Velorex

[Richard]

Are Velorex fittings still available ?

Anybody put one on an MZ 250 ?

Remarkably, as I live in West Wales, I have found somebody selling one in Llanddewi Brefi only about 8 miles away.

[Mark]

http://www.f2motorcycles.ltd.uk/sidecars.html

You won't like the prices.

Mark

[002]

Agree with Mark !

You may end up making some for the MZ-Velorex Interface !

Jethro

[guest7]

I've still got the Squire MZ steerer tube sidecar mount here... you can have it if you want it. Unfortunately the rest of my sidecar fittings are with Ian Taylor at the minute as he sees what he needs to fit a chair to a Ural.

GC

[Richard]

Thanks Graham, if I get it (tis on ebay) then I may call on you for inspiration !

It started life on a Jawa and was for a while hitched to a Norton 650SS, is rusty and the paint is very much in need of fixing up - but it is very, very close.

I will need to appoint a number of "sidecar consultants" obviously :-)

[Steffan]

What you need is a consultant shrink - you know it leads to madness.

Steffan
The still slightly traumatised

[Richard]

Very funny Steffan (but true).

Dave Angle of f2 tells me that Velorex never made a fitting kit for the left hand fitting of one of their chairs to an MZ but it must be doable/bodgeable given the knowledge on this forum.

See what happens I suppose.

Richard

[Steffan]

You end up with more unuseable crap in your backyard...but hey don't let me put you off - I failed to drive mine..well for more than fifty miles

Steff

[Mark]

You end up with more unuseable crap in your backyard...but hey don't let me put you off - I failed to drive mine..well for more than fifty miles

Steff

I could imagine it being ideal for taking a centre parted haired choirboy around in.

[Richard]

Well I have bought it - for £74.  Collect either this evening or in the morning I suppose. 

Best get the wire brushes and hammerite ready.

I have in mind an army green I have a large tin of for body, and black smooth hammerite or similar for the chassis.

Another project - just what I needed :-)

[Mark]

Well I have bought it - for £74.  Collect either this evening or in the morning I suppose. 

Congratulations, I hope your Disco makes it there and back.

[trophydave]

What you need is a consultant shrink - you know it leads to madness.

Steffan
The still slightly traumatised

I have to agree with Steffan.My one attempt at piloting a Ural did not go well.

[guest7]

Hi Richard - so do you need this fitting?

GC

[Richard]

I will do, but am otherwise engaged right now.  I will strip and clean it up first and was beginning to think about fitting it to the Beemer instead of the MZ. 

Watching http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2012/09/motorcycle-road-trip-long-live-kings.html#more is slowly convinving me to move away from the rearsets and Jota bars.  That and age.

How do you think it would go on a Beemer /7 then ?

[guest987]

Well I have bought it - for £74.  Collect either this evening or in the morning I suppose. 

Best get the wire brushes and hammerite ready.

I have in mind an army green I have a large tin of for body, and black smooth hammerite or similar for the chassis.

Another project - just what I needed :-)

Your timing is spot on......

Most garden centres have an offer on for spring bulbs at this time of year. A couple of bags of compost and a few bags of Daffs and you will have a fine garden feature in March.

Rob