If saddle time doesn't cure it, think raked triple trees. Lonnie
We've done hundreds of sidecar conversions about half of which were on bikes with spoked wheels and mostly with sidecars with spoked wheels. We have e...
Sidecar brakes are sometimes linked to the front and sometimes to the rear bike brake. As long as the brake master cylinder has enough capacity to op...
The early shovel adjustable trees don't work on the late Harleys. They have the forks mounted behind the neck stem these days. Pete Larsen at L...
Most all the early sidehack rigs were hardtails. Just run lower air pressure and a fatter tire (if possible) to save your back like any hardtail. W...
Wes, The welding class is another smart idea. Even if you are a "was, was" welder it will bring you up to today's speed and save you some rework ti...
I can see where it may offer a bit less side stress in left turns (Rt. hand mount car) easier on spokes. No specific gains for road use that I see. ...
Per Concho: "Zinc Chromate is a recognized undercoat for aluminum. It retards the corrosion factor of aluminum and is used on aircraft skins." ...
As I recall: Acid solvents etch ferrous metals and alkali based solvents etch aluminum. For the best results different based primers are used for ...
If you ever plan onkeeping up with the California traffic,a URAL is not the way to go, even in top notch tune they won't survive the freeway speeds. ...
You might check with Motorvation or others and see if they will sell you one of their sidecar brake pedal/master cylinder assemblies. Some are bolt on...
The adjustable dampers are waaaaay overpriced for the slight difference in damping. With your wide rig you would need to turn them all the way up an...
Don't put this 154# sidecar on your 800+# Harley. These earlier Velorex sidecars were set up for middleweight bikes and the suspension will not supp...
Have you tried storing the Harley in the rust free 1999 Chevy van? Maybe that would stop the rust problem. lol Enjoy the ride, don't sweat the ...
Here's a possibility Shigeo. Lonnie Attached files Skiri's strut mount.tif (398.4 KB)