Thanks......Me too haha!
The Xt400 side car (winter project)
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Worked on it a little yesterday. My boy cant wait to go for a ride! I worked on the step to get into the sidecar, and started mounting the caliper. I also added some bracing to my shock tower.
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Now that's an ispiration to those of us that take 3 years or more to put a project together !
Knobbly tyre for the chair ?
Knobbly tyre for the chair ?
Thanks! I will post vids as soon as the weather clears. I am at a loss for a fender. All the trailer fenders I can find seem too big. And ural fenders are way too expensive! I'm not to keen on the whole motocross fender on a hack look. Any thoughts?
BC- thanks I feel like it is taking forever. With a wife, a 3 year old and a 5 month old a job and being a senior in college I'm not moving at the pace I would like to be. Lol
BC- thanks I feel like it is taking forever. With a wife, a 3 year old and a 5 month old a job and being a senior in college I'm not moving at the pace I would like to be. Lol
DesmoBro said:
crazypj
Split personality, I fake being smart
Look for a CB350 or similar rear or 2 front's welded together to make one 180 degree
Maybe even slice front down the middle and use that with a 'flat top/front, keep fingers out of shock linkage (follow line of brace)
You'll probably want something with good coverage to keep the 'passenger' slightly cleaner
Maybe even slice front down the middle and use that with a 'flat top/front, keep fingers out of shock linkage (follow line of brace)
You'll probably want something with good coverage to keep the 'passenger' slightly cleaner
Whitedragoon
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Pretty nice Ural sidecar body! Came a long way from Ukraine!
Came a long way from Ukraine!
Thanks.......why the winky face?? lol
Whitedragoon said:Pretty nice Ural sidecar body!
That's a good idea....I will have to see if I have some old fenders laying around. I never thought of that,, thanks. The shock linkage shouldn't be a big issue....it doesn't move. The arm and cantilever are only there for ride height adjustment. So once it is adjusted everything is stationary. I would like the fender to come down the side of the wheel a little to keep things cleaner like you mentioned.
crazypj said:Look for a CB350 or similar rear or 2 front's welded together to make one 180 degree
Maybe even slice front down the middle and use that with a 'flat top/front, keep fingers out of shock linkage (follow line of brace)
You'll probably want something with good coverage to keep the 'passenger' slightly cleaner
Yup the chair will get either a knobby or a trials tire. I'm thinking about switching to a knobby on the bike too so now would be a good time to switch. I would get this thing done a lit faster if I would stay of off youtube! I see something cool on there and It gives me too many ideas. 2 hour of watching people shoot stuff with mini cannons and I have my very own miniature cannon that fire a .177 cal projectile using FFFF black powder and a short fuse. Wow what a waste of time hahaha. Oh well at least it goes BOOM!!!
beachcomber said:
crazypj said:Hey BC,
I'm guessing you used to get projects done a lot faster 30+ yrs ago?
I know I did
Apart from the curse of lack of funds [ 'ish ], my main problem these days is that so many people let me down on doing little jobs I no longer have the facilities for [ and maybe - not the skill ].
When I DID have the money and skilled workforce / facilities - my time was taken up with designing and building prototype cars. Now in retirement I have a reverse situation - time but not the other essentials !
Also, I find that with failing [ reading distance ] eyesight - all the fiddly jobs take forever - comparitively. Even when I remember my reading glasses [ ! ], I'm either too close or too far away for focus and comfortable working distance.
Although maybe simpler in the grand scheme of things - a Tribsa was put together in a weekend if you had all the parts, and that included paint !
They'll all get done .......................................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHpGAdLzjLU
Yeah I know it seems pretty stupid......but it is stupid fun.. My son and I are always thinking...."what can we shoot" Tonight we shot a gingerbread house, a bottle of coke and an old digital watch.......I'll admit, it was pretty awesome! haha ;D
I guess I better get back to work on the bike.....someone gave me the great idea of mounting the cannon on the sidecar. I was also thinking about making one that fires .50 muzzle loader sabots, but I would definitely kill myself...lol
