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I went round and round over trailers, and finally decided to build the sidecar. it fits on regular sidwalks 30' wide, flexes at the bike so it still steers and rides relatively normal, weighs 30lbs without the 50lb Bully co-pilot. And best is I can reach her from the drivers seat, she gets pets...

I guess mine classifies as Vintage, Mongoose IBOC, I've had it since new I didn't ride for a lot of years, since I was walking the dog an hour a day, then I figured she can come for rides too. Sidecar by Bullyboy posted Feb 2, 2018 at 4:14 PM

mongoose IBOC and sidecar

sidcar frame

Just about forgot, suspension for the sidecar! I'm trying to think up a lightweight suspension idea for the single wheel To absorb some of the harsh road bumps, the pod has a fully padded interior already. I'm open to suggestions, I plan on moving or changing the wheel position anyways.

Next came sanding, body work , and paint. My first time with a 2 part epoxy paint. The base coat is silver, then I shot the first silver flake in the clear. I didn't care for that, since the flake was quite light, so we got out the flake cannon and shoot a little clear and blast it with the...

Now for the fibreglass, 6 layers of biaxial mat lay-up over the styrofoam buck. Then just pour acetone into the foam buck and melt it out. I used Ecopoxy because it is a epoxy that can be used in the house and no fumes for a winter project. I had to do a little bit of "fitting" with Maya during...

Now for the fun part, coming up with a shape for the pod. I looked everywhere for a bowl or cone shape for the nose, I ended up with a stack of pink styrofoam glued to a round piece of plywood, took it to the garage and spun it on the drill, while shaping with the belt sander ... what a mess...

The sidecar frame is made from 1" EMT ,first soaked in muriatic acid to strip the zinc plating. Cut to size and welded. The threaded ends on the frame are 1" hydraulic cylinder pins drilled and threaded for the 1/2" rod ends, and the wheel bolt. The biggest challenge is to keep the sidecar as...

for anyone who wants to give it a whirl, here is how I built our sidecar. It is based off the Scandinavian side bike design , which is not available outside Europe, and expensive. For starters the frame mount on the bike is made from a piece of channel that is cut and bent to hug the frame, and...