Hey happy days, I just mounted a 125# lifting disk to the tug, and guess what? it straightened all that drift to the right and now it fells stable, no more Pucker. Much better handling. Now I actually feel like I could ride somewhere without scaring the S**t outta myself
Way to go, Lumpy!!
glad your enjoying it now!!
make sure the Velo axle is up to par for the weight , tho.
What you mean? by the way Lonnie, when the body went back on I might have got it 1/2" or less forward of what it was. any big deal?
I meant that the earlier Velorex had a 3/4" diam axle..later models had 1".I' not sure about the years... It is wise to upgrade to the heeavier axle for safety reasons.
I hope others more knowledgable about this will add to this.
I just bought it last year it has the beefed axle. Certainly any adult passenger would wiegh more that 125#. the car is bult to use 100# of permant ballast I was told. I don't know what the load limit of the car is, but it is appareant now this is a mismatch on the car-bike. Now it is a match.
Dale,
Your 2005 Cruiser has the upgraded Velorex suspension. The earlier models had the 15mm axle with the short swing-arm and nonadjustable shock. You also have a wider wheel than the 562 Standard.
That 1/2" forward isn't going to matter as long as the rig is tracking well. Your main concern is if there is enough threaded portion of the clevis bolts still inside the upper struts. The upper strut shafts are approximately 10" long. The factory recommends at least 2" of threads inside the strut. That is a bit of overkill but I would recommend at least to have the threads inside of the strut covered with threaded bolt.
Some manufacturers have only the length of a standard nut welded to the end of the strut for the adjusting bolt to connect with, so there is some room here.
FYI: On a homebuilt chair I'm working on now, installing for a large owner, we are placing a 1/2" steel plate between the body and the sidecar frame. We do this at times for those who never want the chair to fly.
A 12"x12"x1" steel plate weighs about 40# so this ballast plate will weigh about 128# and will be low and solid. This is going on an '83 Aspencade.
Lonnie
