I've read that the sidecar frame needs to be level left to right and front to back. What happens when the front is more than slightly higher than the rear (2" high over 4')?
Initially, the SC should be level all around or slightly LOWER in front, with you sitting on the bike, and normal load[passenger] you ride with in the SC.
also the bike lean should be included with the level SC.
IE... the bike should have the lean set with you on the bike and the SC should be level.
with an electric lean adjuster, set the lean and SC level the same way, but, the whole rig will tilt slightly to the left when increasing lean on the road.
Bob, my question was "what happens when the front is 2" higher than the back?" I realize what people say it should be as far as level.
yeah,Wayne, i saw that.
your gas mileage will prolly be less with the extra wind resistance of the nose pointing up, and more drag on the SC.
also, at speed...over 130 MPH or so, the chair might have a tendency to lift off the ground. like a plane taking off ;o)
Originally written by akathetroll on 9/5/2007 1:32 PM
Bob, my question was "what happens when the front is 2" higher than the back?" I realize what people say it should be as far as level.
Front to rear 'levelness' of the sidecar frame is more related to the aesthetics of the sidecar body than anything else. Some sidecar bodies have their noses shaped to look like a wedge (Motovation Formula II) and some have the underside tapered up from back to front. Some have a more rounded nose on them (Watsonian).
I recently did a quick mounting job on our own sidecar to get ready for a rally. The sidecar frame was up in the front. The body looked weird on it so in order to save time I shimmed up the rear of the body to level it out more. Results? Handling not affected...and it looked right. Oh well.
Claude, good thing you shimmed the rear up! that SC could have lifted with the wind over 140MPH!!! :o)
