The Xt400 side car (winter project) - Page 5

MILLENNIUM FALCON · 01-25-2013, 07:49 PM

Well.......I drove a sidecar for the first time today!!! It was fun! I finally got everything welded up and bolted together. It was snowing but I went out and rode it around the house a few times.......I didn't even fall over! ;) Here is a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1ZMP...ature=youtu.be

Leaf · 01-26-2013, 08:52 AM

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!

How's the steering with those narrow dirtbike bars?

MILLENNIUM FALCON · 01-26-2013, 12:38 PM

Thanks! It seems fine so far. Going on the road might be a different story :) The bars are pretty wide compared to my other bikes.

DJ1 · 01-26-2013, 09:57 PM

its great to take a ride on something you've built yourself. Only problem I see is a jealous dog

he wants to ride too!

MILLENNIUM FALCON · 01-27-2013, 05:23 PM

Haha yeah it is rewarding. It also makes me think....."please don't explode." Yeah the dog will get a turn too. I actually took my mom and my son on rides today.

zipper421 · 01-27-2013, 06:49 PM

come finish mine
i want to ride

zipper421 · 01-27-2013, 06:51 PM

tube is on it way
also how dose the shock work

MILLENNIUM FALCON · 01-28-2013, 04:43 AM

Zipper- if we were closer, i would be hanging out at your shop all the time helping you, and trying to learn new stuff! (if you would let me)

thanks for ordering the tubing....i feel bad taking you away from your project. if there is ever anything i can help you with, please let me know. The shock seems to be working good so far. I had a 120lb. passenger in it and it seemed to handle it fine. I will know more when I hit some rougher terrain at higher speeds, but.....so far so good.

slowpoke69 · 02-02-2013, 09:58 AM

I followed your original build of this bike, LOVED IT!

I cheated and jumped to the end, had to see it! It looks at least as good as when you did the bike.

It looks like you and your kid are enjoying it!

They grow up WAY too fast, not as fast as that must be, but too fast still.

What car is it?

MILLENNIUM FALCON · 02-02-2013, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by slowpoke69

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What car is it?

Thanks man! i'm Glad you like it. The car body came from a ural....I made the frame.

Pete-NZ · 02-03-2013, 09:55 PM

That turned out pretty dam good....

Heres a sneek preview of my XT660R dirt leaner....

The passanger rides it like a bike... giveing him the same
type of movement as the rider..foward/back/ lean left/right..
The surspention is full riseing rate..
Will have yamaha WR seat , rear guard...

Hummm...wonder if it will work... I just had to try...

Qwik · 02-05-2013, 10:45 AM

Thats an interesting concept. Let us know how it works

MILLENNIUM FALCON · 02-05-2013, 07:29 PM

That does look funny......but also kinda scary! keep my posted Pete.

MILLENNIUM FALCON · 02-09-2013, 06:08 AM

so pete, will the leaner have bars and pegs as well?

MILLENNIUM FALCON · 02-18-2013, 07:32 PM

The sun was out and it looked warm.......It wasn't! So I went for a ride. This was the first time on the road with the hack. I haven't been that cold in a long time. I went about 8 miles. Just on the back road behind my house. Had the rig up to about 45mph. Nothing too dramatic to report. It definitely needs steering mods. Leading link forks are in the works. It did surprise me with how straight it went. I was even able to let go of the bars and nothing happened. The only thing that felt weird to me was when I was entering left hand turns the rear suspension on the bike would really unload giving it a very odd feeling. I got used to it, but I realize my rear suspension needs stiffening up. I also noticed how much power the extra weight asked for. The next thing I need to do is get the car break hooked up. Does anyone know the best way to plumb it? I would like to use hard line for most of it then switch to flex out at the swing arm. How can I go from the master cylinder(banjo bolt) to hardline, then back to banjo bolt (flex line). I thought about running flex the whole way, but It is a long way, and all the flex I have found is too expensive. Any thoughts??

01-26-2013, 09:57 PM	#64
DJ1 QCB Joined: May 2011 Location: Wet coast of Washington Oddometer: 40	Great video.. its great to take a ride on something you've built yourself. Only problem I see is a jealous dog he wants to ride too!

01-27-2013, 06:49 PM	#66
zipper421 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: space Oddometer: 180	jealous come finish mine i want to ride __________________ I love it when they say, "Where did you buy that ?"

01-27-2013, 06:51 PM	#67
zipper421 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: space Oddometer: 180	tubing tube is on it way also how dose the shock work __________________ I love it when they say, "Where did you buy that ?"

01-28-2013, 04:43 AM	#68
MILLENNIUM FALCON ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Oddometer: 206	Zipper- if we were closer, i would be hanging out at your shop all the time helping you, and trying to learn new stuff! (if you would let me)thanks for ordering the tubing....i feel bad taking you away from your project. if there is ever anything i can help you with, please let me know. The shock seems to be working good so far. I had a 120lb. passenger in it and it seemed to handle it fine. I will know more when I hit some rougher terrain at higher speeds, but.....so far so good.

02-02-2013, 09:58 AM	#69
slowpoke69 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Location: So. Jersey Oddometer: 334	Sweet! I followed your original build of this bike, LOVED IT! I cheated and jumped to the end, had to see it! It looks at least as good as when you did the bike. It looks like you and your kid are enjoying it! They grow up WAY too fast, not as fast as that must be, but too fast still. What car is it?

01-25-2013, 07:49 PM	#61
MILLENNIUM FALCON ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Oddometer: 206	Well.......I drove a sidecar for the first time today!!! It was fun! I finally got everything welded up and bolted together. It was snowing but I went out and rode it around the house a few times.......I didn't even fall over! ;) Here is a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1ZMP...ature=youtu.be

01-26-2013, 08:52 AM	#62
Leaf Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2012 Location: Brandywine, WV Oddometer: 381	Bravo!!!!!!!!!!! How's the steering with those narrow dirtbike bars?

01-26-2013, 12:38 PM	#63
MILLENNIUM FALCON ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Oddometer: 206	Thanks! It seems fine so far. Going on the road might be a different story :) The bars are pretty wide compared to my other bikes.

01-27-2013, 05:23 PM	#65
MILLENNIUM FALCON ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Oddometer: 206	Haha yeah it is rewarding. It also makes me think....."please don't explode." Yeah the dog will get a turn too. I actually took my mom and my son on rides today.

02-03-2013, 09:55 PM	#71
Pete-NZ Studly Adventurer Joined: May 2011 Oddometer: 523	That turned out pretty dam good.... Heres a sneek preview of my XT660R dirt leaner.... The passanger rides it like a bike... giveing him the same type of movement as the rider..foward/back/ lean left/right.. The surspention is full riseing rate.. Will have yamaha WR seat , rear guard... Hummm...wonder if it will work... I just had to try... __________________ Here.... my XR250 leaner side car build http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=716993

02-05-2013, 10:45 AM	#72
Qwik Two Wheeled Addict Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Sunnyvale, California Oddometer: 5,283	Thats an interesting concept. Let us know how it works __________________ Speed bumps never seem to make me go any faster

02-05-2013, 07:29 PM	#73
MILLENNIUM FALCON ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Oddometer: 206	That does look funny......but also kinda scary! keep my posted Pete.

02-09-2013, 06:08 AM	#74
MILLENNIUM FALCON ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Oddometer: 206	so pete, will the leaner have bars and pegs as well?

02-18-2013, 07:32 PM	#75
MILLENNIUM FALCON ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Oddometer: 206	The sun was out and it looked warm.......It wasn't! So I went for a ride. This was the first time on the road with the hack. I haven't been that cold in a long time. I went about 8 miles. Just on the back road behind my house. Had the rig up to about 45mph. Nothing too dramatic to report. It definitely needs steering mods. Leading link forks are in the works. It did surprise me with how straight it went. I was even able to let go of the bars and nothing happened. The only thing that felt weird to me was when I was entering left hand turns the rear suspension on the bike would really unload giving it a very odd feeling. I got used to it, but I realize my rear suspension needs stiffening up. I also noticed how much power the extra weight asked for. The next thing I need to do is get the car break hooked up. Does anyone know the best way to plumb it? I would like to use hard line for most of it then switch to flex out at the swing arm. How can I go from the master cylinder(banjo bolt) to hardline, then back to banjo bolt (flex line). I thought about running flex the whole way, but It is a long way, and all the flex I have found is too expensive. Any thoughts??

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