Last seen: February 8, 2025 8:27 am
There is a definite correlation between chicken grease and ease of bending. The eating was caveman style so there was plenty of grease transfer to the...
Today was the day. Took the sidecar frame to a friend and we successfully straightened the frame and swingarm. We clamped the frame to a heav...
@miles-ladue thank you very much for bringing up Michael’s name and providing contact information. As you said, he is a wealth of knowledge and ve...
Thank you for your replies and advice. I will definitely reach out to Michael and will look at that Forum as well. I’ve been doing lots of reading an...
Slow and Steady The sidecar autopsy has concluded, no big surprises the rest of the project. The cause of it’s untimely demise was a tree with t...
Should have checked eBay for 2009 softail frames before posting the last message. There are two mounting holes hiding behind the mufflers that would ...
More things to ponder. When I took off the stock mufflers the original muffler bracket had to be removed and replaced. The original bracket was very...
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I just went out, took a quick look at what you suggested and that looks easier than routing it front to back underneath the frame. It would be more v...
Drone, only a few of the pieces will work. I don’t know why champion made the mistake in the first place because the bike it was on what a swing...
Definitely counterintuitive……… the front brake on the springer is adequate and I was hoping three brakes would be better. For the cost of a brake lin...
Drone Thank you for your response and helpful suggestions. As you can see I’m a newbie and just getting to scratch the surface of the experts i...
What I learned in sidecar school today- I initially contacted champion and gave them the make, model and year of my motorcycle and I did the same fo...
Thank you, if everything works I may attend the event in Maine. It would be cool to meet a lot of members and do some riding!
Merry Christmas from Santa Boyer and his sidecar co-pilot.