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Ben Franklin
@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: 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...

12 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...

1 year 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...

1 year 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...

1 year 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:

1 year 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...

1 year 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!

1 year 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....

1 year 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...

1 year 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! 😍

1 year 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...

1 year ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

@scott-h The mechanical preload adjustor is kind of a pain in the rear on the hack shock. It has a 3mm peg that locks a rotating threaded ring in pla...

1 year ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Had a little fun visiting the lad in Peru, a couple weeks back. Decided that the road trip portion is probably best in 3 videos, maybe a 4th on gring...

1 year ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Plenty of clearance for roadkill! Hack wheel has 6.9" of travel, about 2" taken up with static sag, when a passenger slides the tool kit over and ge...

1 year ago
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RE: More Africa Twin foolishness...

Well friends,It cooled off to 115F (46 C) this afternoon, and the nice shady garage was only 104F (40C), so decided to do a little minor maintenance:B...

1 year ago
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