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[Craig]

A Mate Has Just asked Me to help him Fit a Velrux(Old Jawa Type) Side Car to his 500 Classic 4 Speed.....Now He Has only got Bits and Bob's Not a Proper fixing Kit!,
Q:..... I think i can Guesstimate the front.."BUT Where is the Best Place to attach the Rear Bottom (Foot rest?) And rear Top mount (No idea?)...........
.....Thanks again...Craig

[grunda 12]

hi craig,rear bottom bracket to the pillion footrest rear top bracket to top shocker bolt position (i have seen the part of the frame near the shocker drilled also for that bracket)
,front bottom bracket to bottom of front engine plate theres a hole waiting for that then top front bracket up the front down tube ,let me know how it go,s it sounds an interesting project ,atb paul.

[Craig]

Thanks grunda,

I did Think along the same lines, But doubted that the TOP Suspension Mount Could take Much Stress..
As it Seems a Multi Weld on Attachment (If Ya Know what i Mean).....
Cheers Craig

[grunda 12]

no probs craig ,like i say i,ve seen both methods one of the chairs was fitted at watsonian squire and i think that was the one with the drilled shocker bracket but the memory is slightly hazy,atb g12

[Chris [Stockport]]

Hi Craig, I've just had a look at the back of mine (Watsonian Manx sidecar on a 2007 Classic 500... that's the old type engine) The bottom one goes into where the pillion footrest was removed from. The top one goes through an extra hole drilled in the shocker mount bracket. That mount has an extra packing piece inside it, so that the tightening of the nut and bolt don't pull the two bits of sheet metal that it's made of inwards, towards each other. Hope that makes sense.. it's basically what Paul said. This is how it has been from WS as new. No problems with that mount.... and it's 5 years old now AND... I have had the chair in the air quite a lot, with and without passengers, if that gives you some confidence in it. The only problem I've had, was the top FRONT bracket, whch did break. I got one from WS with a much heavier main bolt and TWO back bolts.. This has been fine. Regards, Chris

[Craig]

ONCE Again Thanks For all The INFO,

Looking Forward to Blaging a Go In it BUT: Very Early Stage yet ,1St Mock up, Next Cut And Shut....
Its On an 500 Classic 2001 (My Old Bike).......
...Cheers And thanks Craig

[Peter]

Velorex is a right hand fitting chair, after 01/09/1981 you can not legally ride it in the uk with a right hand sidecar fitted, no-brainer then, just think insurance.....