Welcome to the slightly off-center world of sidecars BG! Sorry to hear the rig you were buying fell thru. There is a For Sale section here on th...

Welcome to the slightly off-center world of sidecars, Tom! I'm sure you discovered with your ride in Sturgis that a sidecar rig is way different ...

Will, Let the interested fella know that the Gilmore Car Museum (near Kalamazoo) has a bike show in mid-June. There are often sidecars entered i...

DMC also sells a "chariot" type of car, not much more than a frame, a wheel and a seat, that might work for you. Jay also sells DIY frames if...

YOWSA!

Sounds like a challenge, Foo! Most of the 1800 tire change posts I've read talk about laying the bike onto it's right side. That's obviously not goi...

Welcome Mazz! Here is the link to the books that Moon mentioned: Your mileage WILL vary, but in general lead is about 10% - 20% of your tug's...

Was the car loaded differently when the head shake occurred?

A good place to go to ask questions about Goldwings is www.goldwingfacts.com. Great group of guys and gals over there.

Check out the home improvement stores. I found some 8' lengths of track used to hang conduit. Light weight, rigid, cheap and hold their shape. ...

Welcome to the slightly off-centered world of Sidecars ThrottleDoc! My '82 Goldwing had a wicked bad shake around 20-30. I ended up swapping the...

Welcome to the forum Rod-n-Stacy! If your ride-by-side is the model I think it is, I may have the same car when Auburn made it. If so, then I ma...

Often the actuator will have a specification plate/tag on it specifying the stroke length, strength (dynamic and static) and speed. With those specs,...

Welcome Mac!

Nice!! Let us know how well it works. I may just have to steal your idea... er, I mean, use your build as "inspiration" 😀