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Started by Popeye the Sailor, May 05, 2008, 05:22:03 PM

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DesmoDiva

#206280
October 05, 2020, 04:03:40 AM
Morning.  [coffee]
'01 ST4 Yellow
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LMT

#206281
October 05, 2020, 04:23:07 AM
Must be morning!  [coffee] [coffee]

Randimus Maximus

#206282
October 05, 2020, 09:46:10 AM
Morning! (for some, not all).

Woke up with a sore throat and some congestion.  Hoping it is just the semi-annual sinus act up, due to the season change...

Thankfully I don't have a very full calendar today for work.

Stella

#206283
October 05, 2020, 10:59:27 AM
Quote from: Randimus Maximus on October 05, 2020, 09:46:10 AM
Thankfully I don't have a very full calendar today for work.


Me either.


;D



(feel better!)
"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

Randimus Maximus

#206284
October 05, 2020, 11:02:24 AM
Quote from: Stella on October 05, 2020, 10:59:27 AM

Me either.


;D


[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Quote from: Stella on October 05, 2020, 10:59:27 AM
(feel better!)

OTC meds, Halls and green tea w/ honey on the menu today...

Stella

#206285
October 05, 2020, 07:23:31 PM
My google-foo is failing tonight and I seek, again, the wise insight of my moto friends.


I got this Curt-brand basket (link below) and have it assembled but I want to ensure I have the right fastener to install it into the car's receiver.

Their assembly instructions & videos don't show how to properly do this.  I can't imagine it's just a clip and pin although one photo I saw seems like that's all there is.

Suggestions?   Thank you. [beer]

https://www.curtmfg.com/part/18153
"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

Popeye the Sailor

#206286
October 05, 2020, 07:40:51 PM

It's just a clip and a pin.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Stella

#206287
October 05, 2020, 07:45:14 PM
Alright.  I'll trust it (and you).  Thank you. ;)
"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

Speeddog

#206288
October 05, 2020, 08:08:27 PM
It is just a clip and a pin.

I am skeptical of the claim of 500 lb. when used in the real world.
The basket and provided parts may indeed be capable of transporting 500 lbs but I would be concerned about hitch integrity with 500# hung that far off.
Customers have used similar devices that put the bike quite close and they're pretty flexy with a 450# monster on them.
If the material and workmanship are good the flex can be OK.
I tend to not want to discuss or repair dynamic structure concepts at the side of the road.
I have found if it looks stout and sorta looks like all the others and doesn't wiggle nobody gives it second look and everything arrives at the destination.

I would also be concerned about it hitting when the car leaves a driveway.

I cannot remember what your new whip is and all of my concern may be moot.
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Stella

#206289
October 05, 2020, 08:38:06 PM
I doubt I'll have 500lbs on the basket but that's what surprises me that just a pin/clip will hold/support that if I ever did.

The "car" is actually a 4Runner so it's got 18" of clearance so should be good unless I go off-road (not planned but neither was this adventure a month ago so anything goes).   ;)

Thanks for the input!
"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

ducpainter

#206290
October 06, 2020, 03:45:36 AM
morning

Curt makes good stuff. I put one of their receivers on my 3/4 ton GMC.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


LMT

#206291
October 06, 2020, 04:21:19 AM
 [coffee] [coffee]  Morning.

Speeddog

#206292
October 06, 2020, 07:28:29 AM
Pin just keeps it from sliding out, it's got one of the easy jobs.
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Reseda, CA
(951) 640-8908

~~~ "We've rearranged the deck chairs, refilled the champagne glasses, and the band sounds great. This is fine." - Alberto Puig ~~~

KRJ

#206293
October 06, 2020, 08:57:44 AM


    Morning Folks, glad to see Everyone is doing Ok.
" I believe You understand what You think I said, but I'm not sure You realize that what You heard is not what I meant " !!

ducpainter

#206294
October 06, 2020, 11:29:23 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on October 06, 2020, 07:28:29 AM
Pin just keeps it from sliding out, it's got one of the easy jobs.
What P prolly doesn't know is that same pin pulls a 7K pound trailer.

The only thing about that basket that I don't like is the folding aspect. That's a disaster waiting to happen under the wrong circumstances.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


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