Hi all, I was wondering if any of you out there have ever had to replace the rod end joints on the front of the flexit chasis. One of mine has obviously been...
Hi Paul ! :-) ... Your interest in finding a source for these rod ends is something you and I have common. Your comments remind me that rod end that ...
Paul, I have found that the hiem joint was available at the local bolt supply store. Nothing special about them except I think it was metric. I took the old...
Hi Derrick! :-) Excellent! Please post the information of your supply source and details (if you have them) on the type, size, and thread. Even better...
Seems that there's nothing straight forward about flexits. Derrick, if your local store can supply the joint for 20 dollars, about £11, then I may about to...
Just a footnote - I have been assuming that the front hiems joint on my H-frame was factory original, and it may NOT be original. There some prety good photos...
Hi John, just like you I assumed that the rose/hiems joints on my H frame are original, and the fact that the fit into the sidecar body is very snug only...
Hi all, I mailed EZS in Holland about the availability of the rose/hiems joint. They do stock replacements but they are not the original ASKUBAL manufactured...
Hello, i replaced the rose/hiems joint on my flexit with a new one coming from ezs. (Around summer 2005). This one has no seals, the bearing is an "open"...
Both the Flexit Owners Manual and the Cross Section.jpg in the "Files" portion ofthis web site are for the newer Flexit H-frame. Does anyone have the same...
The file copy of the Flexit Owners Manual that we have on this web site seems to be incomplete by one sketch that it refers us to: "SIDE CAR SUSPENSION To...
Just a quick note to express my thanks to Gert Hannes for sending me the page 3 sketch that explains the 90mm (3.5") ride height guideline. It was a piece of...
I want to express my appreciation for the previous files posted by Steve Kealy of the Flexit Owners Manual and Cross Section.jpg diagram on September 23, 2002....
Hey John I'm just sorry it took me so long to remember that I'd put those details up on the site - blame it on Old-Simon's disease... Also, I put an air guage...
Hello, i also made a system to check the pressure on the air suspension. I simply used a small hose (the same diameter as the ones coming from the compressor),...
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... For me it is actually re-assuring to learn just how common air loss in the air suspension is. Nice to know that "I" am not the only one. <grin> When I...
Hi Gert, I wondered who had the flexit-diversion combination I saw on the club homepage, now I know. I have the flexit-trident combination which was on the...
Hello, it's always nice to help someone out, with a small efford. The measurement between the centerline of the motorcycle and the centerline of the flexit...
... Hello, yes I just built it. I am a new member. Dave invited me in sidecar forum. It's Velorex 562 modified and mounted to '78 Yamaha XS750 triple. I went...
Greetings skiri251, As the owner of a 1978 yamaha xs750e I must say you have created the bike and box of my dreams. esthetically pleasing and exceptionally ...
Hello greenman, fellow tripler! I used existing center stand brackets for the rear and generic U clamps came with Velorex for the front (You can buy them from...
skiri251 wrote "The rear pivot point is 5" closer to the sidecar from the bike centerline. I read about this offsetting on the Web. That may be the key. I read...
Hello, thanks. ... Well, it was discussed in another forum (www.sidecar.com) which I am a member. You can search the threads with my user name "skiri251" ...
