I've done several round trips of 80 miles. For our Memorial Day Holiday (First weekend of September) I took a 50 mile trip on the Auffenauger. I like the suspended recumbent trike idea a lot. It'll give me something to ponder upon this winter.
rogergendron1,i love that bike !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how much is something like that !
i knewit was uniuqe by the handle bars and front down tube but i didnt know if it was all out fab or chopped and where that seat came from. thank yourogergendron1,
Thanks. I built the bike out of old donor mountain bikes. Brazed the frame together with my $40 MAPP torch. All told I think I have around $500 in the bike, and countless hours designing and planning (the fun part- other than the riding).
That's 200+ miles right there!My friend Paul rode one of my stretch 2-stroke bikes from Los Angeles to San Diego & back without any problems!
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That is a very nice looking bike....My friend Paul rode one of my stretch 2-stroke bikes from Los Angeles to San Diego & back without any problems!
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Yep!! That's a helluva lot more miles than I've ever put on these bikes at one time! (I'm sure he stopped to rest his a$$ many times along the way)!That's 200+ miles right there!
Those springers were designed & proven many decades ago!That is a very nice looking bike....
I been curious to how strong those springer forks like that are.... I would really like to have a set of them on one of my bikes but have be curious about the durability of them..?????
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Yes I know they have been around for a long many moons, just didn't know if the newer repro forks were as good as the oldies, but as many of them as you have probably used I'll trust your word if you say that they are good durable forks, and when I'm ready i'll be getting mine from you, I sure wish you offered a 24' front wheel with 12ga spoke that has a disc brake hub in it, my next build has 24" wheels front and rear and I'd really like to have a disc brake on the front with the springer forks, but I haven't seen one for a 24" steel wheel with the heavier 12ga spokes.Yep!! That's a helluva lot more miles than I've ever put on these bikes at one time! (I'm sure he stopped to rest his a$$ many times along the way)!
Those springers were designed & proven many decades ago!
Not sure how long it will take you for sure bt Ill bet you'll know when you get there.....well anyway my main goal of the ride will be to visit my dad and get the puch 70 cc hi hi on and ride home with a new exhaust !!!!!
but i am howerver hopping to have enough time to install a lighter wrist pin or lighten the one have by drilling out the center hole and installing a better det of needle bearings and get the piston polished and milled perfectly and hope that will cure up some of the mild vibes i am having at aroun 30mph. if i can i will have my dad deck the jug and space it and finninsh all the port work to perfection but i do not think i will have the time as i dont want a 50 mile ride home in the pitch black lol
my exhaust is priority !! it should look like the one in the first pic when i am done with diamond plate cones. the head is easy i can drill it out for 8mm studs wile my dad is welding.. everthing else is a matter of how mutch time i have left after finninshing the exhaust before i have to leave to go home
how long do you guys think it would take to drive 50 miles on a motor bike non stop at a average cruise of 25mph ? about 2 hours ? probably more because of traffic and stopps and detours right ...
Wow..... now thats a ride.....!Earlier this year, I missed the day's last ferry from Port Jefferson to Bridgeport. I had nothing better to do that night, and embraced the challenge...took me just under 6 hours:
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Yes, a ONCE in a lifetime one! Was fun, but I won't miss the ferry again. Worst part is that you can actually SEE Bridgeport from Port Jefferson...it mocks you.Wow..... now thats a ride.....!
Hey Roger let me know the size of your fork neck dia. I have an old huffy set of forks with shocks on them. They do not fit any of my bikes...Let me know dia. & length . if they fit your welcome to them "FREE of charge" just may need to take a ride to Bourne to get them is all, they are gold in color with black shock boots .wow 50 mile rides !!!!!!!!!!!! and 12 hr sesions lol my hands would go numb !!!
you guys are pretty hard core to go 50 plus miles or you have got one comfy bike with good shocks !
i am trying to find front suspention for my cruiser but the guy at city cycles told me it was an odd size not standard (its a little thinner than standard) and he didnt know of a front fork setup with suspention and disk breaks that would fit without a lot of searching around and cost.
and yeh i should have done more homework and bought a dax balanced motor right off the bat ! would have been nice
I didnt get to watch the game but I know what you mean..... I was disappointed also....!P.S. I cant believe the Patriots lost ... and Brady broke his 52 games in a row with at least one passing TD ! that pass to Danny Glassandola should have been a TD .
"OH well"
wow 38 mph for for that far ...you guys would leave me so far behind I be showing up 2 days laterLongest trek i've made is from my house. roughly ambler pa to lambertsville NJ
65mi round trip with our given route..... and we departed at midnight, got back around 6am.... and we've repeated the trip another 2 times, all whilst cruising a healthy 38mph with a calculated 94mpg