[pete]

Originally Posted by paulsstag

Pete , i did look at the Ural with side car for ideas and i noticed their outer rear wheel is inline with the bikes rear wheel but as you say it can be a bit tippy at times . I also assume that going forward more than 15% of wheelbase makes turns more and more difficult the further forward you go but more stable under braking ?

the more forward the sidecar wheel is the more it gets pushed side ways when you turn..
on lose surfaces it is not so bad... but on the road it makes the steering heavy... can be totally unsteerable if it is to far forward... is why some units have a leading link front end
that gives zero trail to lighten the steering...but because there is no trail then there is no self centering
effect so a steering damper is required to stop head shake...

Both of the units I have built I used 100mm of lead on the side car wheel...


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