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Ben Franklin
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Joined: September 21, 2022 1:37 pm
Last seen: September 23, 2026 2:43 pm
Topics: 16 / Replies: 343
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@scott-h Thanks Scott, I was definitely over thinking it with the embed codes! All fixed now! 😉

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@scott-h yep, having some fun with the vids... might mount a camera setup. Got to thinking about that a fixed camera would capture a lot more of the...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

c't'dThe area has burned in the not distant past, so there were a few dead trees standing. This one wasn't. Grass fed beef! ...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

c't'dWhen riding with two wheeled friends (BMW R1200GS and an Aprilia Toureg 660 in this instance), the questions always comes up, where does the hack...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Well Friends,It has been a very pleasant past few days, with a fair amount of riding incorporated, so will call it a win.I also set up a YouTube chann...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@miles-ladue Ha! The Hippo Hands come off later each season! 😎

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

c't'dPaused with just a little trepidation, before dropping the nose down into a V shaped wash full of rocks:It worked out ok...Got to kiss some more ...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

c't'd The further south I went, the bigger the rocks got, in the road: Headed up a side shoot that took off up into the mountain...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

c't'dOf course, the right answer is to build a decent subframe, and be done with it. Just not quite in the mood to take that on, yet, so ground it dow...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

c't'dCouple days later, Greg was up for paved ride on his GS while eagerly awaiting the return of his KTM790 with fresh cams and such.Day was a bit co...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Well Friends,I have been on a few very pleasant rides, as of late, and done a little more maintenance as well. None of the rides were exactly "epic", ...

2 years ago
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RE: Valve Adjustment Problem / Bad valve

@floyd-h Yep, sounds like a plan. There is quite a lot of carbon on the valves from the old head. Probably less on the ebay head. If it is reasona...

2 years ago
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RE: Valve Adjustment Problem / Bad valve

Floyd, thanks for the pics. I'm sure you will get some interesting advice. My opinion: You have a few options, depending upon how long you thi...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Dis stuff? 🤑 Splines are doing great, no visible wear, since new. I think the OEM countershaft sprocket is quite a bit harder than th...

2 years ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

c't'dNew sprocket on top. There was some significant wear.Rear sprocket had a little wear, as well. Not beyond usability, but I wanted to change the r...

2 years ago
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