Yes I have been warned by a sidecar friend of mine not to take anyone in it the
first couple times out and avoid the highway until I'm familiar... I so looking
forward to it, but at the same time I just love the solo riding. Guess I'm going
to learn how to connect, setup and disconnect the sidecar fairly well.

Cheers


--- In thechangjiangexperience@yahoogroups.com, george baker <geo46er@...>
wrote:
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> Greetings,
>      I can't imagine that it would be seeing that the vast majority of Chang
bike/sidecar combinations run with the standard telescopic fork front end.  Of
course, you'll have to understand that sidecar handling is a compromise at best.
When you accelerate or go up a hill the sidecar will pull the bike to the right,
when you brake (think they are bad enough on a solo) the sidecar will pull the
bike left, carry a passenger the effect becomes greater, and the first time you
lift the sidecar wheel on a right hand curve is always exciting. In spite of all
that I will agree with you that owning and riding a Chang is fun.
>  
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              GB 
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> --- On Sat, 7/4/09, scosha <scosha@...> wrote:
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> From: scosha <scosha@...>
> Subject: Re: [the Chang Jiang Experience] question about earles fork for a
solo
> To: thechangjiangexperience@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 5:37 AM
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> Just curious... my chang is solo, and for the recordout of all the bikes I
have ever ridden this is by far the most fun.
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> That being said my sidecar is arriving next week, I don't have a leading link
fork, just what I assume is the standard conventional telescopic Chang forks...
is this going to be a problem riding with the side rig on?
>
> Cheers
>
> --- In thechangjiangexperi ence@yahoogroups .com, "clay" <hclayjones@ ...>
wrote:
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> > I was quite surprized to find the hack far easier to push then the solo with
feels out of balance and with too little rake...ran into some lately who was
making either hardtail frames out of the chang squishtail or making the whole
frame...
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> > --- In thechangjiangexperi ence@yahoogroups .com, "mckinnonpj" <mckinnonpj@
> wrote:
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> > > Hi Clay: Can you expend a bit on what you found unsettling about the CJ
solo. I only rode a solo for short ride but it sort of felt like it had a
lateral hinge in the middle of the frame, which is one reason why I never went
ahead with a solo project. However, my '99 TDM 850 come along ..... Cheers, Phil
> > >
> > > --- In thechangjiangexperi ence@yahoogroups .com, "clay" <hclayjones@ >
wrote:
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> > > > I have the exact same bike in hack and solo.. in IMO these are not solo
friendly...
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> > > >
> > > > -- In thechangjiangexperi ence@yahoogroups .com, "Dan Cason" <dnantha@>
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> > > > > Ive ridden earls forks solo . On a couple /2 BMW'conversions, and on
my
> > > > > piece of crap Dnepr. I tried both positions on the BMW earls forks and
> > > > > it made a difference in handling when I moved the pins to the solo
> > > > > position. Our Leading link forks dont have this feature as far as I
> > > > > know. My Dnepr ( I say "my" because the doctors said I should try to
> > > > > take the blame for my own mistakes and stop blamming the aliens. )
Must
> > > > > have been them though....My Dnepr rode like it was mushy in sand or
> > > > > something. All those crappy commie rubber bushings. Whoa!! Bad
> > > > > memory....The experts like George or Gerald could tell about the trail
> > > > > of the front end and other engineering stuff but for me, it made a
> > > > > difference. A lot of guys are riding solo on stock CJ tube forks and
it
> > > > > apparently works for them....Dan out.--- In
> > > > > thechangjiangexperi ence@yahoogroups .com, Richard Cook <wrote:
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> > > > > > Nor cookiecookr@ > mine.
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> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Richard
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> > > > > > --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Alex Sargeant alexsar@ wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > From: Alex Sargeant alexsar@
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [the Chang Jiang Experience] question about earles fork
> > > > > for a solo
> > > > > > To: thechangjiangexperi ence@yahoogroups .com
> > > > > > Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:08 PM
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> > > > > > I've never tried mine solo, but I can report the Chang fork (at
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> > > > > mine, which is factory made from 1981) does not have adjustable trail
> > > > > for switching from sidecar to solo use like the BMW forks did.
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> > > > > > Alex
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> > > > > > From: Richard <ricklarsen1@ yahoo.com>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Subject: [the Chang Jiang Experience] question about earles fork for
a
> > > > > solo
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To: thechangjiangexperi ence@yahoogroups .com
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 3:39 PM
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> > > > > > Hi Group, I was also wondering about driving a solo with a leading
> > > > > link fork. Has anyone done this?
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> > > > > > --- In thechangjiangexperi ence@yahoogroups .com, "sweden_cj"
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> > > > > > > I have problems with 3rd gear kicking out. It is not possible to
get
> > > > > the gear stay in 3rd at all.
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> > > > > > > Does not matter if I shift up or down, still same problem. Never
> > > > > happens on 1,2 or 4th.
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> > > > > > > Using hand lever makes no difference which makes me think the gear
> > > > > segment is what causes this.
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> > > > > > > I have not tried to adjust the foot shifter as I have no problems
> > > > > but 3rd gear.
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> > > > > > > How much can you check without having to disassemble the whole
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which
> > > > > is ok with the side car mounted. Will this type of front suspension
work
> > > > > if I run my bike as a solo? When I lived in China I was told it would
be
> > > > > dangerous. Anyone have experience of this?
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