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Edub Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 160 Arizona Gender:	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #30 - 09/17/20 at 12:03:12 Happy to hear you’re going to be able to save that Norton!
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Dennisgb Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 176 Maplewood MN Gender:	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #31 - 09/17/20 at 13:12:03 A picture of the Norton from a few years ago.
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Re: Ready for the Sidecar
Reply #32 - 09/17/20 at 20:22:45

Dennisgb wrote on 09/17/20 at 13:12:03:

A picture of the Norton from a few years ago.

Man, that's BEAUTIFUL! Is that a Corbin seat? I had one of those on my FZR. Believe it or not, I was able to ride that sportbike 325 miles each way to Vegas from PHX without any discomfort back then, versus the stock seat, which was only good for about 30-45 minutes.

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Dennisgb Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 176 Maplewood MN Gender:	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #33 - 09/18/20 at 08:15:40 Yes Corbin. I had a brand new one that burned up in the fire 😢 I like them also. My Honda 919 had one. Very comfortable. That was one of my favorite bikes. Super easy to ride. Almost to easy.
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Dennisgb Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 176 Maplewood MN Gender:	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #34 - 09/18/20 at 08:16:51 The 919.
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Dennisgb Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 176 Maplewood MN Gender:	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #35 - 09/28/20 at 16:34:42 Working thru lower mounts. They need to be spread out and tied to frame. So far I’ve got three engine bolts and control bracket connected. This is a prototype will fab and weld a finished mount once I prove this out.
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Edub Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 160 Arizona Gender:	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #37 - 09/28/20 at 21:50:20 Dennisgb wrote on 09/28/20 at 16:36:12: More Looking good!
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2691 WTF is JOG?	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #38 - 09/29/20 at 04:50:30 Dennisgb wrote on 09/17/20 at 13:12:03: A picture of the Norton from a few years ago. ----- Really cool.
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zevenenergie Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1250 The Netherlands Den Haag	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #39 - 09/29/20 at 06:29:35 Love the old Norton With all respect, but that bend doesn't support much. It would be better to use a more diagonal line.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2691 WTF is JOG?	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #40 - 09/29/20 at 07:03:28 Dennisgb wrote on 09/28/20 at 16:34:42: This is a prototype will fab and weld a finished mount once I prove this out.
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Re: Ready for the Sidecar
Reply #41 - 09/29/20 at 07:38:33

zevenenergie wrote on 09/29/20 at 06:29:35:

Love the old Norton Smiley

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With all respect, but that bend doesn't support much. It would be better to use a more diagonal line.

Yeah trying to do this with what I have on hand. It will be welded square tubing with tabs on ends in final design. The whole thing is not strong enough at this point. This will allow me to prove out mounting points.

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Re: Ready for the Sidecar
Reply #42 - 09/29/20 at 07:42:04

I would probably do the front bracket like the rear, angled towards the front connector.

That tab to the footpeg will carry most of the vertical load because it's the stiffest, so you may need thicker material.
You may need an additional strap to carry vertical load at the rear, so I'd think about it and test for deflection when you have it together.

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Re: Ready for the Sidecar
Reply #43 - 09/29/20 at 07:50:07

verslagen1 wrote on 09/29/20 at 07:42:04:

I would probably do the front bracket like the rear, angled towards the front connector.

That tab to the footpeg will carry most of the vertical load because it's the stiffest, so you may need thicker material.
You may need an additional strap to carry vertical load at the rear, so I'd think about it and test for deflection when you have it together.

Yes was thinking about a strap to the rear upper motor mount. It’s tough to angle the front much because it moves too far forward. The one thing that’s messing things up is I slid the pipe extension and muffler on as I was working to make sure it fit but didn’t have the front clamp on and now there isn’t enough room for it. The whole thing needs to drop down a little. Lots of stuff interacting. That’s why I’m playing with stuff that can be moved around.

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zevenenergie Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1250 The Netherlands Den Haag	Re: Ready for the Sidecar Reply #44 - 09/29/20 at 07:58:22 I have to read the whole topic first before i give a comment. It is quite a project that you are working on. It makes my hands itchy. It is a good thing that I am not your neighbor. I always want to help when I see someone working on metal.
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