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Simple bike question.
Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Pre-Motorized Bicycle Information. forum. Deacon, just loosen the bolt up "pretty good" and give it a whack down with a board or ...  | | 
05-18-2008, 02:36 PM
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Deacon, just loosen the bolt up "pretty good" and give it a whack down with a board or wooden mallet. That will push the wedge down and out of the wedged position. Then you can pull the neck out. You might have to twist it back and forth a bit if it has any rust accumulated down there. If it's stuck you might spray a little lubricant down in there and then get it started turning back and forth.......................
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05-18-2008, 03:05 PM
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Gotcha,
I didn't remember but now I do... thanks again |
05-19-2008, 04:49 PM
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I got the handle bars changed out today it went just fine. Except the new bars needed a longer clutch cable. Piece of cake.. thanks Bob... |
06-04-2008, 07:27 PM
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Simple bike question 31
I hope there is a simple answer. If you know about weedeater's you know they have short throttle cables. the one I am working on has a very nice end attached to the carb already. I need to marry a long cable to go up to my handle bars.
Both cables are stranded wire but different thicknesses. I have tried a couple of simple things but nothing has been satisfactory yet. So if you have an idea please let me know. Something simple would be nice. |
06-04-2008, 08:50 PM
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Do you have a hardware store that has the nico press sleeves. That would marry them together...................
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06-05-2008, 08:04 AM
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...or cable clamps.
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06-05-2008, 08:06 AM
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You can solder cables together with silver solder and if you do an internet search, you can find the old sailors way of tying two cable ends together.
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06-05-2008, 08:58 AM
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I got them together with nothing so fancy
I had a mending strip laying around. It is a flat piece of metal with a hole drilled in each end. About an inch long. I ran one cable through each of the holes. Then put a bolt washer lock washer and nut on each. Each cable is clamped in two places plus had the extra drag of the bar as well. If it where a brake I wouldn't even bother but a throttle has almost no real pressure. It worked great today. Thanks for the info though. |
06-05-2008, 02:55 PM
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That'll work too.
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06-12-2008, 01:05 AM
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bicycle parts are easier than clams on a good alaskan beach. here in seattle a group gathered 10,000 in a week to send into africa. i live in a small town 35mi. outside seattle and i can see hundreds of bicycles that never move. north bend has been yuppified, the local bike shop is full of bikes from 1-8 thousand. seattle police send thousands of bikes to the crusher a year. thats america | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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