I may try to mount a lightweight Velorex sidecar on my GS500. Does anyone here have any experience w/ this or know of any GS/sidecar rigs?
Please consider that I'm an older rider and have experience w/ a Jawa 350/Velorex sidecar rig. Pics, anyone?
hey treehouse, check this thread out: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=49950.0
this project came out pretty sweet!
g'luck.
cheers,
~drin
The pic is gone now, but there was a nice GS500 rig with an Earles fork on here a while back.
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=46607.0 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=46607.0)
Should be no big problem if you know how to set it up and can do the mounts - the current fad for "needing" a bike with a car-sized engine to run a sidehack is disproved by years of doing it with smaller bikes, and your own experience with the 350 Jawa
Here's a thread that has a picture of a rig that still works (in the UK position) but with regular forks, not the leading link Earles.
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=49950.0 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=49950.0)
Hi Treehouse,the UK GS outfit is mine will do some detailed photo`s for you (can`t at the mo` it`s dark outside) i owned a jawa/velorex for a short time but the engine and electrics let me down constantly,velorex is a nice universal chair though.As far as i know mine is the only GS5 with a sidecar,i`ve searched online and can`t find one.There`s a lack of tyre choice over here for the bike (can`t get flat tread tyres in 17`s)although early gsxr750/1100 had an 18 on the rear.The flat tread tyre`s also require tubes,i prefer tubeless.I`ve stuck with a pair of normal arrowmax`s.Having square tubing makes it hard to buy fittings but easy to attatch plates,(i didn`t mind welding 3 permant plates to my frame)are you taking the chair off the jawa and adapting to fit suzi? I fitted a rear shock off a zx1100,the origional wasn`t strong enough with a passenger on the back it effected the lean out too much.there`s a recent thread on here of a regulater upgrade using a gsxr1000 unit,might prove worthwhile as you will be using more lighting,GS reg/rectifiers are prob` not the best,i`ve just had to replace mine i fitted one from a yam/xvs650.I fitted my chair six months ago went to south Wales with the mrs and child tent and kit,it done about 500mile no prob`.fuel consumption is hardly effected.excuse the ramblings i had a party last night and feel a little hungover thanks to JD.
Seasons greetings,Its a white xmas in the UK,Snowbound for a week needed a blast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j99waBXp8kc
hopefully photobucket of Gs to sidecar brackets
http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/jayworthington/
Thanks everyone for your help and advice. I was outbid on the Ebay auction, but will continue to look for a suitable sidecar. My usual ride is one of my mopeds from a collection, so a 500 is actually quite large for me!
servus,
here another gs with sidecar from germany:
(http://www.ruko-fahrzeugtechnik.de/images/gs500ural.jpg)
more infos: www. ruko-fahrzeugtechnik.de
d00d get a Ural!
http://www.imz-ural.com/
That GS has modified leading link forks and Ural (possibly Dnepr) tub on it.
Thanks for sharing Picture Jim,Leading Link front end looks good.Combo Jay.
Thanks for the links and the help, guys. The leading-link setup is supposed to make the steering easier.