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I figure I would bring this over here Eric I didn't want to side track Corys thread with sidecar talk.
Heck maybe there SHOULD,hint hint be a sidecar topic here considering how they figure in with the early bikes.
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Chuck, it was me that was rough on rear tires and spokes because I loved to use my sidecar as a turning aid. When you turn away from the sidecar you can go into a corner as hard as your engine will push it. When you turn into the sidecar you can pull it up in the air and scare the hell out of your passenger. . . . Don't do that to children or people with heart trouble Cory.
I'm currently working on getting a Rodgers sidecar for my Excelsior and a friend has a late 40's vintage car that would be perfect for my '51 or '48 H-D. Either way, I do want another one because they are a blast to pilot, and add a completly different dimension to your motorcycle. . . . . But, I don't want two sidecars.
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Eric Smith
AMCA #886
Eric,
That was what I was getting at the tire will take the beating when being used that way, another thing is if a sidecar has been hooked to a bike for a length of time it is wise to inspect the tires because continued use of a sidecar combo and then removing it the tires may be "square" from constantly being in an upright position and not being leaned into corners.
But like I mentioned earlier a properly aligned sidecar rig should track straight you shouldn't have to fight the handle bars, and the rear tire should give you a good 6500 miles the older bikes use to rotate the front to the back.
When turning left with a sidecar there is a phrase refered to as the roll over axis this is when the bikes front tire and the sidecar tire briefly come in the same plane with the momentum of the rig in left turn it is very possiable to roll the bike OVER the sidecar when it gets to a certain point there is No comming out of it, but you do have to be going extremely fast in to the corner.
This is why you may see a seasoned sidecar rider slide their body to the left or right when tyrning in either direction kind of a counter weight when going right mostly because of the charestics of the sidecar and bike, it isn't a bad idea to put a little weight in the sidecar when traveling alone for ballast I use to use a 5 gallon collapsable jug with water in it when I first started in sidecars.
I was pretty good with my old rig in "flying the chair" also use to do that when a car would be a bit to close behind me I can remember once a car slamming it's brakes on when I did it
bet gave them something to talk about at the dinner table that night.
Heck maybe there SHOULD,hint hint be a sidecar topic here considering how they figure in with the early bikes.
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Chuck, it was me that was rough on rear tires and spokes because I loved to use my sidecar as a turning aid. When you turn away from the sidecar you can go into a corner as hard as your engine will push it. When you turn into the sidecar you can pull it up in the air and scare the hell out of your passenger. . . . Don't do that to children or people with heart trouble Cory.
I'm currently working on getting a Rodgers sidecar for my Excelsior and a friend has a late 40's vintage car that would be perfect for my '51 or '48 H-D. Either way, I do want another one because they are a blast to pilot, and add a completly different dimension to your motorcycle. . . . . But, I don't want two sidecars.
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Eric Smith
AMCA #886
Eric,
That was what I was getting at the tire will take the beating when being used that way, another thing is if a sidecar has been hooked to a bike for a length of time it is wise to inspect the tires because continued use of a sidecar combo and then removing it the tires may be "square" from constantly being in an upright position and not being leaned into corners.
But like I mentioned earlier a properly aligned sidecar rig should track straight you shouldn't have to fight the handle bars, and the rear tire should give you a good 6500 miles the older bikes use to rotate the front to the back.
When turning left with a sidecar there is a phrase refered to as the roll over axis this is when the bikes front tire and the sidecar tire briefly come in the same plane with the momentum of the rig in left turn it is very possiable to roll the bike OVER the sidecar when it gets to a certain point there is No comming out of it, but you do have to be going extremely fast in to the corner.
This is why you may see a seasoned sidecar rider slide their body to the left or right when tyrning in either direction kind of a counter weight when going right mostly because of the charestics of the sidecar and bike, it isn't a bad idea to put a little weight in the sidecar when traveling alone for ballast I use to use a 5 gallon collapsable jug with water in it when I first started in sidecars.
I was pretty good with my old rig in "flying the chair" also use to do that when a car would be a bit to close behind me I can remember once a car slamming it's brakes on when I did it
bet gave them something to talk about at the dinner table that night.
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