about right. Yesterday (Sunday) we rode to Fort Dodge, IA to see our eldest daughter and husband. They got a 'new" 2008 Kawasaki 900 Vulcan(?)with fewer than 12,000 miles on it. I finally got the electric connections to both halogen running lights to stay tight. Still have to get electric transfer pump working or replaced so I can use the sidecar tank.
