99cc jc higgens

glennbo · Mar 16, 2013

well here we go im gathering parts as we speak and getting ready to do this 99cc build im going to mount this engine vertical. i have watched scotto and jeff do this a hundred times so i hope i learned something..i just ordered my mounts should be here early next week then i will start.heres what i have so far!!
thanks glennbo
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VIKTR · Mar 18, 2013

Should be an interesting build, I'll be watching

glennbo · Mar 18, 2013

I worked on the fame today was in pretty rough shape but i did manage to slap a coat of primer on it. I think it looks pretty good flat black..hopefully i will get my mounts wednesday so i can drill out the plate.
glenn
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2door · Mar 18, 2013

We'll be watching Glennbo. Keep us informed and take lots of photos to share.

Good luck.

Tom

racie35 · Mar 20, 2013

gonna try a TAV on that engine?

glennbo · Mar 20, 2013

thanks tom will be plenty of pics as i go along,and no racie i will not use the tav with this build. i will use a 11 tooth cintrifugal. i recieved my mounts today an will start fabricating the engine plate.. it will serve two purposes to hang motor and the pillow blocks for the jackshaft.. this should save me some cash down the line for some sweet tires.. so here is the hardware ill use to make it happen...
glenn.
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racie35 · Mar 20, 2013

I'll keep an eye on your build

glennbo · Mar 22, 2013

been working on the mount!! got the engine in ,but nothing final i want the motor a little lower and waiting on hub to make sure chain alignment will be good also need to trim the mounts.. also need to start working on a front mount..
glenn

glennbo · Mar 24, 2013

worked on the jc higgens.. wasnt diggin the motor mount, miscalculated the chain line, plus i thought the damn thing was plain old ugly! i reworked the whole mount heres the latest pics..

Scott.D.Lang · Mar 25, 2013

I like what Im seeing I bet you will still be working on it when I come down witch will be cool would love to give you a hand with it

glennbo · Mar 27, 2013

thanks scott. i finally got my hubs ill be using on the bike. motobecane front hub with a speedo huret which is cool so ill have a nice machinical speedo, and a batavus rear hub which looks like a typical lelue, but they are rare 70mm.. should be fine seein this bikes top speed will be around 40.

glennbo · Apr 6, 2013

I finally got around to working on the JC Higgens laced the wheels mounted the tires and got a roller.Will be working on the exhaust and intake next.heres some pics of the progress

glennbo · Apr 13, 2013

Made an intake for the new carby put a pz19 on it hopefully its better than the stock carb. I do like the throttle cable set up, with out the springs and all the linkage like you get with the stock one. also put an exhaust on the bike but im not sure it will stay like that well see as the bike develops more. been using a lot of spare parts on this bike kinda seeing were it leads.LOL

glennbo · Apr 28, 2013

well its been a while since my last post there been some changes on the bike. I didnt like how it was turnin out. the parts i was using were a lot of left overs and it just wasnt working. i swaped some parts off a old two stroke build and the creative juices started flowing again. instead of a vintage build it looks more like a racer now !! whatcha guys think ?

bigbutterbean · Apr 28, 2013

Looking good there, glenn!

chainmaker · Apr 29, 2013

Glen, bike looks great! What tire / rim combo are you running they look like moped?

silverbear · Apr 29, 2013

Hey Glen,
The changes you've made make me think of a process I've come to through the years, what I think of as "letting the project tell you what it wants to be". That involves letting go of original plans, leaving yourself open to change, doing a lot of creative staring... and waiting for the bike to reveal what it wants to be instead of forcing on it an original idea. Every so often along the way I like to stop what I'm doing, give it a long look and see what comes. It's another reason the build is never really "done". Keeps it interesting for sure. I like what you're doing.
SB

glennbo · Apr 30, 2013

thanks everyone for the comments the forks and rims are from a cb125 they are 18 x 2.75 the back rim has a moped hub relaced into it.. Next ill be working on the cranks and a tank.. silver bear i must of stared this bike down for hours tryin to figure out why it wasnt looking right then bam it hit me! with a nice inframe tank and a big headlight i think it will have some personality

glennbo
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glennbo · May 20, 2013

been a while since i worked on the jc been busy but i did get the cranks done, mounted a headlight and turn signals buttoned up the drive chains, and even got a test ride this bike still needs a lot of work but is coming along .. THIS ONES GONNA BE FUN!!!
glenn

glennbo · May 29, 2013

the jc bike is running great rejetted to a 80 was getting some backfire on deceleration also been working on lighting mounted 4ah battery and light coil ran headlight for a 20 mile cruise light still bright still need to mount rest of lights this has kind of been an experiment but so far i like what im seeing put the dreaded peanut tank on the bike and it really dont look to bad.. Ill post pics tommorrow
peace

glennbo

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