I recently installed a Cozy Rocket Sidecar on my 1970 BMW R60/5 utilizing a DMC subframe. This is the third rig I have set up over the years but I always have questions for the experts out there that either do this for a living or have done it many more times than myself.
Currently I'm very happy with the rig set up but am trying to decide if I should strive for better or just realize that it is probably as good as it is ever going to get. The rig is golden in straight line unaccelerated travel. I can ride virtually hands off while traveling with enough throttle to maintain current speed. During acceleration I get a slight pull to the right as expected with any sidecar rig. During deceleration I experience a noticeably stronger pull to the left than the force needed to counteract right pull while accelerating. My past experiences have shown a very symmetrical pull force left or right under similar acceleration/deceleration rates.
Currently I have the rig set up with a small toe-in and the cycle has a slight lean out with the rider on the cycle. The hack is set up to be level on each axis when the rider is on the bike. My question involves determining if there an adjustment I can make that will attempt to minimize the left pull on deceleration without adding additional right pull during acceleration (which is currently minimal)? Do i adjust toe-in or lean out or neither and just leave well enough alone since It rides great in unaccelerated travel which is where I spend the vast majority of my time on the bike?
Thanks for your input.
