Just received a reply from the people at Merriam telling me they no longer are producing the Terraplane, they said a Chinese company bought them out. Any idea...
I doubt very much if they are being built there..now or later. Why would you want a chinese Terraplane, anyway? They would be of crude manufacture. there are...
I would like to see a Chinese terraplane. It would be better than nothing. And as much as I hate to say it all the stuff coming from China isn't as junky as it...
Tell that to my buddy, Jim Bryant, in China. He buys new Chiang Jiang bikes and puts BMW engines in them, then resells them. electronics are good, but...
Chiang Jiangs are a whole different matter. You can't base all Chinese mfg on this bike that for all possible reasons might still be made from tooling that the...
I bought 3 chaings from Jim, have one left. Not a bad sidecar, put one on a harley and sold the other outright. 2 satisfied customers! The last one im...
There were 2 other Terraplanes at the RDV besides mine......Tim Smith from wis, and another couple , I cant remember their names, or where they were from. :o( ...
I will be selling mine, but not until I find a different sidecar I am looking for. Bob in Wis '73 BMW R75/5 conversion, '77 R100RS engine, earles forks, ...
Just wondering if anyone else has tried to "beef" up the front end with a spring bushing/spacer. I have made a spacer with UMH poly about 1 inch thick and put...
I had spacers from PVC pipe above my fork springs on my /5. worked great. Then I installed an Earles fork on the /5 and got instant power steering! I needed to...
1990 Kawasaki Concours with Unit leading link front end and 1993 CF II sidecar. Before the RDV we tightened the steering stem bearings as they were hand tight...
I would really like to keep it, but need a larger Tub for the wife and dogs. no $$$ for 2 or more rigs. :o( Bob in Wis '73 BMW R75/5 conversion, '77 R100RS...
Make a doublewide terraplane! Hey Bob, where exactly did you get the tp trim??? I've been to a couple of boat places out here and couldn't find it. If its...
Hey Bob does Ray's suggestion sound familiar...LOL. Ray , sorry you missed the RDV....if your travels take you anywhere near central Pa. be sure to let me...
I got the stuff in Franklin, a southern suburb of milwaukee. About 15 miles from me, towards chicago, on Ryan road. Place called Kendor. I was just over there...
Claude, where is the sidecar catalog you mentioned? been looking in USCA site for it but cant find it. I found a chinese sidecar manufaturer, but no web site. ...
Thanks Kev. I couldn't find any reference to the chinese TP claude mentioned. Bob ... From: hahnda2 To: Vetter_SC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 10,...
I will make the Rondeevoo III for sure. Surely missed on this end, still looking forward to meeting you and the group! I feel like a cub fan, just wait til...
I hear ya on the chicago traffic, if I have to go on a trip most times I leave at 2-3 am just to beat the I-80 atrocities. Looking at a house in Cairo...
Bob, Well heck I maybe was mistaken. I see in the catalog about the Swiss Elgi but not a Chinese rig. I tried searching the net for Japanese and Chinese ones...
yeah i saw that guy name Egli using vetter terraplanes over in europe. I'll keep on looking also. K-ray always talkin about building a double wide..he's got 3...
I e-mailed Merriam Cycle in Kansas. They were selling a reproduction Terraplane that was made by a company in Washington state. THAT company went broke and a...
Nice to hear from you, Mike! heres the link to the rally. http://www.nationalmcmuseum.org/default.asp I wont be attending, as we are committed to our BMW club...
I like to take mine off once in a while cause I like to ride a 2 wheel vehicle also. Bought a Vetter cause it comes off easily and I only need it when my son...
from your reply, I take it that your wife rides on the back of the bike with you when the TP is on. That is a VERY dangerous thing to do! It will make the bike...
After 6 years of telling my son I was going to work or taking him for short rides with him sitting in front of me (dangerous). I found a local gentleman...
Thats great news, Wrangler! I know Gary from several rallys, and know he will do a super job on the setup. I hope you will be using the 3 point mount on the...
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