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Ben Franklin
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Joined: September 21, 2022 1:37 pm
Last seen: September 30, 2025 11:29 pm
Topics: 15 / Replies: 299
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RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight, unintimidating beginner friendly rig)

@miles-ladue Mr. Miles, I can assure you that BBTSG absolutely hates mosquitoes. Her primary driver is not particularly fond of them, either! ...

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

@scott-h Scott, looks robust enough for the application. I really like that you didn't cost yourself any ground clearance!   That will be a ...

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

Hey Scott, which notcher is that; how much is "inexpensive?" 🤑

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

@scott-h Had not seen that. Good for them. I felt like their connection to the steering head tube left a little to be desired, but hey, what do I kn...

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

@scott-h Hey Scott, For what it is worth, my experimentation with reducing flex in the coupling of the sidecar to the bike has led me to believe tha...

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

Shock booties!!! Woohoo! 🤣        

3 weeks ago
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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 ...

4 weeks 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.

1 month 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...

1 month 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...

1 month 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...

2 months 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...

2 months 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!

2 months 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...

2 months ago
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