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[Ariel Red Hunter]

Originally Posted by pete

If I was to build another sub frame I would do it diffrently..
not seen this way done... but i would build a skid plate out
of 5mm thick stainless steel sheet & attach the side car to it...
in stead of the tube sub frame with a skid plate attached to it as
i have built... (still might down the track after I get this up & running)
The good thing with a leaner is the car can be unattached so easy
to use the bike as a solo when you want...
My last leanner on the XR250 I could take it off in 15/20 mins
3 bolts & one electrical plug.... about 30 mins to re-attach it...
if fact I put the XR unit over a bank , The only way to get it back up
was in 2 bits... bike & car... separate it , carry the car up to the road
then ride the bike up & put it back togeather on the road "track"
took about a hour or so all up...
A leaner car can be built quite light as it is pivoting on the bike & there
is very little stress on the car or bike compaired to a ridged unit..

Ok .. thats enough I seem to be hijacking your thread....Sorry...


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No need to apologize. You have had plenty of experience with sidecars, so sharing your experiences with us is a good thing. Because there are very few sidecars in the U.S. And half of the ones we see are attached to Harley-Davidson Big Twins....ARH