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Re: [the Chang Jiang Experience] question about earles fork for a solo

Well I figured it would be a bit piggish... what can you expect from adding that
weight to one side of a bike... Anyway I'm looking forward to it. Actually I've
been tracking the container my side car is in from China...
http://www.hanjin.com/eservice/enis/en/cargo/Cargo.do
just pick container and fill in the number off your shipping details.

Right now it's just east of Thunder Bay... will be here Wed.

Can't wait!

Cheers

--- In thechangjiangexperience@yahoogroups.com, widowactor <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> I'd compare the handling of a sidecar rig to driving with a permanent fat
chick in the passenger seat!
>
> You do have to be mindful of corners so you do not tip or lift the sidecar up
in the air. Although I have flown the chair unexpectadely and I laughed all the
way.
>
> I would practice for awhile without a passenger and also try flying the chair
so you know what it is like. Preperation is best.
>
> Good luck, be safe and have fun!
>
> Rob
>
> --- In thechangjiangexperience@yahoogroups.com, "scosha" <scosha@> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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
> >
>





Sun Jul 5, 2009 2:15 pm

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Hi, I have problems with 3rd gear kicking out. It is not possible to get the gear stay in 3rd at all. Does not matter if I shift up or down, still same...
sweden_cj
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Jul 1, 2009
8:48 am

Hi Sweden,      It sounds like your 3rd gear is damaged, while the gears themselves are quite robust the actual part of the gear that engages the shaft...
george baker
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Jul 1, 2009
1:22 pm

Whoa Nelly, Hold on there just a cotton pickin' minute. This is a very common thing with Changs and it's just a matter of a simple adjustment. I've...
Dan Crossman
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Jul 1, 2009
2:44 pm

Hi and thanks for the info. What confuses me is that this only occur in 3rd gear. In the instructions it says that if you can shift with the hand lever it is...
sweden_cj
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Jul 1, 2009
6:19 pm

Hallå, håller med du! Well, what I mean is that what you say makes sense. I had troubles with foot lever adjustment, but the hand lever always worked then. I...
mrseasword
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Jul 1, 2009
6:24 pm

Hi Group, I was also wondering about driving a solo with a leading link fork. Has anyone done this?...
Richard
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Jul 2, 2009
10:39 pm

I've never tried mine solo, but I can report the Chang fork (at least mine, which is factory made from 1981) does not have adjustable trail for switching from...
Alex Sargeant
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Jul 2, 2009
11:11 pm

Nor mine. Regards, Richard ... From: Alex Sargeant <alexsar@...> Subject: Re: [the Chang Jiang Experience] question about earles fork for a solo To:...
Richard Cook
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Jul 3, 2009
1:42 am

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...
Dan Cason
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Jul 3, 2009
5:00 am

- I have the exact same bike in hack and solo.. in IMO these are not solo friendly......
clay
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Jul 3, 2009
8:17 am

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...
mckinnonpj
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Jul 3, 2009
4:42 pm

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...
clay
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Jul 4, 2009
1:18 am

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. That being said my sidecar is arriving...
scosha
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Jul 4, 2009
9:37 am

ve had 6 sidecar rigs in my past. 5 had earls or leading link front forks. My M1 Chang does not. My telescoping forks handle just fine on the road, but when Im...
Dan Cason
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Jul 4, 2009
6:55 pm

I'd compare the handling of a sidecar rig to driving with a permanent fat chick in the passenger seat! You do have to be mindful of corners so you do not tip...
widowactor
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Jul 4, 2009
11:26 pm

Well I figured it would be a bit piggish... what can you expect from adding that weight to one side of a bike... Anyway I'm looking forward to it. Actually...
scosha
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Jul 5, 2009
2:15 pm

It's not piggish at all, it's just that you will never ride your bike once it's fitted. You will have to drive it. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
Mick Boon
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Jul 5, 2009
2:42 pm

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...
george baker
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Jul 4, 2009
11:00 am

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...
scosha
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Jul 4, 2009
11:33 am

I'd compare the handling of a sidecar rig to like driving a three-wheeled tractor.  It's a lot like driving "Old Red" the vintage International Harvester my...
Alex Sargeant
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Jul 4, 2009
7:08 pm

Im just curious, what would others compare sidecar handeling too. ?--- In thechangjiangexperience@yahoogroups.com, Alex Sargeant <alexsar@...> ... ...
Dan Cason
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Jul 4, 2009
7:42 pm

I reckon handling a sidecar outfit is like nothing else I have ever done on the face of the earth. I guess that's why I have loved it for more than forty...
Phil Smith
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Jul 4, 2009
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Like riding a bicycle while towing a trailer with your right hand. Regards, Richard ... From: Dan Cason <dnantha@...> Subject: Re: [the Chang Jiang...
Richard Cook
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