Recent content by Rider0974

If I ever get the chance to do that ride it will be with the wife on the back seat, otherwise I would not be allowed back home

Now I'm a tad green, what a beautiful place to go riding

I use a piece of wood with a length of string attached, at work I have a sheet of metal on the floor where I park my TC

My TC shows 14.2 to 14.4V, mostly a steady 14.3 V when riding, a bigger concern is constantly changing values with larger 2 or 3 volt differences.

It is worth checking & cleaning the fuses, as they are exposed to the elements. a small amount of battery terminal grease keeps the wet out.

I ride with my wife on the back of my TC a fair bit as it is our main form of transport, I also ride to work on it every day. Yes two up riding feels a little different, & it takes a couple of stops at junctions to get the feel for the different balance & braking effect. Using rock mode helps...

I have a 21 TC, last year on the way home it started running rough, showing an intermittent suspension strut fault, lost the display and all but the speedometer. Made it home and checked for faults like loose leads etc. The main fuse was hot to touch, and the terminals were corroded and one...

Check the condition of the main fuse, 50amp fuse open to the elements, on the right hand side of the bike behind the side panel. A bit of battery terminal grease keeps the water off.

I had the sidecar fitted by Charnwood classics, & they used an upper mount that used both of the front tubes. I attached the oil cooler to that fitting, although it meant removing the fairing section in front of the engine. I liked the way you could do a service without removing the fairing...

No it doesn't need a subframe, it has a cradle frame similar to the R18's.

3 to 4 seats depending on the size & age of passengers, or in our case 2 kids in the front & use the rear seat for carrying things in.

Nice to see getting your dog used to the sidecar is going smoothly, it was far easier with the children, until they got to the age when they started to worry about what their thought about us not owning a car. That changed when 3 of their friends got into our Watsonian Oxford side as they got...

As you can switch them on & off as needed I don't see an issue with getting through the MOT. Tell the guy doing your MOT they are for use at shows. Lets be honest they pass bikes with overly bright after market lights that dazzle other road users.

The trick with tyre pressures is to find the set up that gives the best balance between head shake & handling, that's where the experimentation comes in. Not forgetting that a change in load can alter the handling as well.

Hi Petrus, I have never had to worry about the settings of any of my sidecars, as I have bought them used, ready to ride. The exception is my current outfit which I had fitted by Watsonian Sidecars. I have never bothered with ballast in any of my sidecars, & have ridden them solo, with my...