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Re: this year in sidecars.

Ian will depend on a healed hand. DuPerron's ? Ralf Sholtes? Rob Guilemette? Mal and Jan depend on weekends off? Frans? Mike Ewan............... Minnet's? Bennett's? Miles swapping motors? Brian Robinson Don Wragg. the old farts will be out. P3 Clark? JG for sale but? Pierre probable? who did I miss...
by paul whittaker
Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:49 am
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: this year in sidecars.
Replies: 10
Views: 15254

Re: Chair tires

Your "clarifying" e-mail to Rick Yates is not helpful. You don't appear to have explained the issue in detail to him and I suspect that he is not even aware of the difference between section width and tread width. I have sent him a full explanation and we'll see if he returns with a diffe...
by paul whittaker
Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:02 am
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: Chair tires
Replies: 31
Views: 49820

Re: BMW eye candy and body parts source

The couple I remember from Bob's were fatter at the bottom, a pregnant look to them, and I do not remember a deck in them? Paul.
by paul whittaker
Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:43 am
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: BMW eye candy and body parts source
Replies: 8
Views: 12418

Re: BMW eye candy and body parts source

dustbin fairing 002.jpg
dustbin fairing 001.jpg


This is the fairing made by Ron Brooks for me for the last 6-8 years, from my original. Paul.
by paul whittaker
Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:49 pm
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: BMW eye candy and body parts source
Replies: 8
Views: 12418

Re: Chair tires

There have been conversions to 15" (I believe just on the rear) Andrew Fairbank certainly did one in USCRA and Peter McKinstry seemed very keen on it. I did recommend a 15" with VW tire for the P2/3 of Clark Wallace since he experienced traction problems with the GT750. IMO if you cannot b...
by paul whittaker
Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:31 pm
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: Chair tires
Replies: 31
Views: 49820

Re: Chair tires

tread width for solo tires is almost irrelevant since the profile has as much read on the sidewalls as on the footprint. Footprint is very relevant for cars and sidecars which do not lean. availability is a major concern, followed by price. Both come after does it work? Paul.
by paul whittaker
Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:36 am
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: Chair tires
Replies: 31
Views: 49820

Re: Chair tires

The std trailer tires are not meant for race speeds. I have seen Inky dump a whole wheel and tire in the trash can which started off new that day. So for safety reason alone a better ire has to be available, since no one make a race tire (that I am aware of) to fit our rules, what is the option? Sec...
by paul whittaker
Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:31 am
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: Chair tires
Replies: 31
Views: 49820

Re: BMW eye candy and body parts source

First time I have looked at this post; the dustbin looks just a little too much like mine, which Ron Brooks makes now. The main body came from Clark Wallace's rig but I added about 3" to the height, the deck was added with plywood and an inflated car tube, I left some of the huge holes in the f...
by paul whittaker
Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:17 am
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: BMW eye candy and body parts source
Replies: 8
Views: 12418

Re: 2-strokes

Clark Wallace did a beautiful job of mingling 3 expansion chambers together on his GT750. I do not have a pic. I believe John and Art Dailey ran a GT on the Island I bet they have a few pics also. Paul.
by paul whittaker
Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:56 pm
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: 2-strokes
Replies: 11
Views: 17989

Re: Super Monkey

Gold Star rig 63 2.JPG

Bob Henry doing the honors with myself driving 1963 on a Gold Star belonging to Derek Brown of Toronto Honda Ducati. Paul.
by paul whittaker
Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:57 pm
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: Super Monkey
Replies: 2
Views: 4398

Re: eBay UK find

Greenwood Triumph.jpg The double loop (Norton style frame) was and still is generic, you may learn to leave enough room to remove the spark plugs etc, add gussets where the most stress breaks the joint, or simply use thicker tube. The attachment is of a more innovative frame by Owen Greenwood, earl...
by paul whittaker
Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:58 pm
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: eBay UK find
Replies: 1
Views: 3254

Re: Is Vintage Sidecar Racing taking off in the US?

the disc option for P1 was adopted from USCRA rules as the two clubs merged their rules some years ago. USCRA run all their events at Loudon which is a Nascar oval with a lot of concrete, (we use most of the infield and a leg of the old Laconia track accessed through two holes in the outer wall). So...
by paul whittaker
Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:50 pm
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: Is Vintage Sidecar Racing taking off in the US?
Replies: 5
Views: 7777

Re: Is Vintage Sidecar Racing taking off in the US?

I certainly think that AHRMA has enough interest to field a few more rigs, Bill Becker if its the same Bill, was #2 in SRA West when Rick Murray ran the show. They ran long bikes then so I have no idea of any big wheel experience. Oddly there is another builder in the east currently working on ten r...
by paul whittaker
Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:36 pm
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: Is Vintage Sidecar Racing taking off in the US?
Replies: 5
Views: 7777

Re: Jay Leno likes sidecars

Is that legal two passengers, or did they do alternate laps? just kidding. Paul.
by paul whittaker
Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:12 pm
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: Jay Leno likes sidecars
Replies: 6
Views: 9659

Re: Where did Frans go?

I sent him an e-mail a while ago, it did not come back neither did a reply. Alluminium not tin. That was a pile of work very well done. Paul.
by paul whittaker
Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:06 pm
 
Forum: Sidecars
Topic: Where did Frans go?
Replies: 1
Views: 3168
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