This week's ride comes from Tin Man2 and it's a custom built hack...
Dennis built a custom sidecar so his wife Sandy could ride and it is sweet:
The Bike is a 1975 Iron-head I restored a couple of years ago and never rode much. My Wife can't ride a"normal"bike, so I decided to build a sidecar rig using frame building info I got on the ADV Rider forum. I found the Case farm tractor grill at an antique tractor show,modified it and built the body to fit. After a lot of welding, grinding, sanding and painting (took me half the summer), I'm happy with the results. The lean angle and tow angle are adjustable, so I'm sure I can dial it in for a slow cruiser come spring.
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very,very nice...what made you pick the tractor grill? great job incorporating it into the side car(incorporating the sidecar to the grill?)any need to alter the shock settin(or shocks themselves) to make this work?
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willyobiker, Thanks for your comment. The Tractor Grill idea came from my background and interest in old Farm Tractors. Every year my Brother and I attend a couple Tractor, Steam Engine and Stationary Engine shows. When I decided to build a Sidecar I just remembered the shape and picked up an old Grill at the Oakley Antique Tractor show in Michigan, Tractors and Harleys seem to go hand in hand.LOL.
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"the more i ride, the less likely i'll die in bed"
willyobiker-owner MYB farm and campground
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Bike Painter/Restorer and Aermacchi Nutcase !