Man, thanks y'all for the kind words. It's been a fun project so far. Lenny loves it, and often when we need to run an errand, he says he wants to take the sidecar, so that's a win for me. We've probably put a little over 200 more miles on the rig putting around back roads and running errands (and trips to all the surrounding play grounds).
Had to stop for a pic at one of my favorite places. Mid Ohio Sorts Car Course, the home of AMA vintage days.
Today I fabbed up a little muffler extension/ silencer for the bobber. I always had to keep it really easy on the throttle so it didn't bark too close to Lenny's ear, though he never said it was loud with his full face Hemet. It looks a bit goofy, but now he has a better chance of making it onto adulthood with better hearing than I have, and after the miles we've put on, i feel a bit more apt to make longer rides on highway speed 55mph roads. I need to pick up some stainless filler to make some spring retainers that I'll weld to the bottom of the cone, but it fits tight enough for now.
It cuts the sound in half, probably moreso on the "braps". I'll lose a bit of power to be sure, but it has plenty to spare lol