I’m going from memory and it isn’t too good anymore.
When InZane was in Zanesville and we' run over to the factory to take a tour and for the ride.
I always made it a habit of going on the factory tour and talking to the ones in white jackets/capes/short coats or whatever ya want to call them.
I asked one time what the difference was in rear shocks on the 3 models. This guy told me the only difference was in the external spring. The heavier spring was for the I/S and it made wonders on the Std, or the Tourer in ride.
Up until MGM became a Trike, I was running I/S shocks riding 2 up on 3. I weighed in at 255 and the other 1/2 was around 210. So we had 465 wet weight and with all the crap in the bags and the bag we had full of our clothes, I'd guess we were pushing another 120#. I know I got tired of carrying that sea bag in and out of Motels. We traveled that way for 3 years and then I bought a bag with wheels on it that I put on the Tourer's luggage rack.
I know I had to add an extra brace on the back of it to hold the luggage rack up.
I built a fairly straight strap with a "U" on the top to fit the racks rear bar. Actually it was a double 'U'. Had a 'U' about a 3 1/2" flat strap and then another 'U'. The end on the brace supported the back round pipe pretty good.
Then I went down the rear of the fender to the trailer hitch. Had a flat piece welded and with a truss to make it stronger which the ball went through. Once I was satisfied with it and had taken a few trips with it without any injury to the bracket, I took it off and had it chrome plated. It kind of covered the tail light but it was still visible enough people saw it and either slowed down or stopped behind me.
I took it off when I soloed MGM out and we have looked for it, but haven't run across it yet. We made a GREAT BIG hole when we pulled the old ServiCar out and took it over to the shop. Now the son and any workers we have with no work, they all set down and try to figure out where things go. It was taken apart in 1976, and the pieces were either put in a box or put on the round table I had in my garage.
Between my son, and buddy who has a ServiCar in riding shape, we go take pictures of the area we have a doubt in and come back and go through the boxes. Only thing we are missing right now is the wrench needed to seat the nut on the flywheel pulley, toothed one, and the little eye glass things that the Generator, oil pressure, high beam and another one, I forgot what it is now. I think I might be able to go to NAPA and buy some after market indicator covers for them. I pulled one off of the Chevy Trike today to see if they will fit the old girl.
If it fits, we are in business. I'd estimate we got about 30 to 35 hours of work left. We have to make oil and gas lines. I'm debating to go back with copper like was on it when I tore it down or make steel ones like it came from the factory with.
Running through the Internet I found a site that is dedicated to the ServiCar. It said there were only 79 of these buggers made in 1944. Checking the VIN #, then this old girl was the 21st to go off the line.
