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MikeS
@MikeS
Joined: April 25, 2004 3:12 am
Last seen: May 12, 2024 9:04 am
Topics: 9 / Replies: 52
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RE: winter Fun time

Lee Your creation is only exceeded by seeing it in person, which you know I did. Not only that, it also works fine as a submarine.... I'm bu...

18 years ago
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RE: Interested in buying a sidecar

Jeff I got back into sidecars a couple years ago. I went to a sidecar rally, and I learned a whole lot. I did have specific questions to ask, sim...

18 years ago
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RE: rear wheel

Here's a real world actual experience; 100,000 plus miles on my Honda GL1100 - EML rig; when this rig was converted to a sidecar outfit, all thre...

18 years ago
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RE: newbe choice - Ural or BMW?

BMW is a much more reliable tug choice over a Ural tug. Another consideration; remember that a sidecar increases your fuel consumption. FI systems are...

18 years ago
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RE: Toe in and Degrees of lean...?

Also, are you saying that if it needs more toe in I will wear tires out quicker...? How do I know which needs moving after a test ride...? Meaning, i...

18 years ago
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RE: Toe in and Degrees of lean...?

Rob I just checked my set up last week. For a straight edge, I use two lengths of roofing drip edge, "D style drip edge", from the lumber store. ...

18 years ago
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RE: Dedicated Combination or "Convertible" setup?

Mark I was in your position two years ago, wondering dedicated or bolt on/off. I did own a bolt on rig many decades ago, and recall it's less tha...

18 years ago
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RE: Car rim conversions.

Harry Tarzain (814) 349-2414 in Pennsylvania, USA (Eastern time zone). I don't have an email address. I have one of his wheels on my GL1100. Cost arou...

18 years ago
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RE: BMW R1150R & Champion Escort Car

That's a fairly naked bike, right? The only reason I ask, I have a R1150RT for my two wheeler, and the plastic on both sides needs to be removed to tu...

18 years ago
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RE: How much weight is to much

Dan I have an EML sidecar conversion on a GL1100. I don't have any weight in the sidecar, and it handles fine. It is fairly wide, which is anothe...

18 years ago
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RE: new rider question

I'm new enough still that I recall feeling what I called "twitchy" response to the steering. Namely, input to the handlebars was quick, and any irregu...

18 years ago
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RE: While thinking of gas tanks...

Mike Does your Honda have a fuel pump on the engine? The reason I ask, my GL1100 has a fuel pump, which pumps the gas from the bike tank. Evidently ...

18 years ago
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RE: Riding in snow and ice

Mark Think of it, a sidecar motorcycle has one steer tire. A "cage" has two steer tires. For the sidecar outfit, if that steer tire is on a slipp...

18 years ago
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RE: fact or fiction?

I have a "smart level" from work, which measures in degrees of angle. I put the smart level on the rear brake rotor, and measure the angle. I use 2 to...

19 years ago
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RE: Auxialary gas tank

Bob I agree. Examples of what I'm thinking about; 1) Connect your fuel cell with a nylon ratchet strap, or bolt through metal tabs welded to the ...

19 years ago
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