I've just chosen one of two sidecar forums to ask the question, how difficult is it for your average joe blow to install a sidecar on a bike that has never had one on it? Is there a part that really requires someone that knows more than fastening bolts to do? It looks doable but I'm guessing I could get in deep dodo quickly. I'm thinking seriously about going this route rather than trike conversion just so I can keep my saddlebags.
And if I got it painting from some factory the color my bike is, I'm thinking I'd be 95% there provided I could actually get the thing installed to where it wouldn't kill me right off the bat. But I'm not sure if there is something that needs to be done with the forks or not. This is how little I know about it but guessing there might be as it sure is with a trike conversion. But I am getting further by starting to ask more about these sidecars.