Skip to content
Ben Franklin
@ben-franklin
Prominent Member
Joined: September 21, 2022 12:37 pm
Last seen: December 6, 2025 2:56 pm
Topics: 15 / Replies: 318
Reply
RE: September 2026 Transamerica Trail....or Continental Divide

Might be available for some of either ride, depending on work or lack there of...

4 months ago
Reply
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...

4 months ago
Reply
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!

4 months ago
Reply
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...

4 months ago
Reply
RE: Where Have You Gone With Your Sidecar Rig ???

Well that is a lot to consider! BTW, the lad is now in Peru on a long term assignment, so one less reason to move north 🤣 .

4 months ago
Reply
RE: Where Have You Gone With Your Sidecar Rig ???

@miles-ladue That it does!!! 😱 🤣

4 months ago
Reply
RE: Where Have You Gone With Your Sidecar Rig ???

No where, today! A little toasty in Skunk Hollow.

4 months ago
Reply
RE: Chain Maintenance for sidecar rig while touring

@miles-ladue Though the left arm of the swing arm, rubber grommets, is the way to go... I found mounting the reservoir unit on the upper rear strut o...

4 months ago
Reply
RE: Chain Maintenance for sidecar rig while touring

@miles-ladue yep. I run a Scott Oiler X model on my AT rig, as well, and rarely touch the chain, except when changing out rear tires (a little f...

4 months ago
Reply
RE: Chain Maintenance for sidecar rig while touring

Maybe check ebay for a Porsche scissor jack. Usually $75 to $100: Link Africa Twin rigs rock! DAMHIK... {custom1}:smile2:

4 months ago
Reply
RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Just finished editing the Huascaran Naitional Park leg of my Peruvian adventure with my son. This was the best part of the ride. 12 hours or so in the...

4 months ago
Reply
RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

@mgv8 Definitely enjoying your adventure, vicariously! Looking forward to the rest of the story!

5 months ago
Reply
RE: Hi from SE Arizona

@grabcon I love riding in your neighborhood; did the Geronimo Trail up through Animas, NM a few months ago. The ride between the top of Coronado Nat....

5 months ago
Reply
RE: BMW R1100 GS Based Rig Project

@scott-h you are off to a great start, picking the skills back up. Lovely Miller helmet. I cheaped out and did HF's best Vulcan helmet and am still...

5 months ago
Reply
RE: Alaska at Eighty

@miles-ladue aw, come on... I love my ebay special aluminum Porsche scissor jack. Have gotten to use it more than I care to admit! 😍

5 months ago
Page 3 / 23