06-22-2019, 09:13 AM
"back in the day" I mounted Cozy sidecars on Royal Enfield Motorcycles, and on one Honda 750. I rode those a little to check alignment. Then a couple of years ago the bug bit me and I bought a Gold Wing with a California sidecar. I bought it sight unseen in Phoenix and rode it home to Minneapolis. I have since sold it, but plan to have another. Perhaps put one on my ST1100. They are a lot of fun. And riding one is COMPLETELY different from a motorcycle.
It was an exciting learning curve. The sidecar was improperly fastened to the bike causing changes to alignment in corners. That caused the rear tire to go completely bald in the 1700 miles on the way home. The moral of the story is: Before you buy a rig, or assemble one, check out sidecar.com. It is the home site for the United Side Car Association. They have a wealth of information. You will need access to information as you go through the process.
As a side note, I like the look of the DMC Classic side car and have thought of putting one on my '14 Standard CB1100. But the bike alone is so sweet it can't bring myself to do that.
Jim
It is on the opposite coast, but DMC Sidecars has bike side mounting hardware specifically for the CB1100.
Good luck with your project.
It was an exciting learning curve. The sidecar was improperly fastened to the bike causing changes to alignment in corners. That caused the rear tire to go completely bald in the 1700 miles on the way home. The moral of the story is: Before you buy a rig, or assemble one, check out sidecar.com. It is the home site for the United Side Car Association. They have a wealth of information. You will need access to information as you go through the process.
As a side note, I like the look of the DMC Classic side car and have thought of putting one on my '14 Standard CB1100. But the bike alone is so sweet it can't bring myself to do that.
Jim
It is on the opposite coast, but DMC Sidecars has bike side mounting hardware specifically for the CB1100.
Good luck with your project.