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#41 |
Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Where to next?
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On the other hand, if you want one that's finished and ready to go, there are a few out there, but they do command a premium price.
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#43 |
Hold mah beer!
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yeah, you have to know someone that has one to pretty much find one at a decent price. I wanted to restore one a few years ago and came to the same conclusion.
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Not a fanboy....I just admire the talent and rather envious I don't have the skills nor the resources to do the stuff he does
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#45 |
Clit Commander
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Las Vegas
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What IS legal age (and/or height?) for a kid to ride with?
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
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#47 |
Ride Like an Asshole
Join Date: Feb 2008
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I think that's part of the 'kit'... I've seen them in other colors before. I'd suspect that if you're spending that sort of scratch on a new bike and a sidecar that likely costs about the same as the bike itself, money outlay isn't a huge concern.
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It's not for the "privilege" of having a car tire. With a sidecar, the front wheel no longer pivots around its horizontal axis. It simply rotates. The forces applied to the front-end are completely different. This is why you usually see sidecar rigs with Earles suspensions and similar designs instead of forks.
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Hmm, well the other bikes in this thread seem to have normal forks and tires
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Newer bikes are stronger than the old designs and can handle the forces better but, still aren't ideal. They work though. Take a look at the forks on the BMW at the top of the page, those forks are pretty beefy for that era. I "think" the beemers of that era were expected to have sidecars a lot and were beefed-up a bit. A regular motorcycle tire doesn't live a long life on sidecars or trikes. Do a google search for "sidecar fork design" and you'll see a lot of what I'm talking about. Some of the BMW's have the swingarm from the frame to the center of the forks on newer bikes instead of an Earles design.
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