Bricks and Hacks

[JimBlalock]

New here,

I've owned a K75, years ago, that someone had doctored up with a K100RS fairing.  A K75RS!  It had probably been wrecked, but it was a good bike.

For the last 8 years (time flies on a K) I've had an '85 K100RT with an EML-T sidecar conversion.  Pic is the hack loaded up for the Biltmore RA rally in 2007.

So in a brief cruise of the forums, the hacks and hackers haven't jumped out at me.  Anyone else here like three wheels?

[Chaos]

Welcome.  the big old K's make excellent tugs.

Lots of hack forums out there, here's a couple.....

there's this http://sidecar.com/mbbs22/category-view.asp and advrider has a forum http://advrider.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=56,
bmwmoa.org has a trike and hack forum.

Years ago I had a Flexit on my K75s, but decided I liked it better solo.  Just this year I bought a new Ural, I liked the looks and the retro mechanicals.  Did 90% of my riding this year on the Ural.  It's slow, makes strange noises, handles and brakes like a pig and is an absolute blast to ride. 

[frankenduck]

This guy has a K75 with a hack for his dog: http://www.bobaji.com

[jsb]

Years ago I had a Flexit on my K75s, but decided I liked it better solo.  Just this year I bought a new Ural, I liked the looks and the retro mechanicals.  Did 90% of my riding this year on the Ural.  It's slow, makes strange noises, handles and brakes like a pig and is an absolute blast to ride.

+1 on the Ural. I have a 2007 Ural Gear Up, love blasting around on the dirt roads with my wife. We bought in Atlanta a couple years ago, rode it back to Dallas. Took me 4 days, I felt like I'd been stomped on by elephants.  However, I don't feel bad about tearing through dirt, mud, whatever.

jb

[samandkimberly]

I just got a K1100RS specifically to attach to the twin to this chair - a Flexit. The goal is to have a motorcycle I can share with my wife and son. We have another vintage sidecar - a T500/early Jawa combo with home built leading link forks - that my son and I do rallies on, but a conventional sidecar just isn't the same as a motorcycle: it doesn't lean. The Flexit is one of a very small number of outfits that do lean, and from what I hear one of the more refined ones. Chaos - I'm hoping that the greater mass and power of the K1100 will make the sidecar less noticeable than it would be on a K75; we'll see!

Sam

[jsb]

I like that Flexit. It does something I wish the CanAm Spyder would do. Lean.

[frankenduck]

(Disclaimer: I know very little about hacks.)

That one looks pretty cool. How far does it lean? (Degrees.)

And the hookup to the bike looks clean too.  It looks like it just attaches to the frame and doesn't need a leading link, correct?

[jsb]

If the guy is getting old, and is likely to do any more of these himself, I wonder what it would take to get the plans, etc from him. With all the renewed interest in hacks, and an aging population (see all the trikes out there?), I think some of these could get sold.

[Chaos]

(Disclaimer: I know very little about hacks.)

That one looks pretty cool. How far does it lean? (Degrees.)

And the hookup to the bike looks clean too.  It looks like it just attaches to the frame and doesn't need a leading link, correct?

No leading link needed, there is a chain and sprocket to keep the chair parallel to the bike and it can be locked upright for parking.  Coolest feature is the motorized canopy.  It was a bit much for my K75, and I like having separate solo and a hack bikes.  Looks great on the 1100!

[frankenduck]

Yeah, unless you plan on just tooling around I imagine the weight of a hack would be kind of a drag on a K75 - both literally and figuratively.  And that does look nice hooked up to a K1100RS. :2thumbup:

[samandkimberly]

That one looks pretty cool. How far does it lean? (Degrees.)

35 degrees, stock. Supposedly you can modify for more lean, but that's  enough for pretty spirited street riding. As for the hookup, it is very simple, tanking only about 5 min to remove and maybe 20 min to reattach. But designing the mounts to work that well takes a bit of engineering; it's a lot harder making up proper mounts for a leaner than a conventional outfit.

Sam

[dave n]

      Here's mine a 1992 K100RS w/EZS sidecar conversion. A leading link front end and 14" auto tires means
  it's not a motorcycle anymore.

   I have to remind myself going from 2 wheels to 3 - you have to drive this thing - right turn / left turn differences are huge. Not for everyone of course but I like it more and more as time goes by.

  Test rode a CAN AM SPYDER at a dealership open house recently - fun - @ $20K tho - I don't know.

  Must be a reason so many of those Gold Wing trike conversions are being sold - looking forward to a test ride on one of those too.

 Hmm what will tomorrow bring?