You really need to move the jerry cans, The weight is in the wrong location, you will not be happy with how it rides with these full.
Jay G
DMC sidecars
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Thank you Jay. Am very pleased with the chassis and KLR subframe you built for Damit.
Over the last two years and 40,000 kms I carried five gallons of gas in that same location on a URAL with no issues. Is it because the KLR is so much lighter than the URAL?
Copying the URAL layout, will soon be mounting a spare rear wheel/tire thus adding more weight to the rear section of the SC. Once that is complete, will re-evaluate the location of the two jerry cans and how their weight affects handling.
I added a baffle wall inside the toolbox so heavy items cannot slide forward in a panic stop.The front of the tool box is for light gear, sleeping bag, rain gear, gloves, etc. The rear section is for tools, parts, oil, water, boots, etc.
Tested the weight distribution on the sidecar and Jay is right, too much weight too far forward.
So rebuilt the SC platform with one gas can in front of and one behind the sidecar wheel. While cutting the new base, decided to relocate the battery from the bike to the SC and up size it.
So with those changes plus mounting the spare tire and new LED aux lights, here is what Da'mit 2.2 looks like now.
