Several months back, I found this early 1920s FLXI Racing Sidecar just south of Marshall, Michigan.   Before I arrived to pick it up, I had no idea what to expect.  But as soon as I rolled up the garage door, I knew I was looking at something special, and the wheels were turning in my head the whole way home.

About 11 hours later, I was back in Maggie Valley, drooling all over this thing.  It was mostly complete, down to the 28x2.25 Firestone Cord Racing Tire.  You can even read the racers name on the side -- "Cliff Palmer, Battle Creek, Michigan" -- and the original FLXI striping.

Currently, I've got a pair of my dad's wheels installed on the bike, but have already rebuilt a perfect set of original board track racing hubs.  They're being laced up as we speak and should be on the bike in the next week or so.

 As you can notice, with a FLXI sidecar, the bike and outer sidecar wheel actually lean when you turn.  They were made in both racing and road form.  The company was based in Loudonville, OH and produced sidecars through the late 1920s.

I'm not sure exactly how many original FLXI sidecars are in existance, but there can't be many.  This is one of two that I know of configured for a Harley-Davidson Motorcycle.