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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skiri251" data-source="post: 17640" data-attributes="member: 511">Two reasons for high mounted body.1) It is a full leaning sidecar (sidecar leans in unison with the motorcycle in corners) and there is a control arm for that. Mounting the body low requires cutting out the part of the body to avoid interference. And because it's a leaner, I don't have to worry about the effect of high CoG while cornering not as much as regular rigid sidecar rigs. (I had rigid rigs before and while flying the chair is fun, I couldn't stand slow right turn speed.)2) I just wanted my son (the only passenger) to have a better outside view. I had a semi-leaner rig (only the bike leans) before with stock Velorex sidecar frame. He was kinda looked down by cagers. With this new rig, he has about the same or slightly higher eye position compared to passenger cars.High CoG isn't a good thing and now I have a better idea for the frame/control arm design so if I build another one I can mount the body lower but since the current one works okay so...For an adult passenger I think I need to mount the body lower but again this is just for my 6-year-old son and by the time he grows to an adult size, I don't think he wants to sit in the sidecar anyway..The storage area is just a plywood box around the frame. I can take it off but I don't know what reduction in wind resistance I can gain.I need a wind tonnel!</blockquote>