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Uploaded by on Jun 24, 2010

Spent a couple of lovely sunny days building this. Did it because I wanted to see how a sidecar worked and how it felt to ride. This is due to buying one for my motorcycle. Then I just kept going and added a trailer too!!!

Also I sold my ped and haven't got a replacement for shifting stuff around town!

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  • @Gothtecdotcom how did you weld that. is the bike aluminum?

  • @YellowW1222 no

  • @Gothtecdotcom cuz all i know how to use/have is an arc welder

  • @YellowW1222 Arc welder is fine...

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  • @Gothtecdotcom Lower the center of gravity the more stable. The bike must weigh quite a bit.

  • Put an electric motor on it and you would have it all. This just shows that if you imagine it then you can build it.

  • like your style. do you find that cromoly is easy to weld with arc welder and do you think that brazing would suffice? one more thing mate i would think that the trailer hitch forks could have been mounted using nuts on the wheel rod. you are clever!

  • @Oberstfeldmeister As I learnt with this build and the numerous experts at hand, the more weight on the sidecar the more stable it is.... On some motorbikes, if you have a heavy bike then place a concret block under the sidecar platform to help with control and stability. I built this as a learning experience before buuilding a motorcycle one...

  • @spoddog1 I read somewhere in a description of a patent registration that for any sort of sidecar it would be advisable to have the sidecar's axle slightly behind that of the rear wheel. I have a handbuilt sidecar contraption here, and it doesn't seem to help much that the wheels line up. However, the whole outlay is a bit narrow so that maybe explains why the bike tends to tilt and topple :-)

    Besides I like this video, and the freaky way the whole thing has been put together.

  • line your rear wheels up. it makes them steer much better. i discovered that after my second one.

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