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Can anyone let me know if a Harley enginne has been used in a sidecar road race outfit...
I have asked the eligibility man (Richard Holmes) at the Classic Club and he is looking into it..

Basically I have a Harley 750cc smashed and very much vandalised bike that I wondered about making into an 18/19" wheel sitter ????? Manx tank ... G50 seat ... that sort of thing

I dont for one minute think it would be competetive but it would make good use of a redundant slaughtered bike??? And I am sure would turn some heads and get some
Any help would be great...
If I can prove a Harley "Sportster" type unit construction engine was used then it will be ok to use..
Make a great sound out there on open mega's And could get it into all sorts of shapes round corners... Yippeee....

Aye aye Another can of worms to be opened methinks Rob

Seriously, I seem to recall somewhere in the very dim and distant past hearing about one or two in Merkan land but have never seen one or any pics of same. Sorry to be not too helpful but it might be start for you

Alternatively if not CRMC then it would make a terrific post classic bike, would it not

Rob, there was a Harley at Jehonville a few years ago,arround 2002,I think.Someone said it was owned by a Spanish chap,but I don't really know.I remember Dickie Gale and I having a look at it! Maybe that Dickie knows more! He's on the IoM but I've lost his phone number.Best of luck.

Short memories,I built my Harley outfit in 1990 ish and have raced it every year since,and its classic club registered or was,I still have the registration,although,its had a couple of new handles and a few new heads since then,mines an XR 750,theres a guy in Holland with a big Sporty,blinding motors,keep in touch.
pavc@dsl.pipex.com

Pics, we need pics

Triplebrew wrote:Pics, we need pics

I will try and post a picture of the Dutch Harley outfit, this is with 16 inch wheels and small sidecar wheel.
Richard, the owner, is now also building a sitter Harley with big 18 or 19 inch wheels (and again a small sidecar wheel) and to top it all there's also a proper kneeler in the making with 10 inch wheels all round!

Bloody hard to get a picture up here!
I can not get it right somehow so here's the link:

http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 203um8.jpg

Cheers
John

Has that raced at Chimay? I am sure I have seen it in action.

Triplebrew wrote:Has that raced at Chimay? I am sure I have seen it in action.

Correct, Richard & Kim raced in Chimay, Jehonville etc.

Looks like you are all sorted then Rob )

Yippee

Yes Bob, Just had a pm from Pete .....

Now this little project does sound as though it's going to be some fun

Just think of all that lovely bottom end V-twin grunt coming out of a slower corner - luvverly I can also hear the sounds of a very busy workshop and the smell of midnight oil burning

we raced against 1 in the early 90s at crmc only saw it twice both times it broke down, think it was an iron head sportser lump 1000 cc circa late 60s early 70s thik it was pre unit but not sure