I am just getting into sidecars and need to learn a lot ai think. I haven't bought a sidecar rig yet and I have a question. I have seen a lot of ads listing camber control or electric leen as an option. What is the function of this option and is that something that I really want or need on my rig? Thanks, Dave
It changes the lean out of the bike. I had one on my 1st rig and it was nice. I use it when the angle of the road changed and that happens a lot in FL. Or when the load in the sidecar changed. I just hit a switch on the handle bars till I was running without pull one way or the other.
We call it electric trim, What it does is at the touch of a switch while riding it raises or lowers the sidecars suspension in order to trim pull one way or the other out. So if you have set your bike up not to pull with a passenger, add a passenger and their weight is going to compress the suspension some which in turn will lean the bike to the right which in turn causes a pull to the right. Or as rigs are not aerodynamically symmetrical if it does not have a pull at 40 MPH, it will at 80 MPH. Or changing the road crown or even pulling a long hill like a mountain pass it can be nice. You can also trim into a cross wind which is really nice if are battling a cross wind for hours.
Electric trim is nice to have, is it a must, no. If you are just doing short trips it may not be worth the money however if you are on a long trip you may find that you are less fatigued at the end of the day if the rig has been in trim all day.
Jay G
DMC sidecars
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Thank you for your responses that is very helpful. Dave
