Thruxton Rear Wheel

Thruxton Rear Wheel

The spokes on the 06 Scrambler break at the elbow. I tried heavier spokes from Buchanan but those broke, too. Sidecar use puts an awful load on the wheels. I finally replaced the rear wheel with one from a 2012 Thruxton model. It has an aluminum rim, but more...
Rear Brake Relocation

Rear Brake Relocation

The Scrambler rear brake caliper is mounted beneath the swingarm, putting it in a very vulnerable position. I installed Free Spirits rear caliper relocation bracket to move it above the swingarm. I was able to use the original brake line by carefully rerouting it, but...
Light Bar

Light Bar

The array on the light bar are LEDs from ADVMonster.  I turn them on at night and it looks like the sun came up in front of my bike. Originally I had 2 spots in the center and a pair of F11 Foglights flanking them. The spots are great, still bright after maybe 4 years...
sidecar mounts and subframe

sidecar mounts and subframe

I built the subframe to mount the sidecar to my Triumph Scrambler, fabricating it from black mild steel pipe. I bought the adapters for the sidecar lower mounts from DMC sidecars and some clamps from Claude Stanley Motorsports and made the rest myself. You can get...
Final Drive Gear Ratio

Final Drive Gear Ratio

The original sprockets on my Triumph were an 18 tooth sprocket up front with 43 teeth at the rear. Running 17/47 sprockets gives me 70 mph indicated at 4500 rpm in top gear. 70 mph indicated is 60 mph measured at least on my bike, running a 3.50 x19 Shinko Trials tire...