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Ben Franklin
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Joined: September 21, 2022 1:37 pm
Last seen: September 11, 2025 6:32 am
Topics: 15 / Replies: 294
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RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight, unintimidating beginner friendly rig)

@scott-h Hey Scott, are you thinking of building a similar plate on the left foot peg mount, and then running a connecting tube across to the one you ...

7 days ago
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RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight, unintimidating beginner friendly rig)

@scott-h Well, it is always amazing to build up a shape out of flat-stock, if needed! Worse ways to spend an afternoon exist.

2 weeks ago
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RE: Greetings.

@711jim Jim, sorry to see you selling the rig. It looks nicely executed! A friend just sold his 2016 R1200GSA solo for $11,500 with a few more miles...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight, unintimidating beginner friendly rig)

@scott-h I will be quite interested in seeing what you choose for an "easy CAD" system. Used to do plant layout on some fairly miserable IBM package...

3 weeks ago
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RE: September 2026 Transamerica Trail....or Continental Divide

Might be available for some of either ride, depending on work or lack there of...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Honda Africa Twin-DCT based Cargo sidecar rig build...

@scott-h The newer tubeless rims from a 2020+ fit, but you need to also have the newer rotors and tone rings. Also need the newer front spacer. My s...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Honda Africa Twin-DCT based Cargo sidecar rig build...

It will be fun to see another AT rig come together! Chuck's stuff holds up!

4 weeks ago
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RE: Shopping for a Ural Tub

@purplerhody Ellen, Chuck designed and built the first LBS Africa Twin connections that Mike at LBS will use to build his rigs with... It was for a f...

1 month ago
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RE: Where Have You Gone With Your Sidecar Rig ???

Well that is a lot to consider! BTW, the lad is now in Peru on a long term assignment, so one less reason to move north 🤣 .

1 month ago
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RE: Where Have You Gone With Your Sidecar Rig ???

@miles-ladue That it does!!! 😱 🤣

1 month ago
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RE: Where Have You Gone With Your Sidecar Rig ???

No where, today! A little toasty in Skunk Hollow.

1 month ago
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RE: Chain Maintenance for sidecar rig while touring

@miles-ladue Though the left arm of the swing arm, rubber grommets, is the way to go... I found mounting the reservoir unit on the upper rear strut o...

1 month ago
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RE: Chain Maintenance for sidecar rig while touring

@miles-ladue yep. I run a Scott Oiler X model on my AT rig, as well, and rarely touch the chain, except when changing out rear tires (a little f...

1 month ago
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