The Venture Sidecar Project
1999 Yamaha Venture and a Motorvation Formula II sidecar
6/21/02
This is a bracket I made for the right side highway board.
You also can see in the picture that I have added a center strut. I also re-engineered the sub frame to bring
it up tight to the motorcycle frame, and gained about 1 ½" of ground clearance.
This is a bracket I made for the sidecar step (JC Whitney highway board)
2/10/02
I replaced the original sidecar headlight with one I got at the "Giant Motorcycle
Swap Meet". It takes an H4 bulb, and I wired it up through a relay to work with the bike low/high headlight.
The air horns were on the left, I have now moved them to the center of the rig. I installed a horn button, power
outlet, and intercom cable in the sidecar. Nora also got a stick-on compass, and thermometer for 'her' dashboard.
An automotive battery was installed in the sidecar, behind the seat
12/26/02
Here it is, all together with the windshield and ragtop, ready to roll
Here it is, not done, but ready for a test drive
Rear View
Here I am, ready to go for my first test run 1/20/02
This is a view of just the frame
The sidecar frame mounts. After taking these pictures, I moved the frame 2 inches closer
to the bike.
The two rear mounts, and the electric trim adjuster.
Two front mounts. I still have to reinstall the air cleaner housing.
If you look under the exhaust, you can see the sub frame I made for the rear mount.
For the rear upper mount, I had to remove the frame bracket for the rear shock air hose. The Aluminum
trim piece will have to be modified to be reinstalled