atleast it was motorcycle related. I was in a honda cb group and was bombarded with spam touting everything from "better mortage rates" to "viagra". I missed...
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Dec 6, 2004 6:11 pm
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my project this winter is building 2 work stands to drive the rig up on, for tuneups, cleaning ETC..heres a link..super stands! ...
Sorry if this is off topic to our group, but a fellow sidecarrist friend of mine is in trouble and needs help. The following missive is from the sidecar group ...
Hello Everyone, My name is George, and I used to work for Vetter Fairing from 1980 until it was aquired by Bell Helmets (I think 1983) and then for Bell...
good to hear from you George! good story!sounds like a nice rig. better get busy an get it back on the road! I have an early terraplne also..early 80's. It is...
Welcome to the group George! Anyone know where to get a gas tank that fits in the trunk? I like the vent idea Bob, going to have to fit one in next summer, do...
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Dec 18, 2004 10:22 am
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Hi Bob, I noticed your pics last night when I was checking out the other photos. Your rig looks to be in really nice shape. I like the way you trimmed out the...
I'm curious if anyone knows about how many Terraplanes have survived? I saw someone post somewhere that they thought Vetter made around a thousand hacks total....
I was going back reading some of the earlier posts. While I'm in the mood to post, I though I would add my comments on the subject of driving and flying the...
K-Ray, the vent is on the right side of the tub, below beltline...it is a 7"X3" vent with bug screen in it opens with a cable going to right side of the ...
george, all i heard everywhere is the # 1000 made. around here in milwaukee area there are 7 TP's that I know personally..all on bikes. not to mention how...
George, i put a subframe mount on the BMW that i got from a friend who took it off his /6 beemer. bolts right on to my /5, except i had the rear of the ...
Welcome George! I just won a 1981 Vetter Brochure on ebay, and there is a mention that the sidecar is available in either ABS or fiberglass. Were you aware of...
mine is fiberglass, also the other 7 around the milwaukee area here. I never heard about the ABS tubs. I'm pretty sure the 1000 # is correct, or close. for...
Hey Ron, anyway to scan that brochure in??? I and the rest of the group im sure would love to see one! (I was watching that auction myself) k-ray ... From:...
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Dec 19, 2004 1:21 pm
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Hi Ron, I don't recall that Vetter ever produced an ABS Terraplane, although it's possible. The Vaccum Formers for the ABS were some of the biggest around at...
... Thanks, I didn't think that they made anything THAT big out of ABS. I always wonder how much the marketing people make up and how much is true. But it is...
Uhmm, for those not in the know, whats ABS? k-ray ... From: "Ron Angert" <bmw@...> To: <Vetter_SC@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004...
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Dec 19, 2004 11:56 pm
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ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ABS is an easily machined, tough, low cost rigid thermoplastic material with high impact strength, ideal for turning,...
Anyway to tell the difference between that and fiberglass? I've owned 5 terraplanes, and they all looked the same. (Still have 2) k-ray ... From: "robert...
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Dec 20, 2004 3:03 am
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fiberglass has the rough insides, with glass fiber strands. also bottom part of tub is a rough fiberglass shell. ABS is smooth inside and out, like windjammer...
Hi Ron, ... think ... fiberglass ... It would have to go way back before my time at Vetter to be a fiberglass fairing. But then the first windjammers were made...
I bought my vetter windjammer 1 in 74 or '75. and it is ABS. no lights or vents Bob ... From: "giorgi3d" <giorgi3d@...> To: <Vetter_SC@yahoogroups.com> ...
Rode last night,started in the rain,turned to snow about 25 degrees.Kind of hairy getting home,the car steers real EZ on snow! :<)). Rode this morning,10...
Anyone else getting this message when they email this group? We are unable to deliver the message from <CBX2@...> to <Vettter_SC@yahoogroups.com>. Your...
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