Adding a step to a Velorex sidecar

[Bertram]

Listers: I have been looking at my sidecar, and I noticed it could be an issue for a passenger to get in the car. Not looking forward to having the paint scuffed up I have been looking around the various sidecar sites, for possible steps that can meet my needs and be attached. There does not seem to be a whole lot of options out there. I am wondering if anyone else who has the Velorex rig came up with a solution. Quite possibly I might be making a mountain out of mole hill.

Cheers Bertram 94 Silver Star Grespann

[DAVID THOMPSON]

had a chair on a 53 bmw wife got in it by entering between the chair and the bike

by walking on the mounting hard ware from the rear
and stepping on the seat
i found it almost impossible to enter from the right side

because it was too small for a big guy

[Bertram]

Thanks David, will advocate that way to get into the car. Luckily will not be having 160# plus people riding in it.

Cheers Bertram

[DAVID THOMPSON]

thanks for being so nice most of my life i have been 200 to 240 and 5f 11 in
and can blow up a motor on a rig without any passengers helping


all the real mopeds i have owned ..have died from broken frames

my rt125 is a tuff little bike i have been 230+ since i bought it
and its at 22,000 miles and going good but the tires go flat often

[Bertram]

Did not mean any offense, just with me at 210 plus. Any one heavier along with me would sorely tax the rig both in fuel and power. My Tresette earns every bit of gas when I take it out for a ride. I use all screaming 10hp it provides.

Cheers Clark

[DAVID THOMPSON]

no offence taken my friends call me TON OF FUN as in 220 lb being a short ton and a long ton =2,200

the real joke is there are a bunch of fellows that make me look small that live in the area....


and i found this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5etmCvigpc

[Bertram]

Listers: It has been awhile since I opened this topic. I have found a solution to my question, after surfing and lurking the web. I came upon an ad in E-Bay where this gentleman was selling his BMW with a Velorex rig. He had a step mounted on his, I asked him who made the step. It turns out to be a right passenger floorboard from a Honda Goldwing. These can be had quite cheaply via E-Bay. I have mounted the floorboard directly to the frame of the rig. My reasoning is I don't feel the frame is compromised by drilling two holes in it. Also there would be no more than 150 pounds put upon it momentarily, when used. I found the floorboard bracket had 9mm holes. I chose to enlarge them and go with 3/8 diameter. I used 3/8 x 2 1/2 grade 8 bolts and hardware. I modified the washers to fit the bracket where the bolt heads rest against. Hope this can help anyone else who wants to do this modification.

Cheers Bertram