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Joined: June 14, 2003 5:09 am
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RE: Home built sidecar

The current clear urethane products have much more durability than nitrocellulose lacquers and are solar resistant. Back in early fifties the "Ca...

17 years ago
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RE: How big does my bike need to be for a sidecar?

The MZ is a German motorcycle. Does this one have a Yamaha engine? Lonnie

17 years ago
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RE: How big does my bike need to be for a sidecar?

For the purpose you describe a 650 CC mid '80s Yamaha XS or XJ, A CB Honda or Shadow would be good candidates. Easy installation, good solid bikes w...

17 years ago
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RE: New to sidecar ownership- will it ever get any easier?

For the Unit leading link forks in the UK contact: Broomhill Composites, Ltd. in Hedingham, Essex Ph. 01787 461000 Installing the Unit for...

17 years ago
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RE: sidecar to Valkyrie

Yes they need separate sub-frames. Lonnie

17 years ago
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RE: Towing a trailer with sidecar rig.

Many tow this way with no problems except the extra width of the outfit on narrow roads. Towing from the inside rail of the sidecar makes for a much ...

17 years ago
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RE: quick disconnect...?

Harbor Freight has inexpensive moving dollys with 4 swiveling casters. for the wiring quick connectors are readily available from Auto Supply stores...

17 years ago
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RE: mounting bolt size and grade

Size depends upon the type of connection and the size and weight of the sidecar. Some of the lighter cars with clevis and eye connections use 12mm o...

17 years ago
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RE: Brand New Sidecar Owner

If it's a Harley sidecar I would hook up the brake since there is a lot of engineering history regarding the compatibility of the H-D sidecar brake an...

17 years ago
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RE: Brand New Sidecar Owner

The Harley trees are cheaper steel ones but as with most Harley stuff they come as part of a front end kit that includes new fork tubes and they still...

17 years ago
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RE: Question for Hack'n or anyone who can answer this

There are slight differences in the part numbers for the CLE, TLE and TLE Ultra windshields. Could be hole pattern or just tinting but I don't ha...

17 years ago
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RE: Tri-Glide Triple trees

It seems there are several differences to the TriGlide including the frame which is made of thicker walled tubing than the solos. The 2" longer fork...

17 years ago
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RE: chineese sidecar

The first 6 Chang Jiangs that I bought (prepaid) from China never arrived. This was a few years ago and the State Department was going to check up on ...

17 years ago
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RE: I scored part 2 (pics)

Early (pre '88) California Companion with torsional suspension. If weak or broken, torsion straps are replacable with straps made from early VW Beet...

17 years ago
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