Gary, to an irregular rider of many and varied sidecars, and a motorcycle mechanic, I think it is largely a sidecar "thing" and many hack riders would have...
Hi Gary. Comments that dont help me in Aus. either Gary, but I see it as "networking". Who lives near where, thats into old stuff, in case yours takes a dump...
So far nobody mentioned tow in. 2-3 degrees lean out is good, that's usually about an inch lean out on the motorcycle. Check your tow in between the...
Robin Markey
IndianRobn@...
Jan 1, 2006 2:54 pm
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Gary You'll need to adjust your steering damper really tight to help stop the wobbling. I have an Indian side car on my 1950 and had an Indian Mechanic mount...
Arthur R Croft
roncroft@...
Jan 1, 2006 2:59 pm
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Larry, Sounds like a good deal on starting. I would assume you lower the choke lever 1 or 2 notches. Ron...
Arthur R Croft
roncroft@...
Jan 1, 2006 3:00 pm
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Hey guys, the answer is a steering shock. Period. I have at the very least 50K milesd side car experence. Ron...
Arthur R Croft
roncroft@...
Jan 1, 2006 3:04 pm
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There is a drawing on the Swedish Indian club home page. How to adjust the toe in. See : http://web.telia.com/~u23105455/startsidan.htm Another question...
Ups ! clik English version , click links , click service shots. Michael 351 ... From: egholt@... To: VirtualIndian@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 01,...
Ron, Thanks for your advice and also from everyone else...I will tighten down the steering dampener first to see the response.. I do not have much adjustment...
In a message dated 1/1/2006 9:00:05 AM Central Standard Time, ... Yes, i ran a full 1 inch of toe on my 48 Chief w/56 HD hack. It handled excellent and no...
Thanks for the drawing information, I am now very curious to see how my set-up compares to the drawing measurements, although do not appear to have much room...
How difficult is it to R&R the Indian sidecar (i have a 48 chief)??? I've never owned and Indian hack but it appears that the connexions are a lynch pin fit...
05 was a real hoot! havent done much riding ,just real buzy w the cafe and it has been a succes. hopefully , i`ll be able to attend some events in 06. Paula...
andre De Chartran
vieumotard@...
Jan 1, 2006 5:19 pm
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Gary, You adjust the rear side car bracket by adding washers to the bolt that goes thru the crash bar hole. You have the side car bracket correct. Facing...
Arthur R Croft
roncroft@...
Jan 1, 2006 5:25 pm
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Gary, I might add that the side cars mounted by the local Indian mechanic including his own are all telescopic Indians. I'm not sure how you would attach a...
Arthur R Croft
roncroft@...
Jan 1, 2006 5:25 pm
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Packard, I'm running 3/4 inch on my 46 Indian side car attached to my 1950 Indian. So we are pretty close. I have 6700 miles on the side car tire with no...
Arthur R Croft
roncroft@...
Jan 1, 2006 5:26 pm
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Packard, Your right. I pull the bolt on the middle bracket clevis that is under my seat and lean the bike out and onto the side stand. Then I pull the front...
Arthur R Croft
roncroft@...
Jan 1, 2006 5:28 pm
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Basically every chief has it quirks so if your bike needed choking before without a starter it will probably need choking with a starter. The one good thing...
Humor me. Can someone recommend an ELECTRIC motor that turns 25 - 150 rpm with lots of torque and is 12 VOLT capable of running off of a 12v CAR BATTERY. It...
He, he, he.....just make sure ya hang on on that first ride... later Rick Abbott ... From: Fred Johansen <redfred47@...> To: VirtualIndian@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi Mike: I can't answer the question directly, but any time I need to know something about working on my '54 Chevy pickup, I go to the Filling Station in...
Jeffrey J. Reynolds
jeff-reynolds@...
Jan 1, 2006 7:49 pm
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Mike di you get the info i sent you. In a message dated 1/1/2006 2:51:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, jeff-reynolds@... writes: Hi Mike: I can't answer...
Another easy way to support a sidecar when removal is required is use one of those cheap ($16.00) furniture movers from Harbor Freight the wood ones with four...
What comes to mind is a 12v electric boat winch motor. They sell different sizes depending on the boats weight. John...
hdcruiser@...
Jan 1, 2006 10:16 pm
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For what it's worth, here's some more general info on sidecar setup, it's from the UK, so I suspect that the sidecar is on the left side, but the theory is the...
Just after the xmas VI went online, I got two more great stories. I have spent the last couple of days making pages for them, and have added them to the xmas...
Ron, Now that I think about the toe-in, shimmming the rear mount bracket will make the adjustment as you recommend...do not have any more adjustment inside of...
