I have no problem with getting the sidecar level and the disk brake rotor 90' to the ground and the bike stright up and down, Problem is the manuals all say a 3/4 inch - 19mm toe in from front measurement to rear measurment. The diagrams do not show length of the stright edge or if it is centered on the bike wheels, I hope some one has an answer or can lead me to one, thanks
Place a straightedge on blocks and tightly against the rear tire of the bike and another on blocks tightly against the sidecar tire.
Measure toe-in from directly in front of the front wheel to directly in back of the rear wheel.
Lonnie
i was told you could use an 8 foot florsent tube to act as a stright edge. wheel base is just under 8 feet and the sidecar wheel sits foward of the rear wheel on the bike, the manuals show diagrams but not data or mesuments. I had the frame on the bike and used a log for weight and went ok, stright and left turns seemed ok, but the right turn was a killer, will trudge on, thanks
I believe the overall length of your bike is around 8' but the wheelbase is somewhat shorter.
I use two lengths of 1"x1"x .120" wall square tubing 10' long for my straight edge gauges.
That handles everything from scooters to stretched choppers.
Lonnie
Originally written by Hack'n on 5/17/2009 10:13 PM
I believe the overall length of your bike is around 8' but the wheelbase is somewhat shorter.
I use two lengths of 1"x1"x .120" wall square tubing 10' long for my straight edge gauges.
That handles everything from scooters to stretched choppers.I use something similar 1x2x.120, aluminum box tube, stays straight, give a place tape measure can hook onto, square edge for reference. I set my Ultra about straight up, with about 3/4" toe in. Handled straight, from 40-65+ seemed the sidecar tire looked a little scuffed so I toed it out a turn, didn't want to weat tire out too fast. Left turns and straight seem fine. Seems a little light on right turn. Got some lead race car weights gonna try to mount on spring perch. Just need to borrow a drill press so the go straight. Next weekends project.
Lonnie
I used a 2 ft lazer level aginst the rear bike wheel 3 or 4 inches off the floor....made a mark on the floor in front and rear...then on the car wheel front and rear...then ck with a tape and adjust...
I used 2 piece of 10" Aluminum Drip Edge from the hardware store for a straight edge. Worked fine and was cheap.
