MT500 Sidecar Project!

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Re: MT500 Sidecar Project!

Post by Barrie » Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:18 pm

Looking good nick! Are you using this to go shooting on?
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Re: MT500 Sidecar Project!

Post by bth2bth2 » Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:18 pm

am impressed nick ,well done. cant wait to see it in the flesh. let us know how she drives. just watch out for left handers :roll:

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Re: MT500 Sidecar Project!

Post by Yoof » Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:55 pm

Had a go without any weight on the sidecar :shock: haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aakZQnxe6OY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: MT500 Sidecar Project!

Post by ellrider » Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:02 pm

Looking good. :D
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Re: MT500 Sidecar Project!

Post by Daj » Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:01 pm

Nice one Nick!!

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Re: MT500 Sidecar Project!

Post by bth2bth2 » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:50 pm

cant wait till you try some of this nick :shock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... yRatWJ1-bk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: MT500 Sidecar Project!

Post by truslack » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:54 pm

bth2bth2 wrote:cant wait till you try some of this nick :shock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... yRatWJ1-bk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: MT500 Sidecar Project!

Post by Yoof » Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:53 pm

Geeez :shock:
Yep will be putting it through its paces (outfit, and my mate!) around the local lanes before I will trust it on the welsh lanes/rivers!
Suspension singarm is almost complete, it envolves bastardising a 125 swingarm by making new arms out of oblong box section steel. Just need to rig up the shock mounts and should be nearly there.
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Re: MT500 Sidecar Project!

Post by StackerMel » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:10 pm

Looks great, the monkey must be mad..

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