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I thought I'd throw these pictures in here in an attempt to contribute to the conversation. PJ put in that shot of the leading link from a Harley 3-wheeler, these are of the leading link setup that's on my '59 Cushman 3-wheeler. It originally had a 7 3/4" wheel and I've switched out to a 10". The thing doesn't have a huge amount of travel, but seems adequate for what it is. The threaded studs there are where a shock absorber will be mounted. I thought it was intersting that even on a machine designed and built in the '50s and not intended for high speed, they felt that a leading link was the way to go for a 3-wheeler.
here's a pic of a typical 60's leading link / "Earles" type fork. Similar to the HD fititng.
Note the original stanchions have simply been bent back, and the lower arm could well be a rear swingarm ! This one is definitely home grown, but nevertheless follows the principles.
If I were to go down this route - I think I'd add a brace between the 2 legs where the bend is [ 'ish ].
I like it! That looks fairly simple. I agree with you on the bracing. I will have to srart looking for supplies. I have another question now.....I am looking at that ural body that is for sale.....the only problem is that it is rather long. It's about 6" shorter than the length of the bike. Will this be a problem? After looking at several different pictures of urals and other hacks, it looks like some cars are almost as long as their bikes. Thanks. -MF
MF,
depends on the model - some were quite a bit shorter than others - maybe up to 10" or so.
You could always shorten it ?
That's exactly what I'm planning if the "right" chair doesn't come up for Cafe Creme - I'll take a cheap [ 'ish ] Velorex and modify the front section so it looks like a Stoye 2. Being GRP - easy to work with.
Not sure if these are available in the US - again Velorex, but designed for scooters / sub 350cc bikes.
I still intend to do a Vespa chair, with a 600 sportbike motor hiding in there, maybe one day, if I ever get any more projects finished and my back stops hurting so damn bad (suffering from yesterdays jaunt : )
haha...sounds awsome! Sorry about your back Pj. Well It looks as though there is a very good posibility my dad and I will be making a road trip friday to pick up this body. Not 100% yet. He did send me the dimensions and it is nearly as long as the bike and I really dont want to shorten it if I dont have to.......any thought on this? Thanks
Re: The Xt400 side car (winter project) ROAD TRIP!
ROAD TRIP!
Well I got my body! Thanks to an awesome member from the AVrider forum. My dad was nice enough to let me use his jeep with a cargo tray (and big sunglasses), and ride up to new york with me to pick it up. I will post some better pictures one I set it on the frame. It need some work but it is solid. It came with a seat and a rack. It also has a very nice cover with leather straps. Someone powder coated it without finishing the body work, so I will need to grind some of it off and finish it before I paint it.
Here are some pictures of the body just sitting on the chassis. I will need to modify/add a few things but I should be able to make it fit without too much difficulty.
CCM were testing a weird parallelogram suspension in the late 70's, can't find any pictures of it though
It was going to be a 4 stroke world championship contender
They were constantly engaged in 'David and Goliath' international racing, looks like nothing has changed 8)
http://ccm-motorcycles.com/ccmmotorcycles/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2
I finished the suspension and support struts. I need to ad some bracing, finish my welds and mount the brake and body, but she isn’t far from being on the road. It was fun to finally put some hours in the garage. (I had some time off work) I took it out in the snow for a bit. I was very limited on space but it was fun!
Thanks Andy, yeah i have some more work to get everything sured up. I need to figure out what fender I am going to use before I do much more work near the swing arm.
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