The Screaming Yellow Zonker Hack is alive!

[pago cruiser]

I've talked about this awhile, and now after wayyyy too long, finally got the beast on the road this weekend.  2000 Valk IS with Motorvation Formula II Sidecar.  Wifey and rescue canine on maiden voyage. The canine is a rescue dog that some schmuck abandoned out in the desert in Phoenix.  She was really skittish when we got her about 1 1/2 years ago; and she was none too sure about this sidecar thing...     but after three rides she's eager to jump in as soon as I jingle the keys...

Been almost a year between hack subframe, 1" over WORKS heavy duty shocks, wheel bearings all around and steering bearings (hacks are hard on these), dealing with out of round aluminum wheels, paint, powder, electrics, truck air horn with compressor/receiver/standalone battery, Hack ride height controller, canine shade (which still needs new canvas) 6 degree raked tree, extended forks (to compensate for the raked tree) CT with double bearings, LED turns fore and aft, digital flasher, trimmed fairing, steering damper, VTX fender, 6" handlebar risers, Harley "Bad Boy" bars (I couldn't make that up...), Laminar Lip deflector on the windshield (works fantastic), 6000 lumens of LED driving lights with a rheostat, a bunch or general maintenance stuff (the bike sat so long, that even with running it once a month for 20 minutes or so I had to rebuild the carbs), new petcock, and prolly a few other things I've forgotten...

Runs and rides great.  A bit (well, a BIG bit) more pizazz than the GL1200 the hack was on previously.  Now I don't need to run WOT to run at 75mph down our local Interstate.

Have yet to run a tank of gas thru it.  My GL1200 solo got 40 mpg, and the GL1200 Hack got 25.  I'm hoping to maybe get 20.  Maybe.   Next I'm going to be hunting for an aux gas tank...
And get my painter friend to come up with a Screaming Yellow Zonker decal...

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

Nice job on both saves 

[Pappy!]

Congrats! That is a great looking set up.
Wow, quite a difference in power platforms apparently. Was surprised to hear of having to run at WOT to maintain 75mph with the old GL 1200 engine.

[Skinhead]

I Like The horn.

[Gryphon Rider]

Uh-oh! Now MarkT is gonna have to go shopping for a bigger horn!

[Jess from VA]

Wild! 

Is that a cut down trombone? 

[Black Dog]

Awesome work 

You hit that horn while the pooch is riding with you, yer gonna have doggy poo all over the interior of that hack 

Black Dog

Good on ya for the rescue!

[Robert]

That is way cool nice work and I did notice that horn I don't think you will have any problem being heard.

[specialdose]

           Beautiful bike. Unique name. Favorite snack during the hippy era. Many safe rides for you, the wife and pooch. Make sure you post
     a picture when you get the decal.