Pics of my sidecar outfit

[Sidecar Bob]

For those who didn't hear about this project (or have forgotten), I bought this 1984 CX650E in '06. It had been used as a field bike by a PO and the fairing and turn signals were pretty much destroyed, the back wheel was bent and the rear end was un-repairable, but it ran and it only had 28000Km on it.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/Sidecar_Bob/GX650EI/before.jpg

I spent a bunch of time researching and e-mailing a friend in the U.S. who was able to take measurements on several bikes and we figured out which drive train parts can be interchanged between the various CX/GL500/650 models (http://choppercharles.com/cs/forums/7048/ShowPost.aspx), then shipped each other boxes of parts.
Matt & I took it apart and cleaned everything up, and made a trip to the wreckers to get what Rich couldn't send me and I didn't already have.
It looked like this on Sept. 30/06
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/Sidecar_Bob/GX650EI/Sept30.jpg

A week later it went for safety. If the colour looks familiar, that's because it has the tank, side covers, front fender &c from the GL500 I had previously and I didn't have time to re-paint it.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/Sidecar_Bob/GX650EI/Oct6.jpg

A couple of weeks later the sidecar was on and it was ready for the winter. Note the "snow tires".
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/Sidecar_Bob/GX650EI/Oct19.jpg

I run a lawn tractor battery in a marine battery box mounted beside the topbox. I got the seat changed and the topbox and battery box on before winter set in, but that's about all I did for that year.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/Sidecar_Bob/GX650EI/PICT0002500.jpg

[Sidecar Bob]

Last fall I decided the sidecar cover needed replacing so I took it to a good local boat top guy. When I got it back I decided it needed new paint to go with the the new top.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/Sidecar_Bob/GX650EI/Oct07coveron700.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/Sidecar_Bob/GX650EI/Oct07left700.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/Sidecar_Bob/GX650EI/Oct07right-1.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/Sidecar_Bob/GX650EI/Oct07rear-1.jpg

It's almost time to take it off the road again now and it doesn't look nearly as good now after almost 6 months of winter, although I must say the rain last week really cleaned it up a lot ;-)

[Rocking Couple]

You are truly a unique biker, Bob. In many ways, one of a kind.
And lest there be any doubt as to how my comment should be interpreted, it was said with complimentary intention.

[TimP]

Thanks for posting the pics, Bob. You're an inspiration!

One of these days I'm going to arrange my life so that I can tackle projects too. Maybe not sidecars, but who knows?

[Ivor biggin]

Now I`m smiling. Grinning actually.

[Hayabusa]

Awesome!

[Rocking Couple]

Glad you brought this back the surface Haya, and like Ivor says it brought a healthy smile back to my mug too.
Bob's a good head, I hope for you guys to meet some day..
And welcome to the forum, your presence here and recent posts, just put CC stock up a notch..