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Old Suspension Before Changes
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This is a 'before' photo of the sidecar suspension changes.. quite the difference now.
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Frame Changes #1
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Starting to add on to the previously existing swaybar mount on the sidecar frame, this is the new location for the sidecar swingarm pivot point.
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Spindle Mount #1
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This is the start of the wheel spindle/swingarm assembly, seen inside the wheel assembly. Fabrication is of 1/4" plate steel, cut to desired dimensions with hack-saw, files, and lots of patience.
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Spindle Mount #2
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The same piece, after welding. Much work has gone into this at this point.
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Sidecar Swingarm #1
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The swingarm is making progress in this photo. At this point, i am starting to figure out how my swingarm suspension is going to work (I'm winging it as i go)
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Frame Changes #2
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At the same time that i was building up the swingarm/spindle assembly for the new wheel, I had been working on the new pivot point for the trailing link swingarm. Note that the old suspension/swingarm is still in place, so that i don't lose track of the
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Sidecar Swingarm #2
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The swingarm assembly is rapidly taking shape at this point. The swingarm is welded to the bearing pivot tube, and is in place on the pivot boss welded onto the swaybar mount.
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New Shock Design #1
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The shock mount fabricated, and welded into position.
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Sidecar Swingarm #3
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Another photo showing the swaybar and swingarm in position, with the swaybar linkage and mounts welded into place.
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Shock Linkage
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This was my solution to the bottom shock mount on the sidecar. I needed something that allowed differing angles of the shock as it compressed and lengthened, as the shock is mounted at an angle into the wheel hub assembly to allow for clearance from the
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Sidecar Swingarm #4
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Another view of the swingarm, to show how the Hiem Joint connects to the swingarm/spindle backing plate via a reinforced 1/4" plate steel bracket.
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Painting Parts #1
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The swingarm assembly all painted up and looking pretty.
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Painting Parts #2
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Another pretty swingarm photo. Too bad all the nicely painted red paint can hardly be seen behind the 14" cast aluminium wheel when it is bolted in place.
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Title:
Suspension Complete #1
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The sidecar swingarm project essentially complete. Of course, you cannot see any of this with the body on the frame.
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Suspension Complete #2
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The completed project, facing the cast aluminium wheel.
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'Bandito' Hub #1
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This was the replacement for the failing original car tire setup from Harry Tarzain. This hub assembly is machined with double row bearings, and is meant to bolt onto a specific Honda Civic 15" aluminium wheel. Thank you again, Bill Ballou.
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'Bandito' Hub #2
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Another view of the completed hub assembly. It mounts a 44 tooth ZX10 sprocket on HD handlebar rubber-mounted carriers!
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'Bandito' Hub #3
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This is the same Honda Civic wheel type that i used, but being used on a Honda CBR1100XX rig. These rims were hard to come by, originally equipping 2002 EX trim-level Honda Civics in the American market.
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Title:
Sidecar Swingarm #5
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A head-on view of the suspension. The 14"-5.5" rim, spindle, and brake rotor (radically turned down) was taken off of an Asuna Sunfire (a GM Isuzu rebadge). It mounts a 185/55R14 tire. A definite handling difference with more rubber to t
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Roll Out #1
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The first of the season roll-out. I left the body off for a short period of time, until I was sure that any gremlins could be observed, and dealt with.
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Roll Out #2
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Roll out shot #2.
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Roll Out #3
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Roll out shot #3.
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Lighting #1
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Another Winter project. I'd been unhappy with the lack of lighting on the sidecar. I decided to mount one higher on the sidecar body, and found a 7 1/4" cruiser headlight for cheap at a HD customiser shop, and mounted it with a homebuilt assembly t
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Lighting #2
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Overall view of how the front end looks with the brights on.
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Vanity Photo #1
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Vanity photo #1, taken after the body was installed.
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Vanity Photo #2
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Vanity Photo #2.
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Vanity Photo #3
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Vanity Photo #3.
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Vanity Photo #4
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Vanity Photo #4.
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Vanity Photo #5
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Vanity Photo #5.
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Vanity Photo #6 - Project completion.
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Vanity Photo #6. This is the final revision of the rig, and the difference between when i started the project three years ago, and on completion is like night and day. It handles like a three-wheeled asymetrical slotcar.
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Title:
SCT pic 'o the day #4
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..yet again.
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goodfellas
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Title:
17.06.2005-sm
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I forgot the "cat factor". Next build-on, an "Aggie Shelf".
She lives in that damn seat, now.
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RR-Laugh-in
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Title:
20061106--DUCATI_caricata_OK
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Title:
IMG_0158-tag
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Title:
The EZS Front Rim
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The winter started with the importation of the EZS front hub, from Charnwood motorsports in the UK (It was all i could afford .. the rest of the leading link i left behind). It's a 5.5"x15" composite 3 piece rim assembly that was used on some Eu
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Title:
Front Brake Caliper Brackets in Progress
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My plan for the leading link was for free-floating brake calipers on brackets riding on an inner axle sleeve, with a floating brake-bar. The theory goes that if geometry is correct, heavy braking will have neutral effect on leading link extension. These a
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Title:
Fuzzy Wheel Photo
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A somewhat fuzzy photo of the caliper bracket in progress, Sizing it up for distance to the floating axle bearing, fitted as fitted onto the front wheel/axle assemby.
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Title:
Swingarm Jig Table
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The start of the swingarm. The axle bosses are machined billet roundstock, and slipped into the ID of the pipe. The pipe used on the project was .188 wall mild steel 1-3/4" tubing. due to the size of this tubing, i elected to build a 3 piece swing
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Title:
Fabrication #1
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This is the swingarm fresh back from being welded up.
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Fabrication #2
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This is the reason for building the 3 piece swingarm, to keep it square so i could flat-deck the rear portion of the swingarm for a set of sliding bearing-block shoes bolted in position, which in turn are the downtube pivot-points. This allows for limited
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Fabrication #3
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Another view of the detached wheel assembly in progress.
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Assembly #1
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The next steps of fabrication moved rapidly. The 1-3/4" (44.5 mm) DOM tubing was lathed down to 43mm at one end of each, to slip through the bandits stock front fork trees. The downtubes were then cut, bent, and welded with substantial gussetting a
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Assembly #2
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A side-on view of the front end, just before disassembly and being sent off to the powder-coaters. The shocks being used were old-style Progressive Suspension 418's bought off ebay cheap - and ultimately not used because heavier replacement springs were
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Assembly #3
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The front end fresh back from the powder-coaters, and freshly installed. The stock front-wheel driven speedometer is retained, and uses a DR650 3" longer drive cable for additional routing length.
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Leading Link Rollout #1
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The first roll-out of the garage, with the front end finished and installed, and the fairing back on. It certainly looks substantial. In this photo however, it is apparent that the front shocks are weak, even sitting static like this. A new set of 418'
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Leading Link Rollout #2
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Another view of the finished front end. I elected to use the stock 4-pot Nissin calipers, instead of 6-pot Tokicos - The 4-pots had plenty of bite as it is! As can be seen, not only did i have to account for front end geometry and downtube angles, I had
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Title:
Saimesed Rear Brake #1
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This was another winter project, a Siamesed billet aluminium foot-peg. Using an additional Bandit master cylinder assembly, and assorted bracketry attached to the sidecar frame, the sidecar brake was suspended from the end of the rear brake pedal assembl
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Title:
Saimesed Rear Brake #2
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Another view of the billet aluminium foot rest. It was produced out of a chunk of aluminium using files, hacksaw, and a low speed drill press over 3 weeks, and is directly bolted on to the stock Bandit frame mount.
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Title:
Swaybar #1
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This is the hardware for the swaybar mounting, revision 1, as designed for the leading swingarm of the original Hannigan suspension.
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Swaybar #2
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This is the welded up subsection of 1 x 1 1/2" rectangular tubing, fabricated up to be welded onto the sidecar frame as a bearing block carrier for the swaybar.
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Title:
Swaybar Arms
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These are the two swaybar arms that are of 4130 bar-stock steel, cut to dimensions and ready for welding to the 4130 3/4" diameter swaybar.
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Swaybar #3
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This is the bearing block mount welded onto the sidecar frame. The bearing block bolts onto this, and allows the swaybar to do it's handling magic by holding the swaybar firmly in position.
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Swaybar #4
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The swaybar mounted, and showing the motorcycle side of the connection. Using an adjustable linkage, pre-load can be varied on the swaybar.
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Swaybar #5
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This is the centerstand mount for the subframe on the motorcycle, with the bearing block carrier fabricated and welded as an add-on. The end of the swaybar fits through this bearing point, and is suspended above the ground by about 4" just behind th
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Title:
Swaybar Finished
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This shows the swaybar, top-down, as mounted to the sidecar frame. It was an interesting experiment, but in my humble opinion wasn't perfected/optimised until the suspension on the sidecar was reconfigured, to equalize the differing lengths of leverage b
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Title:
I Buy another Sidecar..
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Apparently I didn't learn with the first two. The Hannigan Comet comes home. This was soon after I bought it.
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Title:
The Flying Wedge.
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The other side of the sidecar. The top window was broken, and covered over with red packaging tape.
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Title:
Quack..
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The front of the sidecar. Some people thought it looked like a fighter airplane with it's bubble. I thought it resembled a duck with it's bill.
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Title:
SCT pic 'o the day #1
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I even made the 'funny pages' at Sidecar Talk at the time. Not bad, for what was to become a very long project.
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Title:
Mockup Time
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I've already dragged it, and the motorcycle into the warehouse at work inside of a bare week of ownership, and was plotting and planning my first steps to make the sidecar and motorcycle work together. Even this early, i could tell i'd bitten off a big m
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Title:
Wheel Conversion #1
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Summary:
In the Fall of 2003, i had contacted Harry Tarzain and contracted him to fabricate up a hybrid car tire/motorcycle hub rim assembly, using a VW Beetle Centerline wheel blank, machined and welded onto the machined down hub of a Suzuki GSXR600.
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Title:
Wheel Conversion #2
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Summary:
Another view of the wheel assembly as installed. I knew that tire wear would be rediculously quick and hideously expensive to keep replacing if i kept the motorcycle wheels/tires. Harry's wheel design lasted two years until bearing seat failure due to h
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Title:
Subframe #1
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Summary:
The other major project of the season to get the sidecar mounted, was to build a subframe to attach to the motorcycle to distribute the load and strain of the sidecar evenly onto the motorcycle frame. There were four bolt-on mount points total, and this w
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Title:
Subframe #2
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Another photo.
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Subframe #3
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Photo of the top front mount.
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Subframe #4
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Photo of the lower rear mount.
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Title:
Subframe #5
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The heavy duty bracket that mates to the centerstand mount on the motorcycle, tying into rear portion of the subframe for support and load bearing.
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Title:
Subframe #6
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The center stand subframe bracket on the underside of the motorcycle.
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Title:
First Rollout #1
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The sidecar rig together, everything functional, and rolled out of the garage for the first time.
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Title:
First Rollout #2
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Another photo of the completed rig on roll out. You will note that the front end is still stock for now. This was the major weakness of the whole setup on completion, as the front end would still twist and collapse under load, even with heavier fork oil
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Title:
SCT pic 'o the day #2
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Harry Tarzian's wheel featured.
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Title:
junkseat
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Removable jump-seat from a late 90's Caravan or similar. Very clean, $50.00 from the wrecker.
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Title:
module-b-1
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module-b-2
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module-b-3
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module-b-4
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module-b-5
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module-a-done
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module-b-7
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module-b-6
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module-b-8
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module-b-9
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module-b-10
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module-b-11
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module-b-12
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module-b-13
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Title:
Untitled-5
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Summary:
the "heads perspective of where things are. Note, the keyboard position is jerry rigged with a larger keyboard jammed in to hold the top one up in approxamite position on top of users lower thighs. This won't work as well when i get rudder pedals,
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Title:
09-08-07_1528
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Summary:
Flight Simpit as completed and moved into Living Room
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Title:
09-08-07_1529
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Title:
09-08-07_1530
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Title:
09-08-07_1531
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09-08-07_1532
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Title:
42console
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Title:
13-01-09_1733
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Title:
13-01-09_1736
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Title:
13-01-09_1737
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Title:
29-07-07_1732
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Title:
29-07-07_1733
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Title:
30-07-07_2041
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Summary:
Where's the fishies?
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Title:
02-08-07_2002
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Summary:
Rocks going in
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Title:
02-08-07_2049
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Summary:
Buddy's really starting to dig it
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Title:
04-08-07_1931
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Title:
04-08-07_1932
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Title:
05-08-07_1954
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Summary:
Zen Garden finished - photo 1
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Title:
05-08-07_1956
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Summary:
Zen Garden finished - photo 2
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Title:
05-08-07_1957
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Summary:
Zen Garden finished - photo 3
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Title:
28-01-08_1743
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Title:
01-02-08_1243
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Title:
03-02-08_1348
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Title:
27-01-08_1745
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Title:
12-04-08_2115
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Title:
ISOK Rally 2005 #1
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Title:
ISOK Rally 2005 #2
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Summary:
In Good Company..
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Title:
ISOK Rally 2005 #3
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Summary:
Another photo of Deux Bandito
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Title:
SCT pic 'o the day #3
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Summary:
Dang it, yet another one.
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Title:
The Monkey
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Summary:
He got out Before I could stuff the hatch down fast enough..
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Title:
Deals Gap 2004 #1
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Summary:
Photo by Killboy in 2004. Thanks for the pic.
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Title:
Deals Gap 2004 #2
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Summary:
Shot by Killboy.. thanks for Pic.
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Title:
Deals Gap 2004 #4
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Summary:
Photo by Killboy in 2004. Thanks for the pic.
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Title:
Deals Gap 2004 #5
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Summary:
On the sweeping curves of the Cherahola, Deals Gap 2004.
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Title:
Obligatory Cheesy Posing Shot
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Summary:
Get a good hard look at me while you can, you won't see me on camera very often...
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Title:
Deals Gap 2004 #3
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Summary:
Arriving in the parking lot on top of the Cherahola, Deals Gap 2004.
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Title:
SCT pic 'o the day #5
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Summary:
Doesn't Claude ever put the camera or photoshop away?
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