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Deacon's bike build
Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Pre-Motorized Bicycle Information. forum. One of the neat things about buying junk bikes and rebuilding them is the mix and match process. The luggage ...  | | 
03-12-2008, 02:55 PM
|  | Master Motorized Bicycle Builder | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: north carolina
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One of the neat things about buying junk bikes and rebuilding them is the mix and match process. The luggage rack on the bike above now happily resides on my T'ville chopper. The bike is for errands so the more space I have to carry things the better. |
03-12-2008, 06:49 PM
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Deacon
If you do it in camo do a real tree thing use leaves and grass blades as stencils for your paint . Name it Sargent Rock easy Co.
Your gettin into this bike building thing good for you keeps you busy and your mind working. |
03-12-2008, 06:54 PM
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Yes and broke too lol |
03-18-2008, 04:38 PM
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Okay I switched out the front wheel for the repacked one I did. Then I cleanup up a coaster brake wheel and fitted it to the back. Since I stole the rear tank idea, I'm going on with the preparations of this bike as if there will be a gasoline motor. at least I am for now. My next concern is that muffler I'm afraid that if I mount the motor that high, it will come on on my foot. lol... |
03-24-2008, 09:29 PM
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I got to messin' with the 3speed that I had converted to a coaster. I tried to ride it and found that the thing was hard to control. I took it in and turned it over. When I set the front wheel in motion, I found that it wasn't true. I got it true except for one spot. the more I messed with it the more I became convinced that the rim is bent. It kind of bulges as it turns.
I had dropped in a 24" front wheel to give it a kind of swept down front. Looking for a in motion look when standing still. Well that is gone since I don't have a 24" wheel except for the one with the bent rim. I stuck a 26 inch wheel back on it and trued the wheel up.
It now is an old three speed turned into an old coaster lol. I plan to use the front hand brake on it or go back and use the hand lever as a clutch lever on my next gasoline bike build. The gear shifter will probably become the throttle for the gas bike.
So it turns out that most of it will find it's way into a bike again. All except for those skinny wheels. |
03-30-2008, 09:22 AM
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I have decided to use a weed eater motor and build my own friction drive unit. Somebody give me a clue or two please lol. Could I buy a vowel... |
03-30-2008, 11:57 AM
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Use a centrifugal clutch and chain to drive your roller for some reduction...you have some experience with the roller aspect of it.
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03-30-2008, 11:58 AM
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Or...a really small roller right off the shaft.
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03-30-2008, 12:50 PM
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Im thinking roller on the shaft yes. Make it interchangeable then i can adjust the size of the roller to get the speed I want. I think I can mount it to the bike the same as an electric. I saw a complete reconditioned weed eater for 50 bucks but I don't know what the cc's was i didn't know enough to get the model of the weed eater.
I have a bid on 31cc on ebay now I wish I hadn't bothered I could have just bought the one here. Anyway I'm going to check it out. I'm sure I'm going to have a lot of questions as I go along. So expect to hear from me as I go.
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03-30-2008, 06:24 PM
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31cc's is right in the ballpark.
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