These were taken on the PGR mission to visit the Bennett VA Home last Saturday.
Mae Lyne and her monkey
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Although that monkey is awfully cute (especially with a helmet on), he should be returned to the zoo!
I don't want to have to watch another FOX News report about someone getting their face riped off!
I don't want to have to watch another FOX News report about someone getting their face riped off!
What a chimp!!!
LOL
LOL
That picture is priceless !!! what a great pair ! Ain't no monkeys there far as i'm concerned, just good "peeps' as the kids would say. :y18:
cool pics .....but...Carl,as a chippy I have an eye for plumb, level, and true, and to me that rig is not sitting true.
The axle on the hack is no way parallel to the road, meaning to me, you need to either fit a smaller wheel on the hack, goose neck the axle, or raise the mounting point to the bike.
The way it sits at the moment makes me think it would go around left handers well, but would understeer like hell in a right hander.
I may be wrong and if I am, feel free to tell me to bog off, but it just dont look right to me.
Other than that, there great pics, and obviously a great way to travel together.
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The axle on the hack is no way parallel to the road, meaning to me, you need to either fit a smaller wheel on the hack, goose neck the axle, or raise the mounting point to the bike.
The way it sits at the moment makes me think it would go around left handers well, but would understeer like hell in a right hander.
I may be wrong and if I am, feel free to tell me to bog off, but it just dont look right to me.
Other than that, there great pics, and obviously a great way to travel together.
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You are correct in your observations, Harry. What you see is the difference between a "universal" mounting kit and a custom mounting kit designed for a specific bike. You compensate for that by adjusting the toe in of the car and the camber (lean angle of the bike). You noticed the whole rig leans slightly to the left - car and bike. Leaning the bike to the left is necessary for crowned roads. The rig actually has neutral steer - it tracks in a straight line on a normally crowned road. Setting up a rig is a compromise favoring the majority of the riding and roads that one does. A custom mounting kit would have the car level and less camber on the bike.
I think it looks more angled than it probably is because the camera the camera isn't level. You can see the road is higher on the right side of the photo than on the left.
You are right AJ; Mary took this photo while she was driving her cage.
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:y114: What cool photos, Carl what is it like riding long distances in that thing as you look like you may be a bit cramped in it
It does get a bit cramped; but it is fairly comfortable. It is fun and is less cramped than riding two up on a Bonnie. I can stretch out pretty well in it. I would not want to ride cross country in it!
; he know how to wheel a hack! I'll have practice another day or two beofre I am that good. :ya2:
When she gets that good, she won't need me for ballast for sure! Actually, in the sidecar course they made her fly the car and do drifts - which is what the rider was doing when he was going the donuts. You do that by giving it throttle and a little front brake. I was glad she was learning on the schools rig and not her own! I can fly the car easily; I am not that good on the drifts.
They way the taught flying the car was cool. Two instructors grabbed and lifted the car to the balance point with Mae Lyne on the bike. They kept it at the balance point to overcome her fear of the car coming up showing her it was not going to flip over. When you are driving a rig it is all steering with your arms. As soon as the car comes up, you are riding two wheels and revert to countersteering. I frequently have the car come up in hard right hand corners. I just ride it through the corner on two wheels. As soon as I straighten out or roll off of the throttle, the car comes down.
Good video. Thanks. :y115:
They way the taught flying the car was cool. Two instructors grabbed and lifted the car to the balance point with Mae Lyne on the bike. They kept it at the balance point to overcome her fear of the car coming up showing her it was not going to flip over. When you are driving a rig it is all steering with your arms. As soon as the car comes up, you are riding two wheels and revert to countersteering. I frequently have the car come up in hard right hand corners. I just ride it through the corner on two wheels. As soon as I straighten out or roll off of the throttle, the car comes down.
Good video. Thanks. :y115:
:y114: Great video. I love the part when he is sitting in the car and riding/driving it
stevethelondoner
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What kind of Monkey is that in the Hack.....hold up.....blimey it's you Carl..... :y114:
Nice looking set up mate.
Ride Safe
Nice looking set up mate.
Ride Safe
