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Post by donkinney on Jun 1, 2009 4:52:34 GMT -5
I have a silverwing with a sidecar now, pic's on photobucket under
kinneydon I also have the xy250t chinese for leaning. the silverwing
with the sidecar does not lean and you have to adjust your riding style for it. you have to watch the righthand corners and slow down for them, the left hand are ok. completely different world without leaning, i have about 500 miles on the sidecar now and have been adjusting toe in and lean etc to get so it does not pull. it is interesting to say the least. Don ;D
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Post by earlwb on Jun 1, 2009 5:34:37 GMT -5
How about some pics?
I know a bunch of us would love to see it too.
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Post by cat0020 on Jun 1, 2009 9:11:37 GMT -5
When operating a sidecar hack solo, it's pretty important to have a balast weight in the sidecar to compensate the passenger weight. If you do not carry a balast weight in the sidecar, the operator of the sidecar would have to lean into the turn to stabilize the sidecar through the turn, better result if you sit on your thigh/knee, and move whole body towards the apex of turn.
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Post by harrywr2 on Jun 1, 2009 11:28:56 GMT -5
Ya go to your album click on the image button on the picture then <CTRL> C to copy then <CTRL> V to paste here. I pasted a couple...hope you don't mine...slick looking setup.    |
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Post by flhtri on Jun 1, 2009 15:51:03 GMT -5
Had a Harley with a sidecar once. Used to carry a couple of bags of sand to counterbalance it. Took the sidecar class also,a necessity. Never did get comfortable and had some scary episodes also. Not for the faint of heart. Very easy to end up in front of oncoming traffic on a right hand turn. LOTS OF PRACTICE NEEDED!
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Post by donkinney on Jun 11, 2009 14:50:17 GMT -5
No problem with pic's at all, I now have 1600 miles on sidecar mounted to silverwing and you do have to be careful with right turns, either shift weight or slow down. Left hand no problem. i mounted a shock to right lower fork [came with sidecar] for head shaking and now don't have any. 4 main mounts, 2 lower and 2 upper plus the head shaking shock. i had a local welder tack to frame with angle plate for lower front, had another plate welded to existing plate for rear and made to upper mounts out of 3/4" bolts. so far so good but still learning. time will tell but ok so far. don
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Post by ratdog on Jun 11, 2009 22:29:47 GMT -5
That's cool!
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Post by mgreenfield on Jun 14, 2009 19:11:27 GMT -5
I understand sidecars are very tuff on standard forks. Beemers made for sidecars have a whole different front fork assembly. Made to handle side loads that non-sidecar bikes never see.
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Post by donkinney on Jun 19, 2009 13:14:49 GMT -5
I just put a sidecar frame/wheel assy on the chinese orange scooter. it is similiar to a vog-260,
the sidecar frame/wheel combo weigths approx 55 pounds, no pod at present and I know weight is bad, may not put one on unless it is very light. pic's are coming, and they may be posted etc like the silverwing is. i have run it locally about a mile, use the frame and axle/wheel assy from a cargo trailer, that i haven't used, have to put a upper bar on it?? so the alum. doesn't fatigue. Don
after having a sidecar on the silverwing, i no longer want/need to balance etc and i'm used to how it drives, over 2000 miles on sidecar on silverwing.
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Post by donkinney on Jun 19, 2009 13:41:34 GMT -5
the same photobucket, kinneydon, etc as before. no more scooters to add sidecars to, oh well. Don
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