I have since put the upgrade kit on my Velorex with a beefier tire,,,I have taken all the ballist out of it except for 30 pounds,,I have found a great difference and the velorex turned out to be a good match for my roadstar once we fixed the to-light problem.....It can be done and makes a nice rig..Thanks
Have a 2005 Velorex With 1" axel Progressive shock spring,12" trailer wheel & tire. 10,000 miles later wore it out. put a radial car tire on it lasted 35,000 miles. Still had tread but was weather checked. Have 2nd car tire & 20,000 more,still looks new. Love my Velorex. Frame has busted,weld a little angle iron and keep riding.Changed shock at 60,000 miles.
I like the trailer tire for now.It seemed to drop the car down some .I was running almost 136# in the car but since the upgrade am runnung only 30# in the back of the sidecar.I have a 4 bolt trailer tire, what size tire are you using now.Cant belive the difference.I like the velorex and upgrades are easy on it..Thanks
Running a Power Star 758 Kumo 155/80 R12 77t Tubless radial from American Tire Co.
Oh yea, forgot about having to raise the fender 1/2 " and grinding another 1/2" out of the fender hight because the tire was a little wider.
Can you send me pix of your rig?
wished I could, but i'm computor illiterite, sorry. Maybe sombody will walk me through it someday. Anyhow it still looks show room clean. I painted it to match my first bike a 2005 Kawasaki Nomad 1600. cost me 900, but it sure was pretty. My 2nd bike is a 20 year old 1500GLA goldwing black. This time when I get the nerve i'm going to krylon fusion the dark blue part leaving the metal flake silver and pinnstripping. I also have a little cat eye halogen headlight on it, and cateye rear veiw mirror on the right side,. Oh yea painted the wheel the same light metal flake silver on the rig.
