| Ok I guess I will be chronicling my sidecar build and install. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20th, 2010 09:28 pm | 21st Post |
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Is the Valkyrie sidecar a Cozy?
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20th, 2010 09:54 pm | 22nd Post |
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No, it was a Dnepr.  A Cozy is even lighter weight than the little Spirit. Here are a couple Cozys mounted to vehicles that suit them.   A friend had one like this mounted to a 2004 Silverwing, but it was really too light weight for that. It was very hard to keep it on the ground.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19th, 2010 04:09 am | 23rd Post |
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Howdy all. excellent forum here glad to see all the info. I have a motorvation formula II hack on mine. look forward to checking out all the posts.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 20th, 2010 01:37 am | 24th Post |
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@goldwingsc Welcome to the site from WV
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10th, 2010 05:14 am | 25th Post |
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SidecarMike wrote: No, it was a Dnepr. very nice side hacks and how much for a gallon of petrol 3 cents  Last edited on Sun Oct 10th, 2010 05:16 am by Lightin ____________________ John3:16 The Road is long winding hilly flat hot cold sun stars AINT IT FUN!!!! 1st bike 125HD in 1969 250Honda Dream 750Honda 10 HD 89aspencade 1994 GL 1500 Trike Past ------------------- 91HD Maybe Trike project |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 4th, 2011 03:03 pm | 26th Post |
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I just finished remaking the lower mounts on an '80s vintage calif. car that used the Bell style lower mounts. Instead of pitching the original mounts and spending the big bucks for the updated style with heim joints, I took the bell fixtures to a machinist friend and had him machine two pieces of round stock to fit tightly inside the bell, and bore and thread them the same fine thread size as the new heim joints that i purchased at my local WW Grainger store for approx $30 each(they're the same industrial strength joints). I then welded those pieces inside the bell fixtures and ground the welds smooth, and you can't tell the difference. He also took some regular hardened nut and put them on the lathe and narrowed the up to use as lock nuts. Remaking the bike mounts was a whole other project, but the bell fixture mod. saved me some serious money. I also have a 93 Aspencade with a Champion car with the current style bike mounts, so I had a newer system to give me some ideas and some approx. measurements. For the lower front, I used 1" heavy wall square tube that I ran directly under the oil filter and ran flat stock back to the lower engine mounts on each side of the engine. I cut the tube long enough that it came out the right side to a point under the valve cover, but not to the point that it was noticeable if I had the car off. Then I ran two support straps up to the engine guard fasten points and gusset as needed. On the outer end of the square tube on the right side, I welded a piece of round stock with a hole bored in it to accept the bolt that goes through the heim joint. I notched the square tube and angled up the outer most few inchs to kind of follow the angle of the lower tube of the engine crash guard. That got that lower joint position off the ground a little. It turned out nice, but there is not an easy way to hide that bracket like I could on my 93. I wish had taken pictures, but I didn't and I just sold the bike.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 5th, 2011 03:30 pm | 27th Post |
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The Vetter TerraPlane had a top link that was a turn buckle that could be adjusted while riding to adjust the bike to hack angle on various pitched road surfaces so the the bike would set straight regardless of the crown in the road. I always thought that was a really good idea. I had a JAWA hack on a 1978 GL1000. bought it so we could take the "baby" with us. We went on a 6000 mile round trip to California in 1982 with a 22 month toddler. Many stories from that trip! Last edited on Sun Jun 5th, 2011 03:36 pm by KC9KAS |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26th, 2011 11:47 am | 28th Post |
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how is this sidecar build coming. im done with mine it took me 1 week a couple of 16 hr days but it came out OK. it was my first time  . to build a frame .
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