10-16-2017, 10:49 AM | #1 |
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Hawk Hack
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I have had a dusty velorex 562 sitting in the back of my garage for the past 3 years. Winter is around the corner here in Wisconsin and I was bored so I decided to try mounting the Velorex to my hawk! I still need to: - change out the rear sprocket from a 43T to 51T - tune steering geometry - do wiring for sidecar lights - figure out the sidecar aux brakes. All in good time I suppose! For now I am just enjoying the ridiculousness of it all at a max of 30mph Behold: |
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10-16-2017, 10:55 AM | #2 |
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All I can say is
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10-16-2017, 12:49 PM | #4 |
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I love it! I really need to find a hack.
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10-16-2017, 02:34 PM | #5 |
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Find or weldangrind?
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10-16-2017, 02:43 PM | #6 |
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That was the exact sidecar rig I was looking for to use with my V Star 650 Classic.
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10-16-2017, 03:07 PM | #7 |
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Hmmmmm! a little square tubing, tire and rim, Sheet metal work, I think I could fab one up. I might be able to get the wife ride with me. She used to ride all the time on the back of my other bikes. Now I can't get her on the back of my Hawk. She watched me climb to many steep hills and took many jumps. I think she got older and wiser lol.
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10-16-2017, 03:40 PM | #8 |
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You've peaked my interest in this. Can you share some pictures of the mounting points?
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10-16-2017, 03:59 PM | #9 | |
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http://www.velorexusa.com/Instructio...chment_kit.pdf http://www.velorexusa.com/parts.shtml And here's a link to more velorex documentation: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...2c?usp=sharing If you really wanna cheap out, you could fab this up yourself as well (probably). Here's the best picture I've got at the moment, I can take better pictures if you need them when I get home. Just tell me what you want. Also I think you have my number, so feel free to text with questions too. |
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10-16-2017, 04:05 PM | #10 |
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10-16-2017, 04:13 PM | #11 |
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Thanks, I would more than likely fab up everything myself. You know me, I'm a cheap bastard. I'm already looking up ideas and I'm supposed to be working lol. I have to fly this one up the pole with the wife. I would hate to do all that work and she still wouldn't want to ride. I know my daughter would in a heart beat. She would be out there helping me build it.
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10-16-2017, 10:23 PM | #12 |
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All you guys need is the uber app and ret to go
What will they think when you pull up for the pick up with that
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10-17-2017, 01:03 AM | #13 |
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Good to see a dirt hack...
well done.... I started building this for a couple years ago but put it on the back burner as i had no room.... it is one "well the main reason" I have built the new section onto my shed... so I can finish it... This unit will go on the XT660R... the bike will still beable to lean... As the bike leans the car steers into the corner by useing a bigger arc ratio on the front mount than the rear.. May have gone a bit overboard on the suspension but it has a quickly adjustable ride hight/leveling for diffrent loads... shock has adjustable spring preload/ rebound damping & compression damping.. HERE===> http://advrider.com/index.php?thread...#post-30012877 My sig on ADV has a link to my first one... a cargo leaner on a XR250 built a few years ago now.. I am surprise you are not using a sub frame to spread the load.......pitty the exhaust is in the way so you couldn't get a straight alinement on the top rear mount... keep a eye on it as it will want to turn.. see you havn't got alot of lead on the car wheel so your steering should not be to heavy ?.. sorry about the link to ADV rider.. but photobucket won't let me post the pics... .
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10-17-2017, 08:46 AM | #14 |
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Wamey, caught your video on FB. The wife wasn't too crazy about the idea until she saw the video of you driving nice and slow. She doesn't realize this is what we would be doing.
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10-17-2017, 08:49 AM | #15 |
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Pete, nice work on the frame.
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