Hawk Hack

[wamey]

Originally Posted by pete

I am surprise you are not using a sub frame to spread the load.......pitty the exhaust is in the way
so you couldn't get a straight alinement on the top rear mount... keep a eye on it as it will want to turn..
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I'm glad to know there's someone on here who knows about sidecars! This is just something that was lying in the back of the garage for the right day... I don't have any welding skills or welding friends so I just bought the velorex Universal Mount Kit and made due... The mounting point definitely 'settled' over the course of tooling around today, gotta readjust now that they have found their resting spots.

[wamey]

for those interested in seeing the video of it moving:
https://www.facebook.com/wamey/video...5174836991394/

note, I still have a ton to do...

[timcosby]

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Wamey, caught you video on FB. The wife wasn't too crazy about the idea until she saw the video of you driving nice and slow. She doesn't realize this is what we would be doing.

me thinks she knows you better!

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by wamey

Find or weldangrind?

I have considered that. Maybe I'll use Pete's rig for inspiration.

[JerryHawk250]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

I have considered that. Maybe I'll use Pete's rig for inspiration.

I like the way Pete fabricated the mount for the bike.

[timcosby]

but how would you get your left foot the the pavement since the bike wont be rigid upright?

[pete]

If I was to build another sub frame I would do it diffrently..
not seen this way done... but i would build a skid plate out
of 5mm thick stainless steel sheet & attach the side car to it...
in stead of the tube sub frame with a skid plate attached to it as
i have built... (still might down the track after I get this up & running)
The good thing with a leaner is the car can be unattached so easy
to use the bike as a solo when you want...
My last leanner on the XR250 I could take it off in 15/20 mins
3 bolts & one electrical plug.... about 30 mins to re-attach it...
if fact I put the XR unit over a bank , The only way to get it back up
was in 2 bits... bike & car... separate it , carry the car up to the road
then ride the bike up & put it back togeather on the road "track"
took about a hour or so all up...
A leaner car can be built quite light as it is pivoting on the bike & there
is very little stress on the car or bike compaired to a ridged unit..

Ok .. thats enough I seem to be hijacking your thread....Sorry...


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[Ariel Red Hunter]

Originally Posted by pete

If I was to build another sub frame I would do it diffrently..
not seen this way done... but i would build a skid plate out
of 5mm thick stainless steel sheet & attach the side car to it...
in stead of the tube sub frame with a skid plate attached to it as
i have built... (still might down the track after I get this up & running)
The good thing with a leaner is the car can be unattached so easy
to use the bike as a solo when you want...
My last leanner on the XR250 I could take it off in 15/20 mins
3 bolts & one electrical plug.... about 30 mins to re-attach it...
if fact I put the XR unit over a bank , The only way to get it back up
was in 2 bits... bike & car... separate it , carry the car up to the road
then ride the bike up & put it back togeather on the road "track"
took about a hour or so all up...
A leaner car can be built quite light as it is pivoting on the bike & there
is very little stress on the car or bike compaired to a ridged unit..

Ok .. thats enough I seem to be hijacking your thread....Sorry...


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No need to apologize. You have had plenty of experience with sidecars, so sharing your experiences with us is a good thing. Because there are very few sidecars in the U.S. And half of the ones we see are attached to Harley-Davidson Big Twins....ARH