I have an electric camber control on my sidecar. Once I am driving down the road I set the ECC to where it is neutral and rides good. The problem is it looks almost as though I am flying the sidecar because it is visually way up inthe air when the handling is neutral. When on flat ground at bottom dead centre of the ecc the side car appears level but the bike is perpendicular. I think the bike lean out should be increased. Leaving the car at bottom dead centre may cause the supension to bottom out with a good bump. What is the proper way to set the lean when you have an ecc control?
Try and set the sidecar frame level side to side with the sidecar wheel vertical in such a way that your lower mounts line up with the bike's mounting points okay. Mock this up and set lean out. As you set lean out the bike side of the sidecar will get higher.Use the ECC to level the sidecar back up. Then tighten your upper struts. See how you make out and repost when you can.
If you do not have factory Hannigan mounts this may not work as easily. Be sure to recheck your toe in after you do the adjustments..
I'm not sure I follow . I understand setting the sidecar level and the sidecar wheel vertical but I think the wheels come off from there
You can go ahead and reset your lean out. Then level the sidecar with the ecc and then recheck your toe in. That probably sopunds easier than what I wrote before.
Do you have factory mounts?
Who did the initial setup.
Feel free to call me if you wish.
The mounts are Hannigan dealer mounts.They were set up by the Ontario dealer but mine is the first one they have ever done. The toe in was actually toed out 1" when I got it . I noticed the bad tire wear and fixed that after a couple months. Now I see the lean problem so I am going to try to work on that as well.
rmoriss2 - 11/13/2010 4:17 PM
The mounts are Hannigan dealer mounts.They were set up by the Ontario dealer but mine is the first one they have ever done. The toe in was actually toed out 1" when I got it . I noticed the bad tire wear and fixed that after a couple months. Now I see the lean problem so I am going to try to work on that as well.
Too much toe in is hard to detect when on the road. Toe out will cause a pull toward the sidecar. Both will translate into quick tire wear. Depending on how the lower mounts are placed lean out being changed can affect toe in. This is why I asked if you had factory mounts or not and also why I mentioned it is best to recheck toe in after lean out is adjusted.
My bike is an '08 GL1800 with a 2010 Hannigan GTL car. At rest with the car at its lowest point the bike has a slight lean to the left. As you trim the car(raise it up) the bike will continue to increase its lean to the left.
Lower the car and set the bike up by measuring the difference between the handlebar ends. Your upper struts will contol this lean. It should not change the toe! Start off with about a 1 inch difference in the bars. Make sure the wheels on the bike are straight.
As weight is added to the car the effect of the left lean will go away.
You are correct on trim for the road. You can use the trim to also help in the curves.
