finished my bicycle! Great! Will add a 38 tooth sprocket, probably a speed carburetor, mirrors and some other cosmetic things. Here's what I've got so far.
Trek Calypso Project finished! Nice stable build!!
- Thread starter Donavan321
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A fine looking machine.
Does that bike have some different geometry to it? Taller than many bikes maybe? Or was it the fish eye lens?
Does that bike have some different geometry to it? Taller than many bikes maybe? Or was it the fish eye lens?
It's a 26" frame with 26" wheels like usual. Anyway.....this motor has a seized crankcase, I ordered a new motor and am waiting for it to come in the mail, I have since then made some other changed to the bike, I will be posting more pictures, and eventually upgrading the partsm, the nice thing about my frame is that the standard clamps fit! No U-bolt mount this time! Woo-hoo!
I'll have the covers painted black, but the rest of the motor will be the standard silver color. It's a very smooth ride! I love it to death, that's what's nice about vintage bikes. It's a vintage trek, quality build too, running the NGK B6HS plug, 20:1 ratio. The leanest I'll ever run my motor is 24:1.
It's an old school brake wheel. Sturmey archer also makes a good drum wheel, this one isn't that bad. Sturmeys is great, the front.drum is the way to go.
You have a 2010 Trek Calypso. Not quite vintage. Trek Started out in 1984 or something like that, I think they had some late 70's hand made road/touring stuff. That's about as vintage as Trek gets. None the less, it's a great frame for motor mounting. Which is why I picked it up for you. If I remember right, the Calypso was a 7-speed beach cruiser with a twist shift. Not important really.
I forgot the brand of the wheel, but I had been haggling with the shop owner who had it for some time. It was just one of those rare items he did not want to part with. I finally snagged it from the guy for him, but it cost me a rare Indian complete ride. It was a barter deal, so I walked away with a few more things for his bike.
Dude's got a smooth ride kicking now.
Good luck to him on his future endeavors and builds.
Actually this motor is done really bad luck, threw a lower bearing, tore it apart and the thing doesnt even have a needle bearing! Just a lousy bushing for the piston LOL, I have another ordered and on the way! Different ebay seller this time, it's one of those skyhawk knock-off deals. As for the frame, it doesn't really look like a 2010, it looks older! Maybe it was because it was sitting around, collecting dust? Aging uselessly in someone's house? My motor was wrecked due to a factory flaw, I had to replace all of the studs in the jug because my nuts were sheered off!(lol get your mind out of the gutter) I replaced them with bolts, and what not, I emailed the seller and he said return it, I didnt bother because he would blame me for its' mishap and then not admit fault...so anyway I told him, forget it, I'll order a new motor from you soon! SO then I go to order a motor and he had blocked me from buying stuff from him, so I messaged him saying I had money and was willing to pay. He sent me a message saying ....you not happy with chinese motor you may want made in USA better....(lousy english for one thing) and I said the motor quality was FINE I just had a problem with MY individual motor...so I ended up switching sellers, ordered and then he finally sent me an invoice to order his and I eneded up declining it! This is what severe headaches must be made of!
Front drum brake looks like an Arai. I bought an Arai drum hub on Ebay and got a shop to lace it up.
