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Ben Franklin
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Joined: September 21, 2022 1:37 pm
Last seen: July 22, 2026 2:02 am
Topics: 16 / Replies: 331
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@scott-h , yep, that top rear mount has been a bother for a while. If the A arms had not failed, it may have been fine, but I feel a need to make it ...

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

c't'dWill need to face the tube surface that the bolt goes through to create a flat surface to crank it together and mate with:Bolts through hack top ...

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

Well Friends,Spent the afternoon cleaning, disassembling and inspecting...She got a bath, to at least knock enough dirt off to see what was going on:G...

2 years ago
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RE: Ural with 2 sidecars!!!

I like seeing him have fun with it!

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

c't'dStarted right up and rode her onto the trailer.Jacked her up in the center, shoved some 4x4 chunks under the A arms to take some load off the rem...

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

c't'd from aboveShade aplenty to stop and hydrate...Road kept getting more interesting, narrower and soon, shadier as we climbed from the oaks into th...

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

c't'd from aboveNow, yesterday's ride was of a slightly different nature...Both Greg and Claude were able to get a day off and were willing to push th...

2 years ago
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RE: "Rider Education

@bogdan Bogdan, you should be fine, if you read up a little on the handling characteristics of a rig. There is a lot of stuff on this site in the "Li...

2 years ago
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RE: Tire Mileage

@miles-ladue Ha Ha, or is it those C note tips? 😆

2 years ago
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RE: Tire Mileage

Hey Bogdan, welcome to the crazy world of hacks and opinions! For what it is worth: My Honda Africa Twin rig (CRF1100) has the same 4.5" x 18" rim ...

2 years ago
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RE: Trying to get a rig in and out of a CONEX

If you picked up two sets of these folding ramps, you would probably be fine... I bought one set for use as a wheel chair ramp for a friend to be ab...

2 years ago
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RE: Question for the masses

This Harbor Fright Scissor lift looks somewhat appealing... $1,500 bucks or so, low enough profile to leave in place in a garage bay. Link This g...

2 years ago
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RE: What Is Your Ultimate "Dream Rig"?

This one... Now about that super charger, 2wd on demand, hack frame that isn't made out of butter, subframe that isn't made out of butter, etc... ...

2 years ago
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RE: Today's foolishness...

Well Friends,It was a pleasant enough afternoon, so decided to conclude my round of maintenance on BBTSG by repairing my "temporary" tail/brake light ...

2 years ago
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