Snaefell project...

First job was to think and build the chassis. François went to the option of two single arm suspensions (front and rear), with the usual balancing system to the front. After some drawings, Autocad and geometry experiences, the job was done by welding some very beautiful and neat structures in aluminium.

Then came the sidecar chassis, also all in aluminium. Hubs and brakes come from a VW Golf GTI, the wheels are from an Audi 80. The tension of the chain is automatically adjusted by an eccentric system installed on the swingarm axle. Shocks absorbers are Fournales air system, especially manufactured for this machine.

Time came to build the bodywork, all in polyester or carbon fiber, depending of the parts. François used not less than 63 moulds for that, all hand made!

The outfit door, Lamborghini style, was mainly in carbon fiber. The aperture system is electrical. The two open roofs are in carbon fiber too. Headlights and blinkers on the outfit came from BMW and Renault cars.

As the man is a true Laverda enthusiast, he wished to show clearly that the engine is a triple!

Before fitting the bodywork, François had to build the new electrical harness, quite complex on such a vehicle...

While doing the first road tests, François was disappointed by the front suspension and steering systems, not too bad but not good enough for him, not better than any usual sidecar. For more safety at high speed in curves and stability on straight roads, he dismantled the vehicle again, threw away the whole front end and draw and built a new system inspired from the sidebike brand concept (1 to 2 arms)! The bike is now perfectly stable at high speed. Another advantage is that the headstock has almost no force on it, so no risk of cracks.