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marty62253 Junior Member 2004 No Login Offline Posts: 78 N. Massapequa, N.Y. Gender:	Sidecar 09/29/05 at 12:15:28 Has anyone put a sidecar on a Savage yet? Any help out there? My son is looking for cheap transportation to commute to work next summer while home from school. Sometimes he'll need to carry a passanger. He is tall and sits on the pillion pad when riding my savage. I thought a sidecar might be cool.
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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Re: Sidecar Reply #1 - 09/29/05 at 12:49:06 forward controls,and saddle bags would be less expensive than the side car.there is a savage with a sidecar in the gallery,but i dont think they make a direct fit bolt on one for the savage.
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barb36jack31 Full Member 2005 No Login Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 173 Heathrow, FL Gender:	Re: Sidecar Reply #2 - 09/29/05 at 16:48:42 Talked to the folks at Velorex sidecars. They do not think the Velorex will go on the Savage very easily. The struts are set up for 1 1/2 in tubes and the single down tube on the Savage is 2 1/2 in. and would require a specially fabricated connection. I am looking at a Voyager Trike kit to make a 3 wheeler out of my S40. Jack H.
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savage777 Ex Member	Re: Sidecar Reply #3 - 09/29/05 at 17:23:41 the savage seems awful small for a sidecar ....but I would like to see a savage trike.
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Max_Morley

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Re: Sidecar
Reply #4 - 09/29/05 at 17:34:09

There are some in the gallery on Bert's site. They should be Ok as I think only the forum is down, but I have not verified this. Over a year ago there was one for sale in the Seattle WA area. The bike had been modified to look like a period English Bike. Same wheel size F/R gaiters on the forks, different fenders, etc.. Our 650 should pull a car OK. In WA state it takes a different endorsement on your license to ride a side car/trike rig. They do have a pay for class however to train you over there.

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Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: Sidecar Reply #5 - 09/29/05 at 17:36:05 I think there was a Savage trike on e-bay not too long ago. Seems like an outfit in Florida does them. Puruse thads in the back of the cycle magazines or get a copy of Walneck's cycle trader catalog.
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SavageDude

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Re: Sidecar
Reply #6 - 09/29/05 at 20:05:30

marty62253 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

Has anyone put a sidecar on a Savage yet?
I thought a sidecar might be cool.

R U ready to part over $1,000 for that side car ??? and lots of adjusting and test ride it until it is right Undecided

I saw a bike with side car on the freeway the other day; it looks cool but the poor guy have to manenuver through traffic like a turtle Roll Eyes

. That took all the fun out of riding bike :'(

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Re: Sidecar
Reply #7 - 09/29/05 at 21:05:42

marty62253 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

Has anyone put a sidecar on a Savage yet?
Any help out there?
My son is looking for cheap transportation to commute to work next summer while home from school. Sometimes he'll need to carry a passanger. He is tall and sits on the pillion pad when riding my savage.
I thought a sidecar might be cool.

It's been done, but the big question is why. The Savage is a screaming little lightweight Thumper. While it can handle a sidecar, adding such would run $3K or more.

You ride a motorcycle, you take curves by countersteering.

You DRIVE a hack (motorcycle+sidecar) and must steer through curves.

I have read that motorcyclists get into trouble driving a hack because their habits are to ride instead of drive.

If I were to consider a hack I would keep my Savage for solo riding and purchase a used hack. http://www.cycletrader.com currently has 70+ ads listed if you simply put "sidecar" into the keyword box. The Urals have a reverse gear and leading link forks and are designed to be a part of a hack.

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