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Last seen: October 27, 2025 9:49 am
Topics: 36 / Replies: 1249
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RE: Up to you.

Right on. As easy as it is to mount/dismount, you could always bring it out for special occasions like holiday parades, toys for tots bike runs, etc....

1 week ago
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RE: Speedy & The Spyder (A lightweight sporty build)

Edited the first post with a short cut link to the post above about the second test ride thoughts. Someone who might be interested in the combination...

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

All the pieces to create the sub harness for the sidecar have showed up. Today is supposed to be up into the 60s. Haven't check the stars alignment, ...

1 week ago
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RE: Up to you.

When Dog Speaks, People Listen. 😉 Looking good. When you regain enough mobility to be comfortable on two wheels again do you see removing...

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

Good ride! Climbing up into the mountains must open up a stunning view. Especially at night. 😎

1 week ago
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RE: Up to you.

Looks pretty stout. I like the bracket around the exhaust. Custom touch. 👍 I'm a fan of the rat rod customs, because of the ingenuity. Y...

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

Weighed the rig today using scales under the front wheel, rear wheel and sidecar wheel. These are the Amazon Postal scales. According to the booklet, ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Up to you.

Cool! I dig when people do things differently. Maybe inspire someone else to get out of their comfort zone. Yes, please keep posting about the bu...

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

May have found the manufacturer of the electrical connectors. Ultra Wiring Systems in India. I'm guessing the connectors I'm looking for are in th...

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

Trying to figure out what connectors the Indian mfgs use can be exhausting. Ran into the same issue on the old KTM 390 built by Bajaj. Now it's roun...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Hello all.

Totally missed that you already had a rig. Sounds healthy. 👍 There was, or is, a guy with an ME in Mechanical engineering who seemed to b...

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

100 miles later, averaged 53 mpg. Other than goofing off in the school parking lot, the rest of the mileage was pretty average for around here. Same...

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

Wow! 🤩 The FZ6 is an awesome bike. Something to ponder. I specifically built Speedy & the Spyder so that the Spyder could stay in i...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Hello all.

Hi Chris, Glad you're still topside of the turf. Texas Sidecars has an amazing selection of sidecars. A Sportster with a Spyder sidecar could be a...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Honda Africa Twin-DCT based Cargo sidecar rig build...

Great progress! 😎 Looking stout for sure. 👍

2 weeks ago
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