Thumper Club Forum
Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: beeman on May 10, 2009, 12:30:01 AM
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Calling all sidecar buffs.
looking at this 160333452936 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160333452936&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D160333452936%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1) on ebay and wondered if would fit a road bike as a light sidecar?
Any advice would be welcome
(http://i.ebayimg.com/09/!BR6eu-wB2k~$(KGrHgoOKi4EjlLmZ,1SBK!d4m7LUQ~~_1.JPG)
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It does look to be fairly lightweight so I'd have to say that it would only suit a light(ish) bike. Having said that, it looks more robust than some trials chairs you see. The seller says it was fitted to a pre-65 trials bike and that may well have been a big thumper.
Another thing is, as Jethro will testify, it's easier to strengthen a sidecar you already have than to fab one from scratch. My first thoughts would be to lace up the wheel with HD spokes (if it looks like it needs it) and to see if the swingarm needs some bracing. It's a certainty that the shock will need to be beefier, but a trip to the breakers should get a shock for very little wonga.
You would have to pay some attention to the fittings, especially as you will need some means of adjustment rather then bolting it rigidly to the bike frame (as it would have been originally). But nothing's impossible with a welder and an angle grinder.
If you get it sorted it will be an attractive outfit.
GC
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Guess what sidecar I've just bought...
one of these:
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/one.pot/blackpool-astral12.jpg)
The one I've bought is a single adult version and may be (only slightly) smaller than this one. I've paid £20 for it, up front, so let's hope the guy does actually deliver it as planned and doesn't just spend my money and forget all about it.
GC
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Just a quick thought about light chairs. If you're not intending taking passengers then I've got a platform chassis here that I built for the trip to the Tauerntreffen. I don't want much for it. It's made from a Squire chassis and takes standard Squire fittings.
(http://iloapp.dragonrally.org.uk/blog/elefant?ShowFile&image=1237246388.jpg)
Cheers
GC
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Guess what sidecar I've just bought...
one of these:...
GC
What a corker helmet? or was it the fetching flasher mac?!?...
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I've got the flasher mac already thanks. As an aside, does anyone know how to get stains out of rubberised cotton?
GC
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I've got the flasher mac already thanks. As an aside, does anyone know how to get stains out of rubberised cotton?
GC
Wear rubberised pants?
R