Ryobi FD Bike Build

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floridaboy

floridaboy

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I had a Murray bike i got for $15.00 and found a Ryobi Weed Wacker for free. I decided to try a home built FD. I bought some steel for the build. One 3/16 by 4inch by 12 inch flat stock, 2 foot of 5/8 round stock,a short piece of pipe. I also bought 2 U clamps. I used a Craftsman 3/8 drive 7/8 deep well for drive roller. I had some 1/8 by 3/4 flat stock to use for engine lift and lock down. I was well pleased with how it runs. It was a fun build.
 

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floridaboy

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I think its going to work out real well. I can see i will need to come up with a better drive roller. This one was easy to use but slips to much unless you apply a lot of pressure. I will try a wood one and a rubber one and see whats best. Thanks for your replies.
 
Ludwig II

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How well do the bearings in these overhung crank engines last with the loads going through them?
 
floridaboy

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This was my first build like this and only a short time riding it. So i do not know how long bearings will last. Some one with more time might be able to tell us. I would all so like to know.
 
floridaboy

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Here is a up date of my Ryobi FD bike project. I decided to move every thing over to my Electra bike and make some improvements to it. I changed the way i lift the engine to disengage it from the wheel. Here is some pictures of the new and improved one.
 

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