Well I am finally on the road and enjoying the ride. Want to take the safety course but its not offered until June. I am still very cautious on the curves;...
some sober advice..dont even think about 'flying' it on purpose. keep it on the ground and enjoy safe riding. just hope you never 'fly ' it in an emegency...
Well, yes and no. Yes, it kind of goes back to countersteering, but how much time do you have riding a 2 wheeler with 300 pounds of stuff hung off one side of...
Thank you very much! I will get the material you suggest but I will also be very cautious and progress slowly. I will also take the sidecar course next June. I...
NO!!!!! You are not driving a motorcycle anymore. You are pushing a plow. I use 2 50lb sacks of play sand in the rear of the car for counterweight when the...
Without trying to start a flame war here, if you never fly the car on purpose your chance of controlling the rig when it flys 'not on purpose' during an...
I believe you need to be able to 'fly' on demand. But more importantly be able to handle the unexpected 'raise' of the car in a tightening corner or evasive...
... attach to this bike and keep the Terraplane for now. Thanks for looking. In Vetter_SC@yahoogroups.com, "Larry Willis" <kbikemaniac@y...> ... on ... ...
Excellent advice! cudos! ray ... From: bmw To: Vetter_SC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 6:06 AM Subject: [Vetter_SC] Re: Learning to go from...
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Oct 6, 2004 3:57 pm
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thanks for the very informative post. lots of good tips there. however, I have a balance problem, and lose control when my head is away from vertical. thats...
Well Bob, you are a special case (as we all know ;) ), and I'd bet you ride well ballasted or with a passenger bigger than that pup of yours. I'd suggest you...
Ron, I ride a lot with no passenger, cruising the back roads and hills around here with no problems. every day to the store, post office, whatever. the...
At the Bean Blossom Rally in Indiana this past summer, I saw a couple of Terraplanes that had the sidecar wheel converted and now run a nice car tire and...
I made my own out of lexan, for $25.pics are in the photo section Bob ... From: "Larry Willis" <kbikemaniac@...> To: <Vetter_SC@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
Been thinking of doing that myself, and getting a better shock, maybe a gas tank. Anybody ever hookup a terraplane to a CBX?? Figure that might make for a nice...
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I see a guy here in milwaukee area all the time with a TP and car wheel. I think he has a ford focus 13" wheel. you lose the disc brake tho. I have a 5 gal...
if its made out of plexiglass, be careful not to tighten the hold down bolts too much. finger tight, then just a little more with a wrench. if its lexan, no...
It has been pretty quiet lately. AS the season winds down for some of us I thought that I'd ask for some input from all members. If you have pictures (I...
yeah, it has been very quiet around here. last weekend my wife and I went for a nice fall ride in the hills around here. my Beemer buddy on 2 wheels...
hey ya'll, anybody ever make a cbx/terraplane rig? I've got a 79 that I think would make a great tug, lots of power. Doesnt look too bad as far as...
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Just got back from the last official ride of the year for the Wis BMW motorcycle owners club...called the 'President's Snowflake Ride'. temps were around 50,...
atleast it was motorcycle related. I was in a honda cb group and was bombarded with spam touting everything from "better mortage rates" to "viagra". I missed...
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my project this winter is building 2 work stands to drive the rig up on, for tuneups, cleaning ETC..heres a link..super stands! ...
Sorry if this is off topic to our group, but a fellow sidecarrist friend of mine is in trouble and needs help. The following missive is from the sidecar group ...
Hello Everyone, My name is George, and I used to work for Vetter Fairing from 1980 until it was aquired by Bell Helmets (I think 1983) and then for Bell...
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