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Ben Franklin
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Joined: September 21, 2022 1:37 pm
Last seen: August 14, 2026 3:43 am
Topics: 16 / Replies: 333
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Ok, so here is how I addressed the top mount... Today's foolishness started out with a trip to the welding supply joint for a fresh tank of Argon ga...

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

@mgv8 (and @scott-h) Brian and Scott, thanks for the additional insights into that top rear mount. I took another, closer look at it, last night. Th...

2 years ago
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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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