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panhead_kicker
@panhead_kicker
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Joined: September 2, 2012 5:58 am
Last seen: November 22, 2025 12:43 pm
Topics: 6 / Replies: 62
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RE: Harley sidecar handling.

@joe-norris Sounds awesome Joe! I've got a '64 pan, but its kick only, of course and no sidecar. Try to dig up a picture of you and the panhead ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: What might have been.

I thought the bike was pretty sharp, styled after the 1969 ElectraGlide. Of course I am biased! Those new sidecar frames show up on Ebay for under 180...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Harley sidecar handling.

Thanks! I'll not opt to do this from the outset, but will definitely keep this in mind if I find the motor lugging. So this is direct swap? Will the...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Harley sidecar handling.

@2FLTC Just checked my 97 parts manual, only 1 sprocket listed, 25 tooth. I don't think Harley offers anything else for the Evo motor? I'll have to...

1 month ago
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RE: Harley sidecar handling.

The Harley sidecar weight lists ~250 lb. There is practically no difference between the hack on my 69 and the one that will mount on the 97. So if my ...

1 month ago
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RE: Harley sidecar handling.

I’ll bite…I know little about Harley’s latest models. If we talk about 2011 and earlier , I don’t agree with you. Using HD factory parts , there are n...

1 month ago
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RE: Harley sidecar handling.

Yeah, I've studied the geometries before, but at this point my engineering curiosity has waned and taken over by the desire to simply ride. I understa...

1 month ago
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RE: Harley sidecar handling.

Chris, Glad to see several folks with knowledge of both eras here. Are you saying the fixed tree design of the 80 up FLs provides better handling wi...

1 month ago
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RE: Harley sidecar handling.

Thanks 2FLTC, I have no issues guiding the 69. Good to hear the 97 will be at least as easy! Most of my riding is local, and Indiana is "mostly" fl...

1 month ago
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RE: Laconia 2025

@peddlar Never been to Laconia, but been to Daytona bike week (spring and fall) many times, Sturgis a couple times, and the Boogie!

9 months ago
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RE: Looking to purchase original Harley Davidson side car

Lol there's been lots of "guys like that". Many of the old timers stash have been liquidated and scattered at this point. One in Chicago had a bunch o...

10 months ago
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RE: Looking to purchase original Harley Davidson side car

@spat Did someone say '69 Glide? Mine's on the lift for winter maintenance. Here's era the sidecar I think Billy is looking for. Fiberglass tubs ...

10 months ago
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RE: Silly stuff

Two cannibals by the fire, eating a clown. One turns to the other and says: "Hmmm... this tastes kinda funny..."

1 year ago
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