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claude #3563
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Joined: March 3, 2003 12:30 pm
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RE: Please help identify the hack on this R100/7

The sidecar is a Kenna..ask Jay at Dauntless, or better yet Barry Bates for the whole story. If I remember right the name 'Kenna'was from the origiona...

22 years ago
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RE: What is a good combo

Jim origionally wrote: >>Would Velo and a 883 Sportster be strong enough to take the family cross country??? I'm leaning to a RoadStar and a...

22 years ago
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RE: Hello from Pittsburgh PA. burrrrrrrrrr but beautiful

Another way to make a cheap..er uh inexpensive 'diverter' is to use a piece of lexan or even a piece of an old windshield.(You could use darn near any...

22 years ago
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RE: Breaking some laws....of physics

>> If I wish to have a smooth outer finish, I will drill holes near the butt ends, insert a short tube in the strut, weld the beveled butt ends ...

22 years ago
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RE: Hello from Pittsburgh PA. burrrrrrrrrr but beautiful

Just happened to look at your 'profile' after doing that last post. The sidecar you have is a Velorex. Good match for the triumph! Claude 🙂

22 years ago
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RE: Hello from Pittsburgh PA. burrrrrrrrrr but beautiful

The windblast you refer to is quite common on many sidecar outfits. The wind typically is coming off the side of the sidecar windscreen and hitting yo...

22 years ago
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RE: Breaking some laws....of physics

>>If you're using one of those "strap" clamps around a frame tube, try to position the clamp so the eyebolt is in line with the load, not at rig...

22 years ago
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RE: Sidecar Wheel Question

>>Come on you guys, cut an old man some slack here! LOL << Oh allright...I will not say a word:-) claude USCA#3563

22 years ago
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RE: Breaking some laws....of physics

If something is cantilevered it is not supported on the end but is supported part way towards that end and relies on the support point to hold up all ...

22 years ago
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RE: Swaybars

I have to say that a swaybar is probably one of, if not the, best things one can install on a sidecar outfit. They do work. For a good write up on ...

22 years ago
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RE: 1/3 sidecar weight rule

Dave wrote: >> One of the exercises in the S/TEP course is to attempt to lift the empty sidecar by standing on the left footpeg and pulling on...

22 years ago
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RE: 1/3 sidecar weight rule

Another thing that should be considered is the suspension itself. Stock suspensions on many bikes are quite soft so to speak. Stock suspensions on som...

22 years ago
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RE: Information wanted about EML G3 sidecar - good or bad setup?

The 1100 and even the 1000cc Wings are also decent sidecar power units. EML is for sure one of the first,if not the first, to introduce a complete sid...

22 years ago
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