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Ben Franklin
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Joined: September 21, 2022 1:37 pm
Last seen: April 8, 2026 12:03 am
Topics: 16 / Replies: 308
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RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight, unintimidating beginner friendly rig)

@scott-h Hey Scott, For what it is worth, my experimentation with reducing flex in the coupling of the sidecar to the bike has led me to believe tha...

7 months ago
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RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight, unintimidating beginner friendly rig)

@scott-h Hey Scott, are you thinking of building a similar plate on the left foot peg mount, and then running a connecting tube across to the one you ...

7 months ago
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RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight, unintimidating beginner friendly rig)

@scott-h Well, it is always amazing to build up a shape out of flat-stock, if needed! Worse ways to spend an afternoon exist.

7 months ago
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RE: Greetings.

@711jim Jim, sorry to see you selling the rig. It looks nicely executed! A friend just sold his 2016 R1200GSA solo for $11,500 with a few more miles...

7 months ago
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RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight, unintimidating beginner friendly rig)

@scott-h I will be quite interested in seeing what you choose for an "easy CAD" system. Used to do plant layout on some fairly miserable IBM package...

8 months ago
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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...

8 months ago
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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...

8 months ago
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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...

8 months ago
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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:

8 months ago
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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...

9 months ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

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

9 months ago
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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....

9 months ago
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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...

9 months ago
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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! 😍

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

Well Friends, Felt like putting together the video on part 2 of this journey... This was the leg of the trip from Barranca to Yungay, Peru...

9 months ago
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