Skip to content
Ben Franklin
@ben-franklin
Prominent Member
Joined: September 21, 2022 1:37 pm
Last seen: July 21, 2026 1:37 am
Topics: 16 / Replies: 331
Reply
RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight, unintimidating beginner friendly rig)

@scott-h Hey Scott, really nice to see this rig coming together! Looks like it has FUN written all over it! Here is what i have been wasting some r...

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

Looking good, Scott!   Regarding FM's comments on air shock vs. Coil over location. Gave it a little thought. Air shock behaves like a pro...

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

@scott-h JB Weld "Steel Stick" is your friend! {custom1}:smile2: linky

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

@scott-h JB Weld "Steel Stick" is your friend! {custom1}:smile2: linky

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

@miles-ladue Mr. Miles, I can assure you that BBTSG absolutely hates mosquitoes. Her primary driver is not particularly fond of them, either! ...

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

@scott-h Scott, looks robust enough for the application. I really like that you didn't cost yourself any ground clearance!   That will be a ...

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

Hey Scott, which notcher is that; how much is "inexpensive?" 🤑

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

@scott-h Had not seen that. Good for them. I felt like their connection to the steering head tube left a little to be desired, but hey, what do I kn...

10 months ago
Reply
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...

10 months ago
Reply
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 ...

11 months ago
Reply
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.

11 months ago
Reply
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...

11 months ago
Reply
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...

11 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...

12 months ago
Page 5 / 24