That's the bike I am going to motorize . Did you use most of the hardware that came with your kit ? Did you trash anything ? How is your coaster brake working ? Any bending or other modifications on your coaster brake or muffler ? Any modification on your cranks , such as spacing them ?
Everything went pretty smooth.. I had to mod the the engine bracket for the vertical post. Basicaly sand it so it could fit flush to the oversizedframe , and remove the dust cover on the rear hub and chucked it to the trash.. I used the mounting kit that came with the motor. So the front bracket I drilled through the frame, but I used a 1/2 bolt sleeve to run the front bolt through. This prevented me from crushing the frame when i tourqed down on it.. also i upgraded the chain to a #41 . Last thing I did was put a pipe wrench on the muffler and twist it just a tad so it wouldnt hit the crank..That's the bike I am going to motorize . Did you use most of the hardware that came with your kit ? Did you trash anything ? How is your coaster brake working ? Any bending or other modifications on your coaster brake or muffler ? Any modification on your cranks , such as spacing them ?
Thanks kicking http://motorbicycling.com/f3/operation-op-first-build-progress-20028.html
Hey thanks an heap for your reply !! ,, it will help me know what I am going to be facing. This will go in my favs for latter .. Thank you , still kickingEverything went pretty smooth.. I had to mod the the engine bracket for the vertical post. Basicaly sand it so it could fit flush to the oversizedframe , and remove the dust cover on the rear hub and chucked it to the trash.. I used the mounting kit that came with the motor. So the front bracket I drilled through the frame, but I used a 1/2 bolt sleeve to run the front bolt through. This prevented me from crushing the frame when i tourqed down on it.. also i upgraded the chain to a #41 . Last thing I did was put a pipe wrench on the muffler and twist it just a tad so it wouldnt hit the crank..
I can post some pics and elaborate more if you need..
BTW thanks for the avatar I gonna add it to profile.. ;-)
hello marair , I am not sure what to say , but I have been keeping up with this thread too . The OP is an nice cruiser for the money . Flounder may be busy , but I am sure he will return an reply to your question , but I did find this on in the forums . I am not sure if this is another option in the case of the OP , or if the sprocket did not fit over the dust cover , It may be best to see if flounder replies to you question , and see if trashing the cover is quicker and no problems with dust gunking up the dust cover area up . But I have been thinking about this option Joe gives here . It may even help center your sprocket up ; I am not sure. But its cool to have another newbie here at this site and welcome ! I have been in and out of the hospitals lately and haven’t been able to come here . I have some musical instruments for sell at ebay ; and as soon as they sell I am going to buy my motor , this is the link http://motorbicycling.com/f30/coaster-brake-dust-cap-mod-1841.htmlHi, Flounder,
When you trashed the dust cover did you replace it with a fender washer or something to cover that area??? I'm a newbie workin' on my first bike and this is the bike I chose. Ran into the same problems so thanks for any help you could send my way! -marair23
I am going to put brakes on front and back , and use this lever Sick Bike PartsThat is a nice looking ride..I agree about the front brakes though, You can set it up with a set of cruiser calipers for under twenty bucks.
Cheers