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Chris Murphy
@not-bob
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Joined: October 11, 2025 1:18 pm
Last seen: March 29, 2026 2:54 pm
Topics: 4 / Replies: 103
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RE: Up to you.

Here is the upper front mount. It uses the stock crash bar mount on the frame. Utilizing the bolt holes and the mount itself to lock it in place, alon...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Up to you.

All the hardware you see is just setup stuff, things I had laying around. Before it got assembled to hit the road, all that hardware was replaced with...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Up to you.

Made progress on the chassis, all the vertical welds are done. I couldn't come up with a way to TIG weld them, so I used the MIG, and boy are they ugl...

2 weeks ago
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RE: So the question is

Chris, you are in good company here, if you have been booted or banned from another forum or website. Currently 3.14159% of the sidecarists on these...

3 weeks ago
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RE: So the question is

Yes, BUT....did you enjoy a Stroopwaffle with your cuppa tea ??? And yes, I have said this for the past 2 decades, so-called "Social Media" is the o...

3 weeks ago
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RE: So the question is

Ha! Yeah, went to Kindergarten and 1st grade there. So close to Lions Drag strip the house seemed to shake a little on the weekends!  

3 weeks ago
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RE: So the question is

Well, the reaction to your post has been quite interesting to me. I'll admit that I've been lurking at the other place for a few days now. I'm feeling...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Assault On Batteries Conversation

I have no experience with them, however I just read an entire thread on this subject on the forum I sort of bad mouthed here earlier. Are you familiar...

3 weeks ago
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RE: So the question is

Well, I'll go at this in two parts. First, increasing activity, I have been a member of a forum that has to do with garages and tools for many years...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Up to you.

Back to the table for the chassis. More welding, and building the reinforcement plates for the underside. Had to plug the bike in, and found the rocke...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Up to you.

I go to his channel a lot for guidance still. My torch setup is mostly parts from his store.  

4 weeks ago
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RE: Up to you.

I built the first one in anger, kind of an FU to the guy who put me in the position of having to put a training wheel on my bike. So I purposely built...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Up to you.

For the first hack, I built the chassis first, then the bike side mounts were built to meet the chassis and fit the bike. When I built the upper strut...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Up to you.

Here are pics of the first chassis, and of the current one. I clamp the heck out of everything. One of the reasons I chose this particular table was t...

1 month ago
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RE: Up to you.

Top side welded and sanded flat. With my short beads, the top side and under side took 50+ separate welds to get this far. With the heat from the TIG,...

1 month ago
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