2 base painted gas tank.

2 base painted fenders.

2 base painted sidecar.

Patched fenders.

Patched sidecar.

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2 base painted gas tank.

                Slide show 3: Final painted gas tank, fenders and sidecar

Flame painted yellow gas tank.

Flame painted yellow front fender.

Flame painted yellow real fender.

Flame painted yellow sidecar fender.

Flame painted yellow sidecar.

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Flame painted yellow gas tank.

                Slide show 4: Assembling engine and forks

Painted bike's main frame.

Painted sidecar main frame.

New front fork assembling.

Polished engine assembleing on the main frame.

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Painted bike's main frame.

1. For Frames
• Grind frames smoothly by machine and hands;
• Apply undercoat by hand;
• Sand it by hands for hours or days until it totally smooth;
• Apply undercoat again as where it needed;
• Repeat the above steps until the frame's surface is almost perfectly smooth for the first lay of paint.

2. For inside sidecar
• Grind down to the bare metal by machine and hands, making sure every joint is very clear and the sidecar wall is very straight. Make sure the connection between all panels are flushed.

3. Outside sidecar
• Sanding the outside of the sidecar by machine and hand to the bare metal then coating takes as much as 5 days;
• Fill in any areas needed and pay special detail attention around the handles of the sidecar. Make sure they reach pure smoothness inside and out;
• Original military weld lines for machines guns and other attachments on the sidecar are filled and flushed. Every corners are paid close attention;
• Make sure the sidecar is ready for the undercoat process, then undercoat it.

4. Tank and fenders
• Grind to the bare metal at tank and fenders. Make sure the fenders are in a perfect shape;
• Treat the dents and fill the holes as needed. Make sure the surfaces of tank and fenders are very smooth;
• Apply the undercoats on tank and fenders, then sand it again;
• Applied the undercoat a second time and patch the undercoat as needed;
• Continue sanding them until the smooth surface is ready for painting.

5. Final paint: tank, fenders and sidecar plus other parts need to paint
• We outsourced this kind fine painting job to the best painting factory in town. They use BASF, Dupont and other top brand paint for lacquer paint. We pay top dollars for the top professional paint shop with the best equipment;
• Applied strips line, color paint and brush paint as specially requested by our client;
• Condition the paint surface by touching it with lamb's wool very carefully.

6. Flame paint
Outsourcing the flame or brush paint to our contracted paint artist. When a paint job has great detail and beauty, the final job will be a one of a kind art work. Your desired patterns or pictures are welcome.

Part Three: Polishing engine and plating parts

• Chrome job was outsourced to the best plating factory in Beijing China;
• Entire engine and gear box was polished (Option);
• Custom made high quality chrome rims.
 

                Slide show 5: Finished bike

Finished yellow flame bike with sidecar.

Finished yellow flame bike with sidecar.

Finished yellow flame bike with sidecar.

Finished yellow flame bike with sidecar.

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Finished yellow flame bike with sidecar.

Part Four: Assembly the bike

After painting, plating and polished parts are gathering together and we start assembling the bike. We use the stainless bolts and nuts whenever possible for assembly.
• We change all the gaskets and sealers  to top quality new or NOS ones;
• Check and replace the bearings with top quality German and Japanese made bearings for internal engine and all the wheels;
• New plating custom pipes (meet European's stand II) for great looking, environmentally friendly and true motorcycle sound;
• Upgrade to a brand new gear box with reverse gear for every show quality bike with sidecar.   

Main Frame Arrived From Paint Shop. It will last for many years.	Starting the Assemblling: top quality electric wires, cable and pistons, etc...	Almost Finish: the paper wrap still on.
German Grey Metal Boxes: for crews of 3 at BMW R71.	Painted German Grey Sidecar	80% done German Grey BMW R71

Part Five: Quality control in shop and on the road for test

We will ride the newly assembly bike for 50 to 100 miles for the real road performance test. Most time it is problem free. If there is a problem, we will rework it until we fix it.

Part Six: VintageSidecar.com's options and custom parts

For most biker's, the original Chinese Army configuration will be enough for local and high way performance. If you have some special needs, the following options will suit your situation:

- Stainless rims and spokes;
- High handle bars for easy rider feeling or you are a tall person;
- 3 different kinds custom exhaust pipes;
- Larger oil sump if the road bumper is not a concert and you do not want change your oil often;
- Stronger oil pump;
- Fold-down sidecar windscreen for sidecar passenger if you have young kids or an old wife;
- Non rusting wheels (powder coated paint rims);
- Faster final drive to ride it little faster;
- Chromed or painted brake hubs according the bike's style, however paint is better;
- Custom made leather seat cover, leather sidecar seats;
- Leather canvas sidecar covers only for sunning days but not for 4 season driver;
- Custom carpets for the sidecar.

- Or any thing else you can think about it.

All 12 V bikes are upgraded to dual 12V electric starter with kick starter.

What custom build motorcycle means to us: tell us what you want and we will build it for you for a reasonable price.

Please email or call us with questions or arrange a test drive on our demo motorcycles in the great Boston area and it is highly recommended by us (motorcycle driver's license required for test drive).

Info, Quote & Order Email to Mr. Lee: Lee@VintageSidecar.com

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