Recent content by renottse

@gentimmy, Care to give feedback / observations on your PA? Been seeing a few up for sale locally and they are low miles with good discounts. Curious as to why the guys / girls aren’t putting the miles on them, doubt it’s the bike, more likely the rider.

Got a little warmth today, no heated gear needed, went for a putter… beautiful day In NV.

And for clarification to the OP my 37” tires are 36.5” diameter measured, (BFG KM3 and KO2) so no squeezing, man handling, 10lb sledge, swearing or deflation required… a true 37” is going to be the same in to in as the rails, others will have chime in on what brands they can fit in there.

@Fishenough, unrelated to this thread but that photo has me pining for summer, doing the island this summer with a buddy from Kelowna, apparently you can link up a lot of the west side by dirt these days… ahh the waiting… He’s on a 690, I’m on a 701, should be able to get into a lot a places.

That was my starting point, used the drop hitch. Cut the center section out of the standard hitch so the frame still had the end sections bolted in. The drop hitch will still interfere though, so I had to make up new side sections that extended rearward. Used the center section off a Curt, used...

excellent suggestions, they would be just the ticket. US second hand with farkles run $7500 to $8500 (miles depending) so in budget. Example: (no affiliation of course) https://advrider.com/f/threads/2022-tenere-700-8-000-houston-area.1778503/

Excellent info, then list narrows, T7, T660, F700-F850 and TA are still in play… T7 and T660 have more enduro-esk seating positions, think “on” the bike as opposed to ”in” the bike. Seats and rider triangle are very rider dependent, yay test rides!

Well, well what do you know, Murphy out to prove me wrong… No affiliation but it turned up on my feed… https://advrider.com/f/threads/2007-g650-x-moto-3-8k-greenville-sc.1767225/ and yes Transalp would be a smidge better if you got trapped doing freeway. Aprillia is solid rig plenty of...

@tpsbossman, That scrambler will easily do it. There’s adventure in every motorcycle, don’t let anyone tell you it’s not the right bike, different bike, different adventure. to answer the question… The new transalp (easier to find than the original) The KLR (its mid weight for sure) The...

This is an 37” under a 4th gen, good enough. Yes flatbed, yes custom hitch. You need about 3” clearance into the bumper area… opportunity for a solid discussion about that welder, break and fab table you’ve been needing for the shed… have at it.

Yep, you got it covered! That first clamp looks the business, bet the aluminum one will be ligit as well. Enjoy the new complianice, definitely better on ours.

I used these: Fox Shox 803-02-042-Universal Reservoir Mounting Bracket Used center hole so self aligning, drilled into top of the spring bracket, bolted on rather than welded. Yes red loctite on nut. 30,000 miles, so far so good. modified caps from spray can lids to keep the worst of mud...

Will Jeep and Ram Truck Prices Take a Steep Dive Soon? Soon has become now. Saw $ 20,000 off for the first time last week. Seeing 9K to 12K off as standard discount. There’s a dealer offering 8K off new 2025 orders, not a RAM offer. Now that 2025 orders are open the standard discount may...

Read on another forum… Dealers were just given code guides for 2025 Ram 2500/3500 HD No updated online build and price yet. Dealers don’t have software/portal to order yet and no advertising materiel. No chassis cab information yet. Some interesting reading if you’re looking to purchase a...

Yeah, it’s starting to take shape thought / discussion wise. Be the usual question of does he “stay with simple, use then mod as needed “ Or “ over engineer / scope creep / partners needs incorporated / got a bargain on this so now I can do this…” Time will tell.