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Old 05-13-2013, 09:19 AM   #41
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I like side cars, but none of those (though #1 is by far the best).

It needs a certain look to be cool....

Old beemers and sidecars go hand in hand. I kinda want one like this setup
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Old 05-14-2013, 07:08 AM   #42
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Old beemers and sidecars go hand in hand. I kinda want one like this setup
Good luck. I've been looking for an old school R60 basketcase to restore and they are near impossible to find.

On the other hand, if you want one that's finished and ready to go, there are a few out there, but they do command a premium price.
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Old 05-14-2013, 07:13 AM   #43
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Good luck. I've been looking for an old school R60 basketcase to restore and they are near impossible to find.

On the other hand, if you want one that's finished and ready to go, there are a few out there, but they do command a premium price.
yeah, you have to know someone that has one to pretty much find one at a decent price. I wanted to restore one a few years ago and came to the same conclusion.
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Old 06-10-2013, 03:36 PM   #44
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Not a fanboy....I just admire the talent and rather envious I don't have the skills nor the resources to do the stuff he does

But this is badass

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Old 06-10-2013, 07:02 PM   #45
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What IS legal age (and/or height?) for a kid to ride with?
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Old 06-17-2013, 03:39 PM   #46
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I like this one...


I hope that guy fabricated that Ninja's front suspension himself, otherwise he must have paid someone several thousand dollars to do it, just for the privilege of having a car tire on it. I don't get it.
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Old 06-17-2013, 03:55 PM   #47
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I hope that guy fabricated that Ninja's front suspension himself, otherwise he must have paid someone several thousand dollars to do it, just for the privilege of having a car tire on it. I don't get it.
I think that's part of the 'kit'... I've seen them in other colors before. I'd suspect that if you're spending that sort of scratch on a new bike and a sidecar that likely costs about the same as the bike itself, money outlay isn't a huge concern.
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Old 06-17-2013, 09:18 PM   #48
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I hope that guy fabricated that Ninja's front suspension himself, otherwise he must have paid someone several thousand dollars to do it, just for the privilege of having a car tire on it. I don't get it.
It's not for the "privilege" of having a car tire. With a sidecar, the front wheel no longer pivots around its horizontal axis. It simply rotates. The forces applied to the front-end are completely different. This is why you usually see sidecar rigs with Earles suspensions and similar designs instead of forks.
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Old 06-17-2013, 10:41 PM   #49
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Hmm, well the other bikes in this thread seem to have normal forks and tires

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Old 06-18-2013, 01:08 PM   #50
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Hmm, well the other bikes in this thread seem to have normal forks and tires
Newer bikes are stronger than the old designs and can handle the forces better but, still aren't ideal. They work though. Take a look at the forks on the BMW at the top of the page, those forks are pretty beefy for that era. I "think" the beemers of that era were expected to have sidecars a lot and were beefed-up a bit. A regular motorcycle tire doesn't live a long life on sidecars or trikes. Do a google search for "sidecar fork design" and you'll see a lot of what I'm talking about. Some of the BMW's have the swingarm from the frame to the center of the forks on newer bikes instead of an Earles design.
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