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SwampFox
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RE: Sidecar alignment degradation

Pago, I was just going to suggest that, once the rig is re-aligned, add some "witness marks" on the pivot mounts to observe which one(s) are moving, a...

8 years ago
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RE: how much sag in the front fork?

I don't know the correct answer at all Joe, but on the Sportster with modified triple tree, without particular concern for precision, we set sag at 25...

8 years ago
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RE: Ural or Velorex with a 1200 Sportster

Also re: Limits: The Sportster/Texas rig drives and handles great, but it's not a "sport" rig - that is, you learn to flow with the curves rather tha...

8 years ago
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RE: Ural or Velorex with a 1200 Sportster

The only engine modification on the 883R was a Screamin' Eagle intake with re-jet, installed primarily to eliminate the blow-by oil on my britches and...

8 years ago
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RE: Ural or Velorex with a 1200 Sportster

A Sportster rig can make a better "highway" rig than a Ural, but a Ural rig will be better for marginal/unpaved roads, as the frame/rigging ...

8 years ago
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RE: TRIPLE TREES, ADDITIONAL RAKE??

sparechangeter - 8/16/2017 5:11 PMOK. Easier steering is exactly what I'm looking for. I was intending to seek help. This lends itself to a more com...

8 years ago
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RE: TRIPLE TREES, ADDITIONAL RAKE??

We installed modified triple trees on two of our rigs, and a fellow down this way installed modified triple trees on his XV-1100 rig, all with great r...

8 years ago
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