Simplex servi cycle

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Ive been wanting to build a copy of the New Orleans based Simplex but have had a difficult time finding the patent drawings. As I have seen a # of patent drawings on this site I thought some one here might point me in the right direction.
Thanks, Rick
 
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Check out the Servicycle forum, you will probably have better luck there. You may be able to find a roller in decent shape the tanks and the motors are the hard ones to find. A 5 hp Briggs or a 6.5 hf will fit in.
 
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Drawings probably exist, but getting a copy may be difficult. I look at patent drawings, too, but to me these drawings are more for securing the patent and not what most shops would consider a proper set of drawings used to manufacture from. The Simplex is a fairly simple machine, though, and I don't see why someone with drafting skills couldn't produce proper working drawings. I wouldn't mind having a set of Simplex drawings myself.
 
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Well I found one 60 miles from here Im going to go look at it and take a couple hundred pic's and a bunch of measurements and go from there
 
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silverbear said:
I know this is an old thread. I'm thinking about putting something together "in the spirit of" the old Simplex using the frame from a Harley Davidson Sprint which was 250cc. It is on the light side and I'd like to do a simple belt drive like the Simplex. Any suggestions on an appropriate sized motor? Pictures of the bike frame are here...
http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=50123
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they were 125 cc 2 strokes maybe an ole villiers? With a CVT
 
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