How come I never thought of that? (slaps head)SB,,,
I use 2 mirrors, the left is for traffic, and the right is aimed at the precious cargo
just my simple solution
SB
How come I never thought of that? (slaps head)SB,,,
I use 2 mirrors, the left is for traffic, and the right is aimed at the precious cargo
just my simple solution
Yes, that's true enough so long as the sidecar is attached, but I want to be able to remove it easily (one condition in having a sidecar is that it attach and detach quickly and without hassle). Also, I want to have an under the crank expansion tank which pretty well eliminates a kickstand anywhere nearby. And I expect to do other builds which will be able to have a sidecar or not at will. The sidecar front mount also interferes with a center stand, so I have been interested in this problem for some time. I liked Barely's welded on solution to the problem with his Rollfast, but I don't weld and that alters a bike, making it that much harder to return to stock if anyone ever wanted to. Still, I was ready to have something welded up on this Worksman until I saw this photo of an old Shaw motorcycle. This appears to be their first stab at a motored bicycle and the frame does not have a built in mount or stop for the drop stand, but look at what it does have...don't spend too much time obsessing over a rear dropstand. remember you have three wheels. it won't fall over.
Well, that's good to hear. Awesome! That tire with a black balloon fender is going to look just right. Thanks, Bill.yes, a 3" wide tire will mount to a standard rim
my old deviate chopper (RIP) came stock with a 24x3 on a normal width rim
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I will check Amazon out. And the Monark for sure Had one when I was 16 super tuff bike. Wish it was still here. The little Yorky I have one just like it 12 years old 3 1/2 lb femail Bossy nlittle bugger.Hey Curtis,
The tires are Electra and I got them from Amazon. Very nice tires and if I remember right they were sixty some dollars for the pair with free shipping. Plus, they came in a box in the shape they were meant to have. I've gotten tires before which are all folded up and a real pain to mount. It's a good value and Amazon has a lot of tires... scores of pages of tires, but poorly organized so it is time consuming to see what they have. You can't just look at 26" 2.125 tires or narrow it down to cream colored ones. So pack a lunch for before searching. That is my only complaint about Amazon. You can narrow it down to tires by Electra and that helps. I am not looking forward to searching for a 20" 2.125 cream colored tire to match the bike tires, but finding one will be worth it.
Yes, very cool for Steve to have put so much time and effort into the sidecar. Like me, he likes making things and always has. He wanted to see how this would work out and is very pleased, giving him some ideas for a lighter weight sidecar for his next one. Anyone who has not seen his awesome mahogany "Chris Craft" sidecar to go with his restored 52 Monark Silver King Super Deluxe... check it out on the Sidecar thread. Now there is a sidecar and what a bike! Yeah, fun too, to have somebody your own age to hang out with. For Steve my part of the world is much like where he lived as a boy in Ontario, so swimming in the lake and being in the forest has been a treat and a walk down memory lane. He'll be on the road to see his son in New Hampshire soon and then on to the far north of Prince Edward Island, Canada. And I'll be working solo on the bike project again.
We were standing chest deep in the lake last evening finishing off a can of beer and watching a nearby loon fishing and speculating about the leftover section of canoe... another sidecar or making it into a little boat deal with an electric motor... first picturing it as an inboard with one of those RC electric motors like Thud has, geared down and powering a shaft through the floor at the stern... a little 11 foot solo cruiser running silent as you cast for small mouth bass along the shore. I don't think I'll ever look at a canoe again without seeing in my mind something else it could be. It could make a neat little trailer for the bike, too. It is kind of like when I see someone ride by on a bicycle with legs pumping furiously... I think to myself, "man, you need a motor". Motorbicycling and tinkering is in my blood.
SB
Hey Ted,Things are looking real good up were you are..Silverbear and Fasteddy..a good team for sure..reading all these posts and looking at the pics brought a smile to my face..another classic sidecar is born
SB I am doing on on my curent build I had to weld a couple of tabs on the frame. I will see if I can scan you some pictures. I did this last year and havn't been able to get back at it. I also seen it in old pictures and designed my own.Yes, that's true enough so long as the sidecar is attached, but I want to be able to remove it easily (one condition in having a sidecar is that it attach and detach quickly and without hassle). Also, I want to have an under the crank expansion tank which pretty well eliminates a kickstand anywhere nearby. And I expect to do other builds which will be able to have a sidecar or not at will. The sidecar front mount also interferes with a center stand, so I have been interested in this problem for some time. I liked Barely's welded on solution to the problem with his Rollfast, but I don't weld and that alters a bike, making it that much harder to return to stock if anyone ever wanted to. Still, I was ready to have something welded up on this Worksman until I saw this photo of an old Shaw motorcycle. This appears to be their first stab at a motored bicycle and the frame does not have a built in mount or stop for the drop stand, but look at what it does have...
Hey Curtis,SB I am doing on on my curent build I had to weld a couple of tabs on the frame. I will see if I can scan you some pictures. I did this last year and havn't been able to get back at it. I also seen it in old pictures and designed my own.
I checked out Steves wood boat AWESOME. If you ever want any of that thin wood you can find a sash and door co. and you should be able to buy a door skin. I have some mow you got the head working. I could even do a wood canoe ceader framed. Did steve put a motor on the Monark? I have a pasthrough Monark but lacking front fender. Would like to find one.......Curt