Download Hals' books here for sidecar info. Lonnie

A lot of folks trailer their rigs to destination points and day trip from a base. One of the more prolific posters here (Beemerchef) has been doing i...

Sounds like a lighter tug is in order. L.

If you install a hub with a disc brake rotor there may be enough room to fabricate and install a brake caliper bracket without changing fenders. I ha...

Can you change the lamps to LED's? They take a lot less power to operate. L>

Just pretend you are still driving the Dodge pickup and keep the bike wheels in the left wagon track. You'll be fine and won't knock down any mailbox...

I had an unregulated spare tank setup on a pickup in the past and a few times mistakenly pumped gas out of the overfilled main tank and onto the groun...

With a trunk tank you will need to pump the fuel. Why not pump into the stock tank. That's the simplest. I doubt that you will be riding 275 miles ...

A proportioning valve in the system can help somewhat. Even with one it's hard to get straight line stopping in all driving conditions and sidecar lo...

I wouldn't recommend the new D408 Dunlops. They are dual compound tires designed for good wear on the bottom and good grip on the sides. I found th...

The 1100 and 1200 GL's make great tugs. The first year of the 1200 (1984) had a few quirks like most first year changeovers. GL1200/Escort is a good...

Right hand mounted cars will always have a tendency to pull to the right during acceleration and to the left during deceleration. They will NOT pull ...

1- A pull to the left is normal under acceleration with a left side mounted sidecar since you have an asymetrical vehicle with a slave wheel dragging ...

Wiring problem. Sometimes a poor ground will cause other lights to react that are connected to the circuit. Where you tap into the bikes stop/tail ...