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claude #3563
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Joined: March 3, 2003 1:30 pm
Topics: 56 / Replies: 2417
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RE: Harley Handling

Hey no big deal ..If you'd have said 'crap'It may have been more acceptable to some but I think they are really the same thing..LOL. Main thing is ...

21 years ago
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RE: rig set up

Good info Lonnie and appreciated. It is true that ,at least for me, when talking about the Velorex I am speaking of the 154 pound 562 and possibly the...

21 years ago
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RE: Harley Handling

Lonnie wrote: >>Claude, Ever tried sliding the fork tubes up on a late model Electra Glide? How about a little skinny front tire? (Sorry, co...

21 years ago
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RE: Harley Handling

Wider bars, moving the forks up through the triple trees, smaller dismeter front tire and raising the rear of the bike slightly all will make for easi...

21 years ago
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RE: Sidecar Passenger Position

Weight towards the Rear is usually best for weight distribution witin reason. Think in extremes..what it the passenger was sitting on the nose of the ...

21 years ago
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RE: Help

I think there were three guys at th eRON DEE VOO last year who had one leg (each). Tim Smoth was one of them. Heck Tim rode for a couple of years wi...

21 years ago
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RE: Sidecar mounts for Nomad

The URAL sidecar would be a decent match for you. There is a dealer in Florida ,can't remember the name of his buisness right now, who has put Velor...

21 years ago
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RE: Harley Handling

And seriously..once you get your rig loaded do th e'stand on the left footpeg stability test'...we can talk about ballast and weight distribution on t...

21 years ago
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RE: Harley Handling

You get the bike. You practice to get more familar with it with an empty sidecar in a safe place. You put her in the sidecar and practice some more. Y...

21 years ago
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RE: I am thinking about a sidecar but would like some info.

On 10/10 I did a post related to seatbelt installation. Part of that post said: >>.. Face it most sidecar bodies are held onto the frame with ...

21 years ago
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RE: Velorex 562 foD Road King?

Aesthetics is a personal choice but to me a Ural looks just fine on a sportster. Makes for a pretty stable rig too. There is one guy in thsi area who ...

21 years ago
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RE: Velorex 562 foD Road King?

The 562 Velorex is too light of a sidecar for a large bike. It has been done but the results are not good. Even if ballast is added to th ehack to mak...

21 years ago
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RE: Harley Handling

No need to be scared of it. Sidecars are really safe vehicles but do need your respect in geting used to them. I am sorry if we (me) sounded bad in my...

21 years ago
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RE: Harley Handling

In my signature below there is a link to download hal kendall's books on sidecars ..there is good info there and it is free. ABSORB IT! Also...as F...

21 years ago
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