Do you have pictures yet!? Your setup seems really cool. Buddy of mine wants to add a street car to his Streetglide...
I've been very cautious with this and plan on taking the training course for it as soon as I can. What I've been doing in the meanwhile is reading the David Hough sidecar book (the "yellow" book) each evening and practicing different maneuvers in my free time. I've already been practicing emergency braking on straights and on left and right turns but thanks for suggesting it anyhow. Your idea of having the shop check the connections is a good idea. Thanks.LittleBear said:Archon,
If this is your first hack, you should do some practice in parking lots for stopping and fast starts. Get familiar with the handleing in emergency situations.
After you have ridden it awhile have the shop check all the attachments for alignment and tightness.
And enjoy. Cool looking hack.
Thank you for your friendly thoughts. I don't have a dog or I would put it in the sidecar. Probably just as well since the wife really likes it. It is fun and people really notice it. What surprises me is all the cagers that smile and act friendly. What is it with this? I usually got scowls from them when the Road King was solo.LAF said:Very nice looking. It must be cool as you don't see many these days.
When I was a kid one of our neighbors had what I think was and old BMW and he had this HUGE Beagle that he would take in the side car, they went everywhere together. That dog and him were one of many great experiences, and memory's with "bikers" when I was young.
Have fun on it and it does look very nice. I congratulate you on learning another riding discipline that few will.
Very cool looking...Archon said:Thank you for your friendly thoughts. I don't have a dog or I would put it in the sidecar. Probably just as well since the wife really likes it. It is fun and people really notice it. What surprises me is all the cagers that smile and act friendly. What is it with this? I usually got scowls from them when the Road King was solo.
Well I think you need to get ready for some sticker shock so be really sure you want one. I figure that cost wise I've strapped a new Sportster onto the side of the Road King. My costs for everything that you see - sidecar, matching paint job, raked trees, labor for above and set up costs at a total of about $9K. Set up was, I think, $450. Check the Liberty web site for specifics. I chose to have them do it cause everything I read suggested it was far better to have an experienced person do it then spend weeks getting it right. Also, the rear top mount to the Road King goes just in front of the side panel of the bike and requires welding a special plate on. I can't weld so I'd have to haul the car and the bike around to get this done. So it was simpler to have the manufacturer do it all. It was worth that added expense as it drives very smoothly.gbenner said:Archon,looks cool.
Would you mnd giving some idea of what these cost?
Is installation a big deal, or easy (I might be able to change the oil if I had too).
thx, greg
Yes the rain is really getting on my nerves. The sidecar has no problem with it but the windshield, faceshield and glasses all eventually become impossible to see with and going home in the dark makes it worse.fourstar said:Looks good. I like the idea about moving the controls into the hack. That would freak out some people. Could you imagine riding down the street in the hack with the bike unmanned, screaming like the machine was out of control...
I saw on the news today that Seattle has had 30 straight days of rain. My condolences.