| Author | Message | ||
     Thumper74 |
I was planning on doing a Blast trike with an ATV rear diff, but I rode a three wheeler and I'm not a fan... Jackie and I were talking about getting a touring-ish bike for us, but after Wolfridgerider's Blast hack, we started discussing side cars. Due to the engine mounting on an XB, I can't have my 100 horsepower sidecar rig. I've talked to a few places and they said that most bike will handle a sidecar just fine. I'm curious though, would an 883 be enough bike for cruising at 70mph? Long distance riding, etc? Would I be better served getting a Dyna? | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Get the Sporty.. Talk to Greg in service at A.D. He had a Sportster/Sidecar rig until it got ran over by a van..... cool story... one lucky bastard! | ||
| Nevrenuf |
get the sporty and put some buell parts on it for a little more umph. | ||
| Bbbob |
maybe go with a 1200 Sporty, I would think i would deal better with the added weight | ||
| Phat_j |
get the 883, then put the buell 1200 top end on it, that way you get the insurance price of the 883....... but shhhh dont tell anyone | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
No reason to stray from the Buell fold in search of the perfect side hack. Here is my official announcement of the Buell Ulysses side car outfit, which I made in November 2005. Evidently my confidential source in Buell was a bit premature, as the model was never produced. Don't know why exactly.  http://badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142838/160063.html?1142447491 Another, more modern approach is the German Sauer Buell outfit with custom front fork: http://www.dogworldmag.com/mcn/world_motor/WorldMC10.pdf | ||
| Pushrodpete |
I've got a hack on my Kawi W650 and it pulls to 70-75mph depending on wind and slope. That's a bike with mid-30's in HP and torque. (Don't know the exact power ratings -- if I was worried aboot that, I sure as hell wouldn't own a W650...  ) Anyhoo, you don't REAAAAALLLLY want to have a hack going much faster than that anyways..... | ||
| Ulendo |
old bmw K bikes make good, and reasonably cheap hack haulers - I've got an '85 K100RT that I've been thinking of adding a hack to so I can haul my kids along. decent power, good sized fuel tank, good aerodynamics/wind coverage, heavy enough that the hack doesnt effect handling too adversely ... and because its all been done before, parts, and complete kits are easy to find. | ||
| Thumper74 |
That was my logic in the 883. I'd like to find an 883R for the dual discs and higher suspension and then do a Buell top end in the spring | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Why not a big Tuber hack? Took these of an X1 here in France a couple of years back. sorry about the picture quality it's a phone camera.   | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
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| Paint_shaker |
I'd like to see a sinlge seater version of that last one! | ||
| Newfie_buell |
I've got a Dnepr MT10-36 with sidecar. It will neve see 60mph unless you drop it from a helicopter. | ||
| Oldog |
}I've got a Dnepr MT10-36 with sidecar. It will neve see 60mph unless you drop it from a helicopter. how do you pronounce Dnepr? "Nep-er"?, D-nep-er drop it from a copter, from your descriptions I did not think you could lift it from a copter. } |
