That would be very cool. Maybe turn a pony keg into a lockable storage bin and mount it on the rack. 😎
Ha,ha! A keg on a bar hopper, pretty close to theme bike territory. I could never outdo this one though, it was at our shop many times for events or a little maintenance sometimes.
Guaranteed the new chassis will hit the road before its finished. #jonesing
Another weld and sand day. On the first chassis, I added a redundant axle block support with the 1/4 inch aluminum from my old EDS signs. Although this is a totally different configuration, I have an idea in my head to have the same support on the new chassis. Lo and behold, I have enough material left to build what I want (thanks again Mr. Perot).
Well, I've shown some TIG welds, so here are some MIG welds. Due to my unique physiology, I find that the lack of articulation again results in very short beads. The MIG is far more difficult for me than the TIG. Ugly, but strong.
A Gentleman asked me here about clamping my work recently. Here you go, tomorrow I add the underside reinforcement. Eleven C-clamps already.
Underside pieces made and welded in place, both are 1/8" CR. While the inner frame rail is one 4' tube, the outer is 5 pieces, now a 2' long bar spans all the joints. The other piece reinforces the axle block mounting area, and creates a pocket directly under it. 15 lbs. of ballast can hide in there if needed.
The underside is now complete enough to ride. So back to the topside, next up is attaching the lower strut mounts, then refining axle block reinforcements. Closer.
Getting close! 🤩
I forgot, are you going to clear coat or paint? Your workmanship is worthy of clear coating. 😎
Hold my keyboard and watch this! 🙃
Getting close! 🤩
I forgot, are you going to clear coat or paint? Your workmanship is worthy of clear coating. 😎
I'll leave it bare metal for a while, easier to spot any weld failures. Then maybe spray bomb it the same shade of "Bass-O-Matic" gray I painted the bike with.
Project within a project. I needed an adjustable mounting point on square tubing for the shift linkage parts I stole off my Dyna, and a couple tabs from Lowbrow, for an assembly on the hack chassis. I've been lurking at another place, studying build threads, and got inspired by the work of a guy from Oregon. So I'm building a clamp from rectangular tube to clamp wherever I need it on the square tube. Fun stuff.
Since there is no suspension on this, I want to spread the loads the axle block will suffer deeper into the chassis. With the fixed lead position on the first chassis this was simply two plates with slotted holes to allow height and camber adjustment of the block.
With three possible lead positions on the new chassis, and clearance requiring a 2" wide mount on the center frame rail, a new system was needed. So I've been building this to accomplish the same goal, no plan, just building as I go out of stuff laying around.
A clamp, a couple rod ends, and a pivot block. Much more cutting. shaping, and sanding to do, but it's to the point that it all bolted together.
Chris @not-bob, why the No Suspension on this sidecar ?
Given what you have personally gone through, and continue to go through on a daily basis, with the physicality issues you have, why have no suspension on the sidecar ? Why make it a Hard-Tail rig, when adding a shock to the sidecar wheel could lessen the impact your body feels ?
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
Chris @not-bob, why the No Suspension on this sidecar ?
Given what you have personally gone through, and continue to go through on a daily basis, with the physicality issues you have, why have no suspension on the sidecar ? Why make it a Hard-Tail rig, when adding a shock to the sidecar wheel could lessen the impact your body feels ?
It does match the bike after all, and I kind of have a history of beating up my body,(I bounced off the fuselage of an airplane once) so I'm staying in character here. Everything is difficult these days, getting dressed, eating, walking, heck I need both hands just to sign my name.
The reality is that I actually don't know if my body can take riding anything for any length of time, which is why I haven't purchased a rig yet. I figure if I can hang riding this, I can ride anything. This is all a test.
I knew the bike was a bone shaker, but the harmonic shakes from adding a hard-tail sidecar platform to the bike will be more pronounced.
Henceforth, thy rig shall be known as...The Bone Shaker 
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
I knew the bike was a bone shaker, but the harmonic shakes from adding a hard-tail sidecar platform to the bike will be more pronounced.
Henceforth, thy rig shall be known as...The Bone Shaker
I concur. Better a bone shaker than a bone breaker!
I like the idea of the adjustability. Should be helpful to get the rig handling comfortably.
The Motorvation sidecar mounted on the Speed 400 has a full linked setup, and it was a big help in getting the handling optimized.
Hold my keyboard and watch this! 🙃
Traditional hardtail outfits had no suspension on the sidecar wheel.
But they did suspend the sidecar body and the riders backside.
Watching this thread makes me want to build a hardtail rig.