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Ben Franklin
@ben-franklin
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Joined: September 21, 2022 1:37 pm
Last seen: October 26, 2025 5:46 am
Topics: 15 / Replies: 312
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RE: Land Speed Record Holder sidecar rig

105 mph with the tonneau buttoned down... not much more to give. The expedition chair is not an aerodynamic marvel... 😉

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@mgv8 Ha! Now, just how do you hope to improve upon perfection?! 🤣

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@mgv8 nothing looks better than a pile of wire, relays and switches on the floor, next to your hack (after you have just fixed it right!)

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Well Friends,Have been contemplating the mount for the third strut, and think I am pretty close to working out something that will pickup 3 points on ...

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@mgv8 Hey Brian, As I continue to think about new struts (mine are definitely too short for proper set up), I came up with this turnbuckle connectin...

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Well Friends,It was time to do a little test ride see how things would hold together on a little longer road ride, as an easy first step in seeing if ...

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@mgv8 Ain't that a fact! 🙃

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Well friends, All is right in the world. Black Betty (that sweet girl) is back on her side of the garage, not being worked on in the TLC's spot. ...

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Aluminum subframe ramblings: Just for fun, wanted to see what it might cost if I totally grenade the aluminum subframe... Found one on Ebay, that ...

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@andrew-baker Drew, I'm thinking that tightening the clamps up, with the brace in position to be welded, should do the trick on load distribution. T...

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@andrew-baker Hey Drew, sure, no problem: Well Friends,Got back out to the shop this afternoon to continue with the A arm support brace idea, using ...

10 months ago
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RE: LIFT chair for inside the sidecar

@miles-ladue FM, sorry to hear of your pain in what should have been a pretty straight forward project! Hope it works flawlessly, as I am sure it wi...

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Well Friends,I managed to entertain myself in the shop, again, for a bit, today.I decided to ride Black Betty (that sweet girl) out and around the cou...

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Well Friends,Made a little progress with the repairs to Black Betty (that sweet girl) today. Shop was a very pleasant temperature, so pretty much spen...

10 months ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@mgv8 Thanks, Brian, I was just searching McMaster last night and had no idea what to call those things!

11 months ago
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