Hi all,
does anybody know about the use of a K series wheel on a sidecar ? everything I remember from my younger days said you shouldn't use a cast wheel on the chair as it is not designed to withstand the side forces a sidecar generates and will break at some point. I'm not sure if this refers to all cast motorcycle wheels or only older 'jap' wagon wheel style wheels.
I have recently seen a picture of a Ural bearing a K 100 front wheel on the sidecar and a 2 wheel drive K75 with a K rear wheel fitted to the chair but I just wondered if anyone knows if they will work in the long run.
I have a spare K 100 RS swingarm, diff and rear wheel and was going to incorporate this into my next sidecar build but will it stand the forces involved ?
Any ideas
Shaggy
does anybody know about the use of a K series wheel on a sidecar ? everything I remember from my younger days said you shouldn't use a cast wheel on the chair as it is not designed to withstand the side forces a sidecar generates and will break at some point. I'm not sure if this refers to all cast motorcycle wheels or only older 'jap' wagon wheel style wheels.
I have recently seen a picture of a Ural bearing a K 100 front wheel on the sidecar and a 2 wheel drive K75 with a K rear wheel fitted to the chair but I just wondered if anyone knows if they will work in the long run.
I have a spare K 100 RS swingarm, diff and rear wheel and was going to incorporate this into my next sidecar build but will it stand the forces involved ?
Any ideas
Shaggy