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...
RotoPax

RotoPax

Last summer I left a trail of gasoline through the dry woods because the bungee holding my spare gas can to the sidecar step broke and the can slid down where it could rub on the tire. I needed a better way to haul fluids. RotoPax are stupid expensive, but made of...
Chang Jiang Wheel

Chang Jiang Wheel

I trashed my sidecar wheel after some years of abuse and found myself in urgent need of a replacement. I called DMC sidecars about a wheel on a Thursday and it was on my porch that Friday! I didn’t ask him to overnight it, but Jay knew this was my daily...
DMC Glass Sidecar Fender

DMC Glass Sidecar Fender

The steel fender on the Sputnik succumbed to metal fatigue after miles of potholes and washboard roads. A friend gave me a fiberglass fender from DMC. It even had a fresh coat of bright red paint which matched my rig perfectly! I fabricated a steel inner fender and...
Lucas Style Tail Light

Lucas Style Tail Light

I hated the original tail light on my Triumph. Bulbous, plastic chrome, it was too ugly and too fragile for my intended use. I replaced it and the sidecar tail light with matching aluminum repro Lucas style lights from New Bonneville. The bulbs were replaced with LED...