I still think the wraptie method is neat, easy and you don't have to look for parts later or damage the cheap chrome finish on the fasteners. Lon...

I sidehack a lot of XS's and XJ's. Check out Hack'ns Hacks in the Album section. Lonnie Northwest Sidecars

Probably the most used sidecar platforms are the Japanese cruisers. Having full double cradle frames makes them easy to mount a sidecar and they are ...

With some Harley sidecar rigs I have used a plastic wrap tie to keep the sidestand from rattling as many have a stretched spring that won't hold them ...

I know of at least one case where the side stand (without a rubber pad) finally wore through the outer primary and let the oil out. I was riding behin...

A photo would help. Lonnie

I had a similar "clunk" coming from the front lower ball joint in a 95th Anniversary RK/TLE rig. No looseness in the joint, just the clunk. Never di...

Only if you are a good wrench with all the time in the world. Lonnie

That happens often when posting pix also. Now I go to last logon and see whether they really got posted before reposting stuff. Lonnie

I'd worry more about rain gear than cold weather gear. Be prepared for at least one big gullywasher and thunderstorm squalls and maybe a little 100 ...

Not exactly the best practice according to the book but if it works for you, so be it. Lonnie

With sidecar equipped Harleys (and most other sidecar equipped bikes),put the recommended amount of oil in your transmission (and motor). After runnin...

OK, OK! We got it the first 4 times. Lonnie (time to delete)

I've just got a couple of poor copies of the record runs that I got from Doug Bingham's album Faces aren't shown but the numbers are. Lonnie ...

I sent pix, journal entries and other related material of the record runs to Dave The editor of Sidecarist last November but nothing came of it. ...