Welcome to new member Michael Gill! :-) Please tell us a little about yourself and your interest in leaning sidecars, like the Flexit? Warm regards, John...
Hello, I have purchased a used Flex-It leaning sidecar, I think it is an '89 model. Is there any manuals avaliable? Also any help you could bestow on your...
... Hi Michael ! :-) So where are your located? And what is the motorcycle your Flexit is attached to? So 1989 - comes with an 8" aluminum wheel, and was...
I thought that I had already uploaded this file. I guess that I have been remiss. This Word Document has image files (jpegs) of each page - NOT text - of the...
Also, does the company who makes flexit sidecars still exist? I am looking to buy a bike and a leaning sidecar, and have been very frustrated with finding any...
Hi Dave, the Flexits production ended in about 2004 with just a handful being produced in Holland. I can't help you with the Armec though, however I'm sure...
... with finding ... Armec is still in business. <http://www.armec.com/sidewinder.html> So is Swing. <http://www.schwenkergespanne.de/> There is a French...
The Armec company still exist - an US importer is also in place www.armec.com In Germany it Mobec is an autorized dealer. www.mobec.de I have bought a german...
Hi Tim and Everyone! :-) I forgot about Mobec, another Germany company which like Armec and Trans Moto primarily makes rigid sidecars, but also makes a...
Hi Tim! :-) Be advised that Side Bike only made the TORO for 4 years during the 1990s. Side Bike has since moved on to much more sofisticated integrated...
Hi Dave! :-) ... The short answer is "no". If you want a Flexit, you will have to one used. There are about 70 in North America, including Canada. I had...
Hi all / Tim I'm assembling a Kalich style side car for additional luggage space. I'm in Australia so needs to be on the left. Question how much higher is the...
If Tim or anyone else has more detail on either the Kalich or Armec side car mountings It might save a bit of experimentation. I too have been looking at this...
... Hi Boris! :-) I have responded off-line to you with information and photos. There is such a manufacturing vacuum when it comes to leaning sidecars, that...
Hi Boris Where in Aus are you? I have a Flexit just NE of Melbourne and there are others in Perth & Gold Coast if you want to have a look-see at the...
If Tim or anyone else has more detail on either the Kalich or Armec side car mountings It might save a bit of experimentation. ... Having the front mount...
Hi Steve, I'm a fireman in Chicago in the states. Luckily we don't have to deal with that type of fire here in the city. But did when I was in the army a few...
... But did when I was in the army a few years ago. Until you do it you can't appreciate the amount of physical exertion it takes to fight that type of fire....
Tim Thanks for the photos and detail. It all helps in the research. Steve I'm in Tasmania the island state with little or no straight roads. Hence my desire to...
... desire to retain the ability to lean in the corners. Mainly looking to build extra luggage space on a low flat deck Kalich style, easy to remove when not...
Photo in misc photos. It can be deleted if it's getting to far away from core subject of this forum. Triumph Tiger 96 with Trailer made from rear end of...
Tim yes I've seen these before. It's what inspired me to build my own a few years ago. I'll send a picture. It's an off road version made to go behind my...
Hi Boris If you're just after more luggage space, have you considered one of those single-wheeled trailers? One of the Melb sidecar crowd has one that he tugs...
... Hi Boris! :-) The wife and I had the opportunity to visit Tasmania in December of 1999. Fabulous place! Very Oregon like. Got to see a fair amount of...
HI there you mean on of these, http://www.uni-go-trailers.com/index.htm Looks a great trailer, but to be honest a good two wheeled trailer wont be noticed I...
No need to go all the way to Texas - the Uni-Go is manufactured in Christchurch, New Zealand - so just over the lake for Ben in Tassie. And yes, it's a Uni-go...
Hi, ... The Uni-Go WAS made in New Zealand. That company went under and sold it to a group in Texas where it is now being manufactured, I'm pretty sure. If...