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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 10:34 AM
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Anyone have info or tech articles on how to properly setup a factory sidecar on a 77 FLH? Thanks
 
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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ud...Bills Custom Cycles has a 79-84 sidecar manual for 18 bucks. Says it also has info about mounting earlier sidecars as well. The phone # is (570) 759-9613. I saw it on their ebay website. They are located in PA. I am looking for info on mounting a 49 sidecar frame to my 49EL as well.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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ud9b Did you get the information you were looking for?

I have a few harley doc's that are for sidecar set-up, what year is the sidecar?
Where is this bike?

Tom
 
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American Iron Mag did an article about a year ago on side car geometry.
 
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