Phelonius
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The damper is for an old style beetle Volkswagon and is available from J.C. Whitney for about 30 dollars last time I bought one. You will need to fabricate or purchase a special clamp to fasten it to the front fork lower leg. That clamp should be fitted with a heim joint. The heim joint will have a 1/2 inch hole and will need a 1/2 to 10mm bronze bushing to fit the small end of the damper. The large end needs to be fitted with a type of universal joint that can allow both up and down swing and left, right motion. The universal needs to be positioned so that at its' fullest left turn, the damper is extended to within 1/8th to 1/16th of an inch of maximum length. The clamp need to be positioned so that at the full right turn the damper is telescoped to within 1/8th to 1/16th of shortest length. The toe in and lean out should be adjusted with the damper off the machine to attain the best stability, then the damper installed. My damper has 35,000 miles on it and is showing no signs of failure yet. Doctor Jim, a riding friend of mine in Seattle who used to frequent this site, had a Cozy on his savage. It is now in the possession of Max Morely of eastern Washington. I think Max still haunts this site occasionally but is having some serious health issues. If you want a Cozy, I advise you to contact one of them, or Jay at DauntlessMotors.com.
Properly set up, sidecar piloting is addictive. Improperly set up it varies from frustrating to lethal.
Phelonius
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