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Peter Pan
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Joined: June 2, 2007 12:59 pm
Last seen: May 15, 2025 11:59 am
Topics: 91 / Replies: 1951
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RE: Kymco sidecar rig

Just a first impression from the last photo: I feel like the sidecar tire is a bit too far back. That reminds me to my MZ sidecar which tended str...

11 years ago
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RE: Cops and sidecars

When riding with the rig all pull outs from cops were for to have a closer look and small talk...sometimes the interest is from both sides, as here yo...

11 years ago
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RE: Need bigger Jawa /Velorex 560 axle

Howard, don't laugh, those hats were ugly, but excellent felt quality. There are quite a few mills out there where I mounted the Erich hats as bedwa...

11 years ago
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RE: Need bigger Jawa /Velorex 560 axle

For the felt (use it a lot in my job) I used once 2 Erich Honecker hats (3$ each) from an Army second hand shop. Until I found a perfect source with o...

11 years ago
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RE: Aidens growing fast

Dough, don't loose time, enjoy every moment with your grandson, not any moment will come back. I lost too much with my own kids while I was busy t...

11 years ago
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RE: What Did You Do With Your Sidecar Today?

Missed the 22.222km mark strawling with the best of all wives over the Irazu Vulcano. We were searching for a nice road over the southern edge of Cart...

11 years ago
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RE: What Did You Do With Your Sidecar Today?

Today in the afternoon was the burial of the 4 month old first granddaughter of my neighbour, who passed by in the morning due to brain cancer. Addi...

11 years ago
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RE: Need bigger Jawa /Velorex 560 axle

To Cement Inormally use 7210. (made up out of it some machine parts in a hospital blancer that 20 years later do not show any wear yet) 4140 with Ni...

11 years ago
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RE: Need bigger Jawa /Velorex 560 axle

A set screw setup would be equivilent to a suicide attempt. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

11 years ago
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RE: Attachment, 3 point or 4 point?

I had a 3 point attachment on the MZ while on Jawa and Ural 4 points...way safer, way less stress, way less things to worry about. The MZ I had to r...

11 years ago
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RE: Need bigger Jawa /Velorex 560 axle

Hello Jay, the second number seems to be wrong. 6 series yes, 04=20mm yes. Load rating (second number) would be normally 0, 2 or 3. My bet is 0=&g...

11 years ago
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RE: Need bigger Jawa /Velorex 560 axle

Howard, there are definetely several weight classes in between the Jawa and Moto Guzzi that your shaft bent. My Jawa 350 rig got very badly abused...

11 years ago
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RE: First Long trip thru the twisties. 🙂

Hello Joe, just a few thoughts: Ballast below or behind your pouch. Mount a solid anchor point, get for your sheperd a strong harness and mount the ...

11 years ago
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RE: Speed on the highway

never had a big rig, MZ,Jawa, Ural. the fastest was the 250ccm MZ 60-66mph at a very high gas consume... As on my Solo KLR I noticed knobby tires ge...

11 years ago
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