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newbie my 1969 R69 with globe sidecar
newbie my 1969 R69 with globe sidecar
I'm in the San Francisco bay area (east bay)
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San Francisco, CA
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You'll like the handling better if it leans out instead.
Mike
69 R60/2 76 R90S 78 R100RS
70 Triumph w/Spirit Eagle Sidecar
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The bike does lean. It's better than when I brought it home via trailer. (I had it apart for transport.)
I need to continue with more readjustments for the bike and car.
thanks
d
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Thanks, I might take you up on the offer when I get stuck. Which will be often.Discogodfather wrote: ↑Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:21 pmHey, welcome. I am in San Francisco. If you need any help, let me know. Not a sidecar guy but am completely capable of anything to do with the motorcycle.
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Re: newbie my 1969 R69 with globe sidecar
One of the best sidecar writeups I know if is at Snowbums site here: https://bmwmotorcycletech.info/sidecartech.htm. It has good information on setting them up.
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Re: newbie my 1969 R69 with globe sidecar
Nice looking combo, though it looks like it may be an R69S, rather than an R69?
I had a '64 R69S/Globe in the mid '70s, and enjoyed it much; current outfit is a '60 R69/Spezial.
Biggest thing I learned with the Globe (like the Steib LS 200 it was modeled after) is that it was light, very light.
It was very easy to overdrive w/o a passenger in the chair; disconcerting to be lifting the wheel while in right turns.
Consider adding some permanent (but removeable) weight to the sidecar.
Back in the day I'd use a bag of cement on the seat when no sc passenger.
Were I doing it today I'd take it a little more seriously, probably bolt on an equivalent steel lump to the frame, out near the wheel for maximum effect.
Spend the time necessary to address lean and toe-in setup for your machine; a lot of trial and error to get it right for your machine, your loading.
Best-
George
Re: newbie my 1969 R69 with globe sidecar
https://sidecar.com/tech-reference/
My best advice is to forget everything you know about riding a motorcycle. Pretend you are driving a car with different controls. You can't lean, you have to turn the bars to turn. Really weird the first few times.
Mike
69 R60/2 76 R90S 78 R100RS
70 Triumph w/Spirit Eagle Sidecar