| Author | Message | ||
     Hippyjoe |
Here is a pic I dug up somewhere, so I know it has been done.  Anybody have any experience doing this? I can get an old glass hack, only issue is finding the mounts. Which can be a big issue. | ||
| Mikef5000 |
That's crazy! | ||
| Bartimus |
that would be mine, since it says Bart's Buell on it!  Actually, the mounts shouldn't be a problem if you know a good fabricator and welder. | ||
| Hippyjoe |
I can cut and weld. The problem with a Buell is there's no bottom frame rail. Normally on a sidecar the two lower mounts are the strongest. So I'm wondering, first of all, how to get around not having a lower frame rail. Even more important, how does it handle? | ||
| Sparky |
The guy to ask about mounting a hack to a Buell is Doug Bingham of Side Strider. He's installed a Velorex SC to a Cyclone owned by a Glendale BRAG member. How does it handle? OK, if you know how to drive one, otherwise, weird and dangerous -- like all sidecars would be if you didn't know. | ||
| Lake_bueller |
I'll admit I don't know the first thing about sidecars. But if you look closely at that picture, you'll see a mount going up to the front brace that holds one of the helm joints. There's another where the tank & tailsection meet. I'd venture to guess there's one more on the tubing used for the passenger pegs. Interesting concept. But I'm not sure why you'd use an S1  | ||
| Dennis_c |
If you can't wheelie with a side hack on there I don't want it   | ||
| Hippyjoe |
Sparky, thanks, I emailed Doug and he's sending me some info. Dennis- sidecars are easy to wheelie, except you're going side-up instead of front-up. Dog really digs it. | ||
| Rex |
I like it.....rex | ||
| Oli |
A bit weird but not so bad...  | ||
| Newfie_buell |
Why bother, Get one of these!!!!! Dnepr MT10-36 They can be found on Ebay for about the same price your going to pay for a sidecar/mounts to put on a Buell  Also, with respect to driving a bike with a hack, basically take everything you know about riding a motorcycle, throw it out and relearn. (Message edited by Newfie_Buell on January 31, 2007) | ||
| Hippyjoe |
I only want one bike in my life, and it ain't a neeper. My buddy lived on a Ural for a few years, he averaged a motor a year. Even with free parts from the factory that's a lot of hassle. Plus they're slower than scat. This is my other bike.  If I can rig up a hack to my M2 then I can sell the shovel. I only want one bike in my life. I can get an old glass hack and generic mounts for under a grand. I just have to see how to rig the lower mounts to a tube frame, build a subframe, whatever. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
what about the frames that they use for stunts and incorporating that into the sidecar. | ||
| Hippyjoe |
Not sure what that is... | ||
| Nevrenuf |
http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/253847.html?1169768198 this is from back in the archives |
