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Sidcar
@Sidcar
Joined: September 22, 2012 2:01 pm
Topics: 11 / Replies: 72
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RE: Half round aluminium beading

I got in bent round eventually. I bent it a bit, then annealed it, then bent a bit, then annealed it and so on. Any twisting I got rid of with subtle ...

6 years ago
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RE: GL1500 heater connections

It'll take me a while to do but watch this space.

6 years ago
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RE: GL1500 heater connections

I've got a high output alternator so the bike electrics aren't a problem. I can only assume there are better 12v Heaters available in the US because t...

6 years ago
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RE: GL1500 heater connections

The sidecar is an Watsonian-Squire RX4. I've found a heater unit that fits nicely in the gap between the foot rail and the nose, it comes with variabl...

6 years ago
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RE: GL1500 heater connections

Sorry folks but my wife, not the greatest motorcycle enthusiast it has to be said, does not fancy clambering into all that gear every time we go out,...

6 years ago
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RE: 2018 GL1800

I saw a video, I think it was on the goldwingdocs website, showing the very small amount of travel on the front damper unit before it hits the stop. ...

6 years ago
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RE: Universal Austone Taxi Tire

Is it too exspensive to ship one from the UK? There's plenty on eBay over here. I bought one just before Xmas. Sid

6 years ago
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RE: G'day from the Oz!

Oh to have a workshop with that much space. I'm green with envy. Sid

7 years ago
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RE: Rear Tire for Goldwing/Hannigan rig

I found this picture of my Austone tyre taken when I was fitting a stainless exhaust system. It had done about a 1000 mls by that time. If all you s...

7 years ago
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RE: Rear Tire for Goldwing/Hannigan rig

I used an Austone taxi tyre on my last GL1500 outfit and it was great. Much better grip. I ran it for about 2000 miles before I sold the outfit and it...

7 years ago
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RE: to hook up the S/C brake??? ... or not??

I'm confident someone out there has already done it so I'll keep asking. I was under the impression that they used discs off the original Mini but no ...

8 years ago
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RE: to hook up the S/C brake??? ... or not??

They have no brackets or even discs. They seem to be concentrating on producing a kit for the larger wheeled models. They say they are having difficul...

8 years ago
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RE: to hook up the S/C brake??? ... or not??

I called in at Watsonian yesterday to collect a new damper unit for my Oxford and I asked them if they did a brake kit, the answer was no. They said t...

8 years ago
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