Forum: Hacks
09-22-2012, 09:36 AM
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Forum: Hacks
03-24-2010, 08:49 AM
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Tire Chains for tight clearances....
I've been running CABLE "chain" on my rear wheel on the hacked T-Dub w/ Fireston 185/14" WInterforce snow tire.
If you zip-tie the ends of cable sticking out thru the adjusters nothign hits...
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Forum: Hacks
03-09-2010, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 71
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"New" (to ME;-) outfit....
Hi, Putts!
Boy wouldn't I LOVE one of those new Urals!
I have a swap going for a basket-case Mustang flathead for a nice 350twin JAWA, but my "dream" is to get an old Moto-Guzzi OCnvert and a used...
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Forum: Hacks
03-03-2010, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,450
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Forum: Hacks
03-03-2010, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
More miles & another winter later...
Well, the whole sidecar thing has been a "learning experience" for SURE.
Not sorry I got the little T-Dub kitted out the way it is, tho (naturally) if it was a "do over" somethings woud be done...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-03-2010, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
Power/narrow ratio trans....
I think the TW200 is a pretty good solo machine except for a couple things:
Front tire doesn't grip on sandy roads in turns (Easy "fix". Mount a Dunlop 606.)
Narrow ratio trans. I have no ideer...
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Forum: Hacks
10-16-2009, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
Service more often when off-pavement
I have over 2,000 miles on my T-Dub hack now....
All neccessarily low-speed, and nearly all, off-pavement.
Air cleaner and oil/filter changes need to be done much sooner than the fatory handbook...
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Forum: The Garage
07-16-2009, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 498
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Forum: Hacks
05-20-2009, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
T-Dub "Tugs" (pro & con....)
Since there are a couple guys wiht T-Dubs that appreciated the looks of my tiny "outfit", I'll give a "ride report" and opinion about how well the project turned out.
FIrst, if you do this using a...
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Forum: Hacks
05-20-2009, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
Velorex/Dauntless Enduro hacks(?)
Mike,
30 years ago I ahd collected a Velorex sidecar and a trike trans + trike hand-shift ''gate' to accomadate reverse for my U.S. Army H-D 45", but I regretably never found any sidecar "riggers"...
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Forum: Equipment
04-25-2009, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,174
Not "down" but IMO, better....
Take a good look at WIGGY'S.
They are on sale till economy turns up....
Wxtremely well-made bags of a highly superior synthetic that many would consdier superior to down.
Many differnt comfort...
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Forum: Hacks
04-15-2009, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
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Forum: Hacks
04-14-2009, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
Tork & LasseNC...
Tork,
Could you please e-mail me at: dave3220@mac.com with your contact info. so I can send you the photos my daughter has sanned in. (It's a good thing I have "adult supervision"!)...
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Forum: Hacks
04-13-2009, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 629
Reply from new sidecarist to prospective one...
Hi,
I've been driving my Rokon with it's version of a side car (unsuspended :-(
for awhile, and recently got what some experienced sidecarists consider "over the top", an enduro hack for my...
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Forum: Hacks
04-10-2009, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
Got pix back....(How to post photos?)
Got my snow photos back and my daughter scanned them into or con-futer, but I don't know how to post the things on this thread. (Help!?!:huh)
MPG mostly cruising speed on hard surfaced roads to...
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Forum: Hacks
04-06-2009, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,385
Floorjacks & hacks...
I got a lightweight aluminum floorjack and it fits on th ealuminum diamondplate floor with hte wide roller against the seat/storage box and the two rear casters agaisnt the fwd. crossbar of my...
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Forum: Hacks
04-06-2009, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,295
Pix from HogWild...(!!!)
Man that looks like some sort of trenching equipment:eek1!
What displacement motor is used to turn those buckets?
(If you have to ride a short ways on bare pavement, is it a little rough?:rofl)
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Forum: Hacks
04-04-2009, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,295
Mud....(& cable tire chain....)
Got out delivering pacakges & mail thru some nasty mud.
While the cable chain is not as aggressive as actual CHAIN cross-bars, there is significant improvement in the gooey stuff over no chains....
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Forum: Hacks
04-04-2009, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,295
Cable Chains in MUD
I left the rear tire chained-up and will make a run up a trail today that has some slimey mud where the sun has thawed out some of the snow & ice.
If temp. get high enough so the mud is not frozen I...
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Forum: Hacks
04-03-2009, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,295
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Forum: Hacks
03-21-2009, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,543
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Forum: Hacks
03-21-2009, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
Most fun I've ever had @ 25 to 35 mph....
I hauled a load of boxes to be shipped UPS into town along with a box of tire chains to get refund on, and ran a bunch of errands and saw a bunch of friends.
Trip to town is 13 miles, half of it on...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-15-2009, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
How-To..?
There are plenty of oil coolers and spin-on filter bases, but I have not been able to find any specific info. on HOW TO adapt the the trhee bolthole oil cover plate for inlet and outlet fittings....
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Forum: Thumpers
03-14-2009, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
Better Chain....
Surf,
I am running DID O-ring chain and I don't have to keep adjsuting it despite heavy strain on it from 58 tooth rear sprocket and now an enduro hack.
I've heard they have a lower friction sealed...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-14-2009, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
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Forum: Hacks
03-06-2009, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
TW hacks:mods &quirks....(Hi, James;-)
The hack is "in the way" of the little round oil window in the R.side of the crankcase, so I have to use a mirror to make sure the oil level is up where it should be.
"Block" rather than rounded...
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Forum: Hacks
03-04-2009, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
Manana
I'll take pix tomorrow, and if I burn up the rest of the roll of film, I'll get em' to town to get developed day after.
Hopefully my daughter can scan them so I can send em' to advrider, or to...
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Forum: Hacks
03-03-2009, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
Got my T-Dub hack!
Jay & Dauntless did a fine job.
Handling & braking are great, and the new LL front end is super.
I got out on the paved road where the ice is smooth and you can see pavement and ran it up to 45,...
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Forum: Hacks
02-17-2009, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,580
JAWA 350 twin suitability for sidecar?
A neighbor has and old JAWA 350 twin with a frozen engine and a fairly well-enigineered hack.
I know there were a fair number of JAWA twins with Velorex sidecars at one time.
Any firsthand riding...
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Forum: Equipment
02-05-2009, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,224
Not sure mine is the same model?
Mine has a narrow, comfortable band collar, great armor on elbows, is pretty wind-proof and has lots of pockets and ventilations zips for warmer weather.
Got mine at a discount just by asking at the...
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Forum: Equipment
02-03-2009, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 32,010
Scabbards and weapons....
Some solutions arrived at the hard way...:D
Horses or bikes, pretty much the same....Vertical carry, or butt fwd. carry is going to be regrtetted sooner or later.
Diagonal, muzzle fwd. and low,...
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Forum: Hacks
01-24-2009, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
Not yet
:cry
Still waiting on stove parts (that will be here any day:rofl)
Once I get the woodstove installation taken care of, and if the passes are open, I'me on my way!:D.
Paradox Pete
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Forum: Hacks
01-23-2009, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 17,464
Where does the T-Dub fit into the equation?
James nailed it.....
Most people can't see it for what it is, a reliable, kind of old-fashioned "plunker" that will still go fast enough to kill you.
That can take you about anywhere's you could...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-22-2009, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
Directional..
Frank,
To use a grossly exaggerated example, a tractor with chevron "directional" treads will "clean-out" when driven fwd., even if the tire is slipping againt the surface.
If the tractor slides...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-21-2009, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
Have to get back to you on that...
Steve
THe Bike Bandit guy (Dave) told me it woudl be 10mm taller, but I am not sure whether he was talkign merely SIZE (80 stock to 90 on 606....), or if the larger knobs were taken into account....
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Forum: Thumpers
01-20-2009, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
Dunlop 606 130/90 tire for front wheel
Just received my Dunlop tire and took it by a "good neighbor" who is still into bikes despite being older than I am, and who used to race quite a bit...
"I approve of the well-buttressed knobs....
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Forum: Thumpers
01-19-2009, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
Larger-than-stock-tanks (4 strike-outs....)
Been trying to get a larger capacity tank.
justgastanks.com, Clarke, IMS, and Acerbis do not make tanks for T-Dubs despite the little Yamaha being in production nearly 1/4 of a century.:cry
I...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-19-2009, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
Oil Cooler source...?
Please give contact info. for the builder of the "life support" system for T-Dubs.
Even geared-down (58 tooth from 50 rear sprocket), so mine isn't lugging hard climbing over rocks and up steep...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-18-2009, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
Directional tires (arrow on sidewall)
Frank,
A few tires have an arrow or similar caution that they are "directional" (like chevron tractor tires) and will load up/not "clean out" if turned back wards.
Because your front wheel is NOT...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-18-2009, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 3,465
Views: 705,104
Sprockets....
Sprocket Specialties (Specialists?) is where I got my aluminum 58 tooth.
Paradox Pete
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