The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: marcmax on April 23, 2015, 09:14:59 AM
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After a shaky start I finally have all the quirks sorted out with my R65LS/sidecar rig and enough miles under my belt to comfortably drive it anywhere I want to go.
I makes a great grocery getter and I use it to do my shopping if the weather is nice. I have even taken it to the home improvement store and loaded lumber into the footwell and sticking out over the luggage rack. You can not be anonymous riding something like this and no matter where it goes I always have to answer questions.
But I can't talk anyone into going for a ride. I mean an adult. Every time I take it out every child in the neighborhood comes running yelling, "Take me for a ride!". They have all been ridden around the neighborhood. Every adult that sees it says they like it but when I offer a ride they all say no. I don't get it.
Finally! My daughter came home from Colorado for a visit and said "Sure, I'll go for a ride". It's kind of fun to be able to look over and talk to someone while you are riding. Well more like yell to someone while riding.
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Cool photo of Dad and Daughter. BTW, Did you have one of those red plastic flags on the end of your lumber load? We need a photo of your "home improvement hauler" in action. [smiley=beer.gif]
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Just lovely.
Pity the chair is on the wrong side though....
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Just lovely.
Pity the chair is on the wrong side though....
Nice one Tony...........
Marcmax hope your daughter is enjoying herself in Colorada (well that's how its pronounced in Texas),,, seems she likes the rig. Enjoy some quality time, kids grow up so fast my Granddaughter is 11 today and is frightening like my daughter at the same age to the extent that if I call them I ask who I am speaking to...
Lou
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The front forks do look a wee bit compressed while sitting still. Any thoughts on 'lifting'?
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Good eye Monte but it is an optical illusion. When I put the fairing back on the fork clamp for the steering damper going to the sidecar frame was in the way. I had to mount it below the bottom triple clamp instead of above it. I had to compress the gaiter to make room and it looked odd with one side compressed and one extended so I compressed the other side as well. Add to that I had to raise the front fender and fork brace to allow clearance for the square profile Metzler K Block sidecar tires and the gaiters are squished more than normal. With 15w fork oil in the front I have no problems at all.
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Lou, I couldn't agree with you more. They do grow up fast. One of the reasons my daughter came home was the wedding of her best friend who lived next door. I remembered all these children playing in the yard or having sleep overs. Instead I saw a group of young adults fresh out of university, full of optimism and ready to take on the world.
It's a good thing they had an open bar because boy did I feel old. [smiley=beer.gif]