Btr_sidecar Build

[AnvilBlockForge]

Looks Fantastic! Great job! But how much does it weigh and how does it afffect the bike's acceleration and top speed? I've been thinking about building one for my bike.

 

[james65]

Sidecar

ABF,
The entire sidecar weighs either 62 or 68 lbs.(I forget which).
Of course any additional weight will effect acceleration. The bike That I have it on is 50cc single speed. I changed the rear sprocket from 44T to 50T to get extra torque for the sidecar. Of course I lost top end but I'm no speed demon anyway.
I stuck with the 50cc just for the round fin look. The max load that I put into it is 80 lbs(grandaughter). Goes fine but have to help it up the hills.

It only takes about 2 minutes to connect/ disconnect the car from the bike. I have much stronger engines that would work better but I'm happy the way it is.

 

[AnvilBlockForge]

ABF,
The entire sidecar weighs either 62 or 68 lbs.(I forget which).
Of course any additional weight will effect acceleration. The bike That I have it on is 50cc single speed. I changed the rear sprocket from 44T to 50T to get extra torque for the sidecar. Of course I lost top end but I'm no speed demon anyway.
I stuck with the 50cc just for the round fin look. The max load that I put into it is 80 lbs(grandaughter). Goes fine but have to help it up the hills.

It only takes about 2 minutes to connect/ disconnect the car from the bike. I have much stronger engines that would work better but I'm happy the way it is.

Sounds great! I have a 150cc 5 speed, so mine will probably handle it fine. thankyou!

 

[David Bogle]

Thanks for the pics, could you possibly do a close-up of your connection bike to sidecar?

 

[chainmaker]

Idime to check out this side car sometime Jim, I've seen it lots in pictures but never in person.

 

[james65]

Thanks for the pics, could you possibly do a close-up of your connection bike to sidecar?

I hope these photos will help. I still use this sidecar, but mostly for parades & car shows.