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OldSchool_IsCool
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Joined: January 24, 2011 3:16 am
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RE: Alternative fuel for hack - LPG in gasoline motor

Yes, hydrogen is impractical.... now. I'm just brainstorming some ideas so that my grand kids can get Grandpa's old rig back on the road in 2115! 😀

11 years ago
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RE: Alternative fuel for hack - LPG in gasoline motor

Do you find that the additional water content of the exhaust gasses rusts out you exhaust pipes quicker? Have you thought of what would need to chang...

11 years ago
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RE: What Did You Do With Your Sidecar Today?

Thanks guys, it does feel good to have her back on the road again! The car is actually a Gemini, built by the Auburn Sidecar Co back in the 1970'...

11 years ago
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RE: What Did You Do With Your Sidecar Today?

Took 'er out for a shakedown run after replacing a head gasket and a car remount/realign. She's been off the road since April, WAY too long! But whe...

11 years ago
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RE: 1st sidecar - a couple of questions

Congratz Diane, beautiful rig! Most insurance companies classify a sidecar as an "accessory" which often has a separate replacement/damage limit....

11 years ago
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RE: What Did You Do With Your Sidecar Today?

Ouch! yes, GL1200's are not friendly to their alternators! To change the stock alternator you need to pull the engine out. If you confirm it's a dea...

11 years ago
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RE: Electric motorcycle

Electric has a past, but it also has a role in the future. Here we see a Detroit Electric from 1917 AND the Detroit Electric SP:01 ...

11 years ago
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RE: Electric motorcycle

I would imagine you could at least double the battery capacity with a sidecar. I'm sure the sidecar would add to the drag of the unit, but I suspect ...

11 years ago
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RE: Need better way to attach tonneau

I've also heard them called "Turn Buttons". While researching them a few years ago, they look like a great option, but the grommet punch was a bit sp...

11 years ago
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RE: Will Grade-2 Make the Grade?

Thanks for the offer Shadow, and I may take you up on that. But for a hitch project I'm working on, not my forward mount. I was able to lower the no...

11 years ago
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RE: alinment

Notice in the drawings that Drone provided (awesome drawings Drone!) that the toe-in is measured using a line that joins the center of both bike tires...

11 years ago
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RE: Will Grade-2 Make the Grade?

I appreciate everyone's suggestions so far, I may use them yet. The threaded rod idea was a bad one, no matter what grade I use, DOH! My plan no...

11 years ago
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RE: Will Grade-2 Make the Grade?

Here's the problem I'm having. Realigning the sidecar has brought the front of the hack frame up higher, to the point it interferes with the valve co...

11 years ago
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