Velorex Chair

[Jim]

Saw an advert on Facebook yesterday for a '71 Honda CB450... no title, $1200.
Not needing a Honda 450, I clicked on it anyway... like you do.
Anyway, turns out the little CB comes with a sidecar...

Sent the guy a message asking if he would let "just" the chair go for say... $400? His reply was "Hell yes!!"
Fuck me, what have I done....
About Two and a half hrs east on the dreaded I-70. There and back and here it sits in my driveway.

It's a 2002 Velorex model 562, no damage, looks to be mostly there.... now what?

 

[Kevin Kruse]

Flake it out and slap it on the RD

Nice score

 

[MrBultaco]

Well, you could sell it to Gary or start working on your Triumph/Yamaha 'outfit'...you know, only if you 'don't have anything else going on at the moment.

 

[Wingedwheel]

now what?

Put it in an area where you can sit in it,drink beer and ponder your other projects.

 

[mrtwowheel]

Cool. My dog would love that.

 

[Jim]

Cool. My dog would love that.

There's a story here in all this that I'll share later...

 

[willis]

I’ve been interested in doing a side hack for years. That’s a great score. I haven’t seen one up here for under 1200 in beat up shape.

 

[Miker Vee]

Looking good.
Always wanted to try a sidecar to play with. Seems like so much fun!
Picked up this aluminium bodied Duna some years ago, to hang off of one of my derailed XS projects.
Every time I walk past its jet fighter nose, it makes me giggle.

 

[Jim]

Chair isn't much good without mounting hardware. Fer shure they don't give those bits away...

 

[Jim]

Convert 1-/38" to metric. That's your clue...

 

[Miker Vee]

I found very little literature on calculations and construction practices for building a sidecar rig.

For those who can read German, I wholeheartedly recommend these books:

- Das 1 x 1 für Gespannfahrer
Grundlagenwissen über Krafträder mit Beiwagen

- Motorradgespanne im Eigenbau Band 1
Fachwissen rund um das Motorrad mit Beiwagen

- Motorradgespanne im Eigenbau Band 2
Fachwissen rund um das Motorrad mit Beiwagen

- Fragen und Antworten
Fachwissen rund um das Motorrad mit Beiwagen


These books are published by Syburger Verlag GmbH
https://shop.tourenfahrer.de/motorrad-literatur/1-x-1-gespannfahrer
but can also be found on eBay etc.

Worth every cent, IMHO!

 

[mrtwowheel]

I think I remember the Clymer manual for the first GoldWings had some detailed info on sidecar set-up.

 

[Jim]

 

[Miker Vee]

@fredintoon would be proud, and tell you all about his subframe construction!

 

[Jim]

@fredintoon would be proud, and tell you all about his subframe construction!

Fred was a character, weren't he? I hope he's well.

 

[Jim]

Every time I walk past its jet fighter nose, it makes me giggle.

Pretty sure I'd giggle too. I think that's the coolest part of it.

 

[Mailman]

Well I’ve been waiting to see that sidecar rolled up next to your 650. It’s like gravity, they were destined to find each other!

 

[Kevin Werner]

Oh ... the adventure...

 

[Kevin Werner]

Oh ... the adventure...
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I discovered 'Wallace and Gromit" when I took my little girls to Sunday School and Pastor was unable to attend and "Grand Day out" was played instead for the class. https://ok.ru/video/4676183657038?fromTime=4

 

[Kevin Werner]

I discovered 'Wallace and Gromit" when I took my little girls to Sunday School and Pastor was unable to attend and "Grand Day out" was played instead for the class. https://ok.ru/video/4676183657038?fromTime=4