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Thane Lewis
Thane Lewis
@thane-lewis
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Joined: April 4, 2019 8:35 am
Last seen: October 15, 2026 6:40 am
Topics: 46 / Replies: 980
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RE: USCA National Rally 2026

It’s not live yet. Plan is to have it become active January 1 and have a paper registration form in the January/February issue of Sidecarist magazine...

11 months ago
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RE: USCA National Rally 2026

Skill level? What are these words you speak. In all seriousness, when Karen and I went to our first rally at Mena in 2021, I had exactly three ri...

11 months ago
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RE: Trailer recommendation for Royal Enfield INT650 + Cozy Euro sidecar

As I said, pretty common here in ranching country. Two shops on our small town do the conversions. The remove the box from a pickup (usually a ¾ ton...

11 months ago
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RE: Trailer recommendation for Royal Enfield INT650 + Cozy Euro sidecar

Have you considered something like this: pretty common around here for farm work because of the flexibility of the platform. Can get any kind of ...

11 months ago
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RE: Trailer recommendation for Royal Enfield INT650 + Cozy Euro sidecar

Unless the rig is extremely small (Vespa?) the pickup bed is going to be much too narrow to transport a rig. It’s also pretty steep up into the bed. ...

11 months ago
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RE: Moto Guzzi V9 & Watsonian and other stuff.

Good news is that the 850 has the lower ratio final drive that is ideal for sidecar use. It does look pretty cool, too.  

11 months ago
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RE: Is a sidecar right for me?

For the moment the 2 vs 3 wheel question has been made for me by a balance issue cased by stroke. I'm not sure I will go back to two wheels in any ca...

11 months ago
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RE: Is a sidecar right for me?

West, East…I see what you did there! Nice touch with the Stroopwaffle inducement!

11 months ago
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RE: Is a sidecar right for me?

Link to Steve’s 95 1500 Wing. It is VERY MUCH dog approved - you’ll be cleaning Sam’s fur out of it for some time!

11 months ago
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RE: Is a sidecar right for me?

Welcome West! You’ve cited many of the same reasons that many of the members here have for operating sidecar rigs. Good call on making your commute ...

11 months ago
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RE: DL1000 suspension question

  Unfortunately there isn’t any one right solution to the setup of a sidecar rig. Most of those who have built one have built that one at leas...

11 months ago
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RE: DL1000 suspension question

@laingdon I had an 02 DL1000 for four years. I sold it in April because I was short on space and the Goldwing/Champion Daytona was meeting all my mot...

11 months ago
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RE: Pros/cons of DCT for an adventure-focused rig?

{custom1}:lurker: . It won't be my thing but I'm fairly certain there's going to be a lot of good information provided!

11 months ago
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RE: Dues renewal

Yes. I didn't want to overcomplicate the response. Stripe and Square (we use one for the Rally only) both are payment processing systems that small ...

11 months ago
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