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  • #16
    good job Fred

    Fred, great pics. those are some good lookig mounts. excellant summary on sidecar handling. the track on my 78 xs11/hitchhiker rig is 49 1/2 in.
    fly United Side Car Association midwest director

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    • #17
      Oops!

      I guess Mr Stupid should not have rearranged his photobucket site, eh?
      I will try reinserting them all here:-

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      Last edited by tplank; 11-26-2020, 04:15 PM.
      Fred Hill, S'toon
      XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
      "The Flying Pumpkin"

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      • #18
        Hi Fred,
        While I have no intention of getting a side car I have enjoyed your series of posts and pics. You have obviously had a lot of pleasure designing and building yours. Having just XS on the licence plate is cool too.
        Thanks
        Phil
        1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
        1983 XJ 650 Maxim
        2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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        • #19
          Fred - What're the things that look like a parking brake handle and foot pedal mounted to the bike-side of the black box in the center of the space between the bike and the sidecar? Right along the 10 o'clock position in this picture:

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          Last edited by tplank; 11-26-2020, 04:17 PM.
          1980 XS850SG - Sold
          1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
          Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
          Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

          Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
          -H. Ford

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          • #20
            Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
            Fred - What're the things that look like a parking brake handle and foot pedal mounted to the bike-side of the black box in the center of the space between the bike and the sidecar? - - -
            Hi 'Bug,
            they are exactly that.
            The sidecar's wheel & hub were salvaged from the back of an early Honda Civic.
            The backwards-mounted XS650 pedal and m/c works the s/c's ex-Honda drum brake.
            The salvaged Toyota parking brake handle & cable works the mechanical parking brake mechanism in the Honda hydraulic drum brake.
            The black box is a Canadian Tire marine battery cover that keeps the rain (and dropped wrenches) off the 550CCA car battery that'll take you 100 miles after your alternator dies and a fair distance further if you unplug the headlight.
            Fred Hill, S'toon
            XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
            "The Flying Pumpkin"

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            • #21
              Fantastic engineering in those rigs.
              1978 "E" & 1979 "SF" trike (being built)

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              • #22
                Originally posted by saddo View Post
                Fantastic engineering in those rigs.
                Hi Saddo,
                well, I had fun with it, anyhow.
                Which way are you going with your trike project?
                Easiest route would be a foretrike, XS11 with the forks off, front running gear off a Hillman Imp and two lengths of RHS aught to do it.
                Fred Hill, S'toon
                XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                "The Flying Pumpkin"

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                • #23
                  Trike

                  Fred,

                  I'm using both centre hub steering and rear axle off a Reliant Robin three wheeler. The axle will be live using five links and a pair of coil-overs.

                  I've got all the components, just need to glue them together now!

                  I'll put pics on my website as it gets going.
                  1978 "E" & 1979 "SF" trike (being built)

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