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Hi!

Just found that my 1973 850 Commando previously had a sidecar attached. Anyone with sidecar knowledge, know if any suspension parts may have been upgraded/changed? My nearside passenger footrest and brackets are missing or fitted incorrectly. 

Thanks,

Krzysztof 

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... that fitting a chair was not recommended and given the way the isolastics seperate the frame from the engine / transmission / back wheel I'm not surprised.

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Yes, it was deemed important to highlight this at the very start of the Rider’s Manual.

It even warranted the use of capital letters!  

Manual

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From my failing memory I'm sure there there is a photo in one of the early Road Holders of a Commando fitted with a lightweight sidecar chassis carrying a firehose.

I wouldn't recommend a chair myself.

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I should have thought that the invention of the Jeep definitively put paid to the usefulness of sidecar outfits for this kind of application.

Hi All!

 

Many thanks for your comments!

I spoke to Andover Norton regarding this and will re-assemble rear end hoping that all is still square!

 


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