In semi, kinda, sort of chronological order, here are photos of the K-100 sidecar rig being built for me by Claude Stanley of Middleburg, PA. (NNW of Harrisburg.)
1987 BMW K-100. Handmade aluminium cargo sidecar body. Sub-frame and sidecar frame of 2" square tubing. Torsion bar suspension with manual "on-the-fly" sidecar lean adjustment. Anti-sway bar. Centerline aluminium wheels with automobile tires all the way around. (Interchangable/rotatable) Either single-sided leading link or center hub steering front end. (Unsure which as yet.) BMW police solo seat and radio box. Electric reverse drive to sidecar wheel. Automotive battery conversion. Quarters for live-in maid. Other "bells and whistles".
NO, I WON'T BE SELLING HOT DOGS OUT OF THE THING!
Below are photos sent to me by Claude Stanley as the fabrication of my new toy progresses.
Photos Below Taken 07/20/06.
If you compare today's photos with the first ones taken 5/23 when the box was still bare aluminium, you will note it is now four inches lower. A section was taken out as it was just too large in its original form. The subframe and sidecar frame are completed and the cargo box is sitting on its mounts. The small black bar sticking out the back of the rig is the mount for a trailer hitch. Probably not needed, but added now rather than later. The mock-up of the rear fender and the trunk from the BMW police seat certainly doesn't look "K-bike-ish" but neither does the Centerline wheel and auto tire!
Two changes. First, the electric reverse will attach to the rear wheel of the cycle instead of the sidecar wheel. Second is not really a change but, rather, a final determination - the front fork will be a single-sided leading link.
Photos Below Taken 08/06/06
It had been hoped that the rig would be on three wheels for the ISOK Ron Dee Voo but it wasn't to be. Claude is building two rigs with the new single-sided leading link front fork, mine and a GS100. The fork shown sitting detached is the one for the GS. A glitch showed up and both must be re-done with different pivots. You can see my front end attached to the bike.
The reverse is going to take the space where the battery had been in the K-bike frame. (I will have a car battery in the sidecar.) A very sharply splined shaft will be pressed against the rear tire to drive it in reverse. Pull the lever to push the shaft against the tire then press the switch and voila!
Claude added the diamondplate step to the outside of the sidecar and another as a "floor" to the area between the car and the bike. You can barely see that one in the photos.
Another well-known fabricator, Harry Tarizan, was at the shop when I was there. Claude made the comment that the rig was a lot closer to completion than it looks. Harry agreed totally. Guess that is a good sign!
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