FOR SALE - Drew and Alan's sidecar build

**Drew** · 19th September 2015, 12:42

Originally Posted by nodrog

pics please

The grinder got some use.

**nodrog:Me** · 19th September 2015, 12:44

Originally Posted by Drew

The grinder got some use.

Al's always on grinder.

**Ocean1** · 19th September 2015, 18:08

Originally Posted by Drew

Right. So it was amateur hour when I was welding with the Tig. I had the wrong electrode in there for mild steel, and had to have the amps ramped up to make up for it.

Luckily, you can only buy 8m lengths from Steel and tube...so we've got some spare.

What rods are you using?

**Drew** · 20th September 2015, 00:48

Originally Posted by Ocean1

What rods are you using?

I don't have them on hand to answers that. But the grey electrode was the issue.

Made good progress today. Got a solid design for the bolt together section of the swinging arm. Got the left side and brace together.

**Drew** · 24th September 2015, 18:40

Pics or it didn't happen they reckon.

So here it is as it stands...or swings, as it were.

**nodrog:Me** · 24th September 2015, 18:45

Originally Posted by Drew

Pics or it didn't happen they reckon.

So here it is as it stands...or swings, as it were.

fuck and you reckon my hubs gunna break?

**Drew** · 24th September 2015, 19:01

Originally Posted by nodrog

fuck and you reckon my hubs gunna break?

Do I? I think I'm in the minority that reckons your hub is sweet.

**Kickaha** · 24th September 2015, 19:38

How much easier will it make it and how much time will it save?

**Drew** · 24th September 2015, 19:50

Originally Posted by Kickaha

How much easier will it make it and how much time will it save?

Wheel change will now take a couple of minutes, and can be done with the bike just off the ground. 10-15 minutes before, and the bike had to be a minimum of 500mm up.

That's why we bought the new wheels for the rear, and since shit needed to change I decided the suspension/swingarm geometry could get fixed in all.

**sidecar bob** · 24th September 2015, 21:32

How quick can you do an air box change?

**Edbear** · 24th September 2015, 22:17

Originally Posted by Drew

Wheel change will now take a couple of minutes, and can be done with the bike just off the ground. 10-15 minutes before, and the bike had to be a minimum of 500mm up.

That's why we bought the new wheels for the rear, and since shit needed to change I decided the suspension/swingarm geometry could get fixed in all.

Hope you do get it ready in time. I am keen to see the finished product. That's of course acknowledging that it will never be truly finished...

**Drew** · 25th September 2015, 06:48

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

How quick can you do an air box change?

I can do an airbox change on the front straight of Ruapuna during a race actually.

Originally Posted by Edbear

Hope you do get it ready in time. I am keen to see the finished product. That's of course acknowledging that it will never be truly finished...

We're still planning on doing a season or two, then selling it to get a better chair. So it'll be finished once we've got the back end in, pretty much.

**Edbear** · 25th September 2015, 06:55

Originally Posted by Drew

I can do an airbox change on the front straight of Ruapuna during a race actually.

We're still planning on doing a season or two, then selling it to get a better chair. So it'll be finished once we've got the back end in, pretty much.

Cool! You guys have worked damn hard on it so it would be great to see you get some results.