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claude #3563
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Joined: March 3, 2003 12:30 pm
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RE: electric on-the-fly sidecar adjustment?

It was actually a torsion bar off of a sprint car. They are splined on both ends to allow you to put a 'torsion arm' on one end and an adjustable 'tor...

21 years ago
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RE: electric on-the-fly sidecar adjustment?

That would be a step in the right direction I think.

21 years ago
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RE: electric on-the-fly sidecar adjustment?

That is interesting. Due to it having angles involved you may want to mock it up and decide from there how much actual travel you may really need. It ...

21 years ago
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RE: tire help

Go toand type in 3.50x18 whitewall.

21 years ago
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RE: electric on-the-fly sidecar adjustment?

>>>Hi Lonnie & Claude, I'm building a manual one for my Velorex and I figure about 1 inch of travel each direction plus the strut adjus...

21 years ago
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RE: electric on-the-fly sidecar adjustment?

>>>Yeah Claude, The Vetter Terraplane had a pretty simple failsafe adjuster, didn't it? It even worked with a dead battery. Lonnie<&...

21 years ago
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RE: electric on-the-fly sidecar adjustment?

Well, for me, I like to be able to do some simple adjustments on the fly as road conditions change, weoght in sidecar changes or when going up a hill ...

21 years ago
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RE: Steering Challenges!

Guess I have lived a sheltered life. Don't know his name but his face sure rings a bell.

21 years ago
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RE: Side Car Questions

Dooley wrote: >>I'd love to go to the RON VEE DOO, but I've already promised my Financial manager that I'd take her to the beach that weekend...

21 years ago
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RE: Steering Challenges!

Carnegie Hall? Ernie, are you always liKE this or does it just come natural..LOL.

21 years ago
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RE: Side Car Questions

Dundertaker, Good post!! It is sad when a person gets sideca rfever and then rushes into getting a hack that is way too light for their bike. They ...

21 years ago
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RE: information

New or used the Ural sidecar may be a good choice.It is heavy and not that expensive. Anything that is about 200 pounds of over would be good. The ne...

21 years ago
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RE: electric on-the-fly sidecar adjustment?

Your idea is by far the simplier method. Tilting the whole rig this way will allow you to compensate for various conditions and the overall outcome wi...

21 years ago
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