Silverfox
Registered: April 2005
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Fri March 17, 2006 9:30pm
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That chair looks pretty neat for a first time DIY job, but I might question the sense of the passengers seat on the bike, that looks kind of "different"!!
Also, did you have front braking, only the angle of the brake master cylinder looks a bit accute!!?
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Pete
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skype: Silverfox (under UK and peterticehurst)
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Night Flyer
Registered: November 2005
Location: Iowa
Posts: 580
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Fri March 17, 2006 10:08pm
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Hi and thanks for that.
The seat formed up against a metal sissy bar. The seat was all one piece with a built in sissybar too. The handlebars were highrise and yes the angle of the Master cylinder was definitly accute, but still worked fine. When my daughter was born, the seatbelt in the hack held her babyseat in place. She rode in it often, even at 6 months old in the car seat and usually slept as soon as we got going. The whole inside of the car was lined with red shag carpet too. The windshield on the bike was a one piece bolt-on as wide as a fairing. I experimented with plastic wings like we have now adays to stop the wind from the side car but was never very successful at keeping the wind off of me. Now wind wings are common too.
Have you ever seen those articulated sidecars? They lean with the bike, kinda like the "ghost wheels" as shown on the Safety Features Inc website.
http://www.safetyfeatures.com/ghost.htm
Good luck with the cold and the ride. I am proud of you to go on the bike. Now you sound like a Harley guy! Ha ha...Shut my mouth!
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Dave: SKYPE: NIGHTFLYYER
Do I love Hondas?
Prev. owned:
1962-50&50C-110,63S-65,S-90,150(Dream) 305&350 Scrambler,CB400-AutoTrans 71,72&73 750s,75 G-Wing(1st Yr)'79 900(10 speed)& 83 1100 I-state.
Now:1995 Aspy 20th Anniversary
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Silverfox
Registered: April 2005
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Fri March 17, 2006 10:26pm
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The leaning sidecar did make an appearance over here although I have never seen one in the flesh. I believe they were expected to be popular with learner riderswho could ride a higher cc bike than the 125 cc that was introduced a few years ago. However I suspect that most folks decided just to make the effort and pass their test instead. No street cred in having a little said car on your big crotch rocket!!
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Pete
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www.rblr.co.uk
skype: Silverfox (under UK and peterticehurst)
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Night Flyer
Registered: November 2005
Location: Iowa
Posts: 580
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Fri March 17, 2006 11:09pm
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Found a link on the articulated side cars. They were called Equalean.
http://www.sidecar.com/megabbs/photos/photo-thumbnails.asp?albumid=170
What do you think about the ghost wheels in the Safety features link above in my previous post. Do you know anyone who did THAT?
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Dave: SKYPE: NIGHTFLYYER
Do I love Hondas?
Prev. owned:
1962-50&50C-110,63S-65,S-90,150(Dream) 305&350 Scrambler,CB400-AutoTrans 71,72&73 750s,75 G-Wing(1st Yr)'79 900(10 speed)& 83 1100 I-state.
Now:1995 Aspy 20th Anniversary
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