building a sidecar - Page 2

ANKOF · 01-02-2013, 05:50 AM

oh. sorry. you pulled your "in". then did you loose something or was it all better.

Leaf · 01-02-2013, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ANKOF

"the amount of throttle/brake skew was very noticeable" was it all bad or did you win something? can you widen the rig insted of adding ballast? narrow with heavy hack or wider with lightweight hack will that be the same? dont think I have read something about that?
I have thought about sc wheel led, weight and wide enough to be reasonable comfortable.

It was a tradeoff. The chair flies much easier now. With a heavy load, it acts pretty much the same as it did with the wider stance, except it doesn't seem to struggle as much once up to speed (but that may also be a function of having the lean and toe-in adjusted better now, too).

I like mine where it is at the moment, with the lesser skew (less arm fatigue), despite the chair flying a little too easily. I think you might just have to experiment a little and figure out what works for you.

RAGBrian · 01-09-2013, 08:57 PM

In.

boxertwin · 01-09-2013, 10:13 PM

Ewwwww, a build to watch! In.

FR700 · 01-10-2013, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ANKOF

I have had much help learning stuff from others on this forum during the last months, so I would like to contribute some my self about my ongoing build. see if this works, trying to submit a picture.

Beautiful workmanship on the body

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ANKOF · 01-10-2013, 10:39 AM

thanks.

FR700. wasent it yours? that bare metal one with flames on a bmw? cant find it now, really liked that body.

picked up some more material yesterday so I can fix the suspension and fasten everything to the bike.

this is so much fun.

FR700 · 01-10-2013, 01:42 PM

Yes , that would be mine.

Have fun.

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ANKOF · 01-14-2013, 10:50 AM

it was cold this weekend, it was very easy to just stay inside and drink coffee. cant fit the bike with the sidecar in my heated shop. didn`t get much work done.
copied the swing arrangement from the donator bike in CAD and welded everything that was only spot welded before

started with the stuff that will connect it to the bike.( not sure what all the parts are called.) I will use the clamps on the bike and the bars from the velorex and make new ones on the hack frame. the arc that you can see on the drawing below will double as handle for the passanger and atachment for the top bracket and shock

Iì appreciate comments on this, if it looks ok or not. just to make sure I havent missed anything.

you can allso see my new home made muffler. wanted some small supertrapp but they must be made out of gold, this one cost me 40$, and they sound good

FR700 · 01-14-2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ANKOF

Iì appreciate comments on this, if it looks ok or not. just to make sure I havent missed anything.

To my eye it looks like the bottom of the front one needs to go forward 100 - 150 mm ( adjustable one from near radiator ).

Pretend the back one is not there and what would happen if all the weight of the bike leaned on the sidecar.

If it was mine , I would try to run the rear adjustable from near where the chrome bracket is in front of the side cover and move the bottom forward to just in front of the weld.

Have fun.

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ANKOF · 01-16-2013, 12:38 PM

yes I see what you mean about the front one. thanks. to move the rear ones, at least the bottom one I need a subframe, think I stick with these for now so I can get the bike running as fast as posible. its much work left and with some luck the roads here will be clear from snow in the end of march.

ANKOF · 02-16-2013, 11:26 AM

took it for a spin today. hard to tell how it handles, there was zero traction. the shock is way to soft. the weight fellt ok.
feels really nice to have come this far, now I just have to finish it

AceRph · 02-16-2013, 11:28 AM

Looks good.

zipper421 · 02-16-2013, 11:40 AM

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Leaf · 02-16-2013, 02:54 PM

Nice. Real nice! I dig it!

DJ1 · 02-16-2013, 09:38 PM

and will be lots of fun.

01-09-2013, 08:57 PM	#18
RAGBrian jonesing for a ride Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Wildwood, MO Oddometer: 816	In. __________________ RAGBrian :: 1978 CX500 Standard :: 1976 CB360T :: "Going where you don't belong, I decided a long time ago, is the root of all misery and the soul of all adventure." -- Peter Egan, May 1979

01-10-2013, 01:42 PM	#22
FR700 Heckler™©® Joined: May 2007 Oddometer: 3,459	Yes , that would be mine. Have fun. . __________________ I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe .

02-16-2013, 11:28 AM	#27
AceRph Stossel for POTUS Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Where the stupidest people on earth run things Oddometer: 23,775	Looks good. __________________ Equal to all of you of roads and good luck! - krokodil al-kashi “We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer.” —”Extreme Behavior in Aspen,” February 3, 2003

02-16-2013, 11:40 AM	#28
zipper421 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: space Oddometer: 164	i like it looks good . __________________ I love it when they say, "Where did you buy that ?"

02-16-2013, 09:38 PM	#30
DJ1 QCB Joined: May 2011 Location: Wet coast of Washington Oddometer: 39	Looks great.. and will be lots of fun.

01-02-2013, 05:50 AM	#16
ANKOF ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2012 Location: sweden Oddometer: 55	oh. sorry. you pulled your "in". then did you loose something or was it all better.

01-09-2013, 10:13 PM	#19
boxertwin Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2003 Location: Idaho Oddometer: 998	Ewwwww, a build to watch! In.

01-10-2013, 10:39 AM	#21
ANKOF ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2012 Location: sweden Oddometer: 55	thanks. FR700. wasent it yours? that bare metal one with flames on a bmw? cant find it now, really liked that body. picked up some more material yesterday so I can fix the suspension and fasten everything to the bike. this is so much fun.

01-14-2013, 10:50 AM	#23
ANKOF ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2012 Location: sweden Oddometer: 55	it was cold this weekend, it was very easy to just stay inside and drink coffee. cant fit the bike with the sidecar in my heated shop. didn`t get much work done. copied the swing arrangement from the donator bike in CAD and welded everything that was only spot welded before started with the stuff that will connect it to the bike.( not sure what all the parts are called.) I will use the clamps on the bike and the bars from the velorex and make new ones on the hack frame. the arc that you can see on the drawing below will double as handle for the passanger and atachment for the top bracket and shock Iì appreciate comments on this, if it looks ok or not. just to make sure I havent missed anything. you can allso see my new home made muffler. wanted some small supertrapp but they must be made out of gold, this one cost me 40$, and they sound good

01-16-2013, 12:38 PM	#25
ANKOF ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2012 Location: sweden Oddometer: 55	yes I see what you mean about the front one. thanks. to move the rear ones, at least the bottom one I need a subframe, think I stick with these for now so I can get the bike running as fast as posible. its much work left and with some luck the roads here will be clear from snow in the end of march.

02-16-2013, 11:26 AM	#26
ANKOF ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2012 Location: sweden Oddometer: 55	took it for a spin today. hard to tell how it handles, there was zero traction. the shock is way to soft. the weight fellt ok. feels really nice to have come this far, now I just have to finish it

02-16-2013, 02:54 PM	#29
Leaf Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2012 Location: Brandywine, WV Oddometer: 381	Nice. Real nice! I dig it!

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