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Phelonius
@Phelonius
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Joined: March 6, 2008 8:15 am
Topics: 54 / Replies: 599
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RE: Looking at buying used BMW 650 with sidecar

Looks like a good match, but your pictures don't show the attachment points on the bike.

11 years ago
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RE: AXLE UPGRADE FOR VELOREX HACK

Yes it's worth the effort. I made my own upgrade axle and milled the back plate to fit. I changed the wheel bearings to match. Then I ran it for 35...

11 years ago
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RE: Moto Guzzi California / Texas Ranger rig

Moto Guzzi makes a fine tug for a hack. If everything is in as good condition as spoken of it cold be a fair price. If not it could be 5,000 or lowe...

11 years ago
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RE: Now what

Even Avatar?

11 years ago
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RE: Royal Enfield and Cozy sidecar

quote - Wish they built something larger than a 500cc. Just wait a year or two, it's in the works.

11 years ago
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RE: unit width

I have to agree with Claude about welding on the frames of bikes. That is why the construction of the frame is a large consideration in my choice of b...

11 years ago
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RE: unit width

Just a note here, Ural sidecar specs list the track width as 52 inches. They measure from outside edge of bike tire to outside edge of sidecar tire....

11 years ago
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RE: unit width

I am not saying my measurements are best, only what I prefer after 10 sidecar rigs in the years from 68 to present. Half of them I built from scratch...

11 years ago
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RE: unit width

The length of the motorcycle wheelbase is a factor here too. On a medium weight rig I have generally used the center of tire to center of tire trac...

11 years ago
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RE: V-Max Car Tire and Wheel combo

I saw a michlyn car tire on the rear of a V-Max rig 12 years ago at a Guzzi breakfast at a golf course near Chicago.

11 years ago
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RE: Oldest known sidecar

Wicker chairs were common on hacks back then because of light weight.

11 years ago
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RE: Oldest known sidecar

Those tiller type handlebars look scary.

11 years ago
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RE: BMW converted too 2 wheel drive ?

I do not know of any such kit. You will have a problem converting a Ural because the Ural rotates the other way. If you solve that problem there ...

11 years ago
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RE: Riding two-up, empty chair?

Bob Hunt - 2/8/2015 4:17 PM Hey Phelonius, I just saw that same sidecar the other day down at Johnny Sweets shop! You have the good fortune to be c...

11 years ago
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RE: Howdy New Member

Anyone who pilots a Ural is eccentric enough to belong here. I have owned both a Ural Patrol, and a Dnepr with machine-gun. I liked the Dnepr bes...

11 years ago
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