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Yes This Bike is a "Simplex Servicycle" .Still quite popular item,,with the serious Antique Motor Bikers they made 2 wheelers and a 3 wheeled sevice car,trikes...Although this one does not have it's original 2stroke single cyclinder motor It appears to have a Briggs and Straton 2 or 3 hp motor driving it's orginal belt drive..
One very interesting detail you can order from "Coker tires" a speed rated tire ment for the Simplex,that can be used on say a wide worksman 26" bicycle wheel..
During the Portland ralley this year I saw numbers of these Simplex Servicycles..ranging from 1500.00 to 6000.00 bucks.. they are quite Cool and if ya find one with it's orginal motor now you have a real peice of Americana...flg.
Helmutt
 
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Allen_Wrench

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Yes This Bike is a "Simplex Servicycle" .Still quite popular item,,with the serious Antique Motor Bikers they made 2 wheelers and a 3 wheeled sevice car,trikes...Although this one does not have it's original 2stroke single cyclinder motor It appears to have a Briggs and Straton 2 or 3 hp motor driving it's orginal belt drive..
One very interesting detail you can order from "Coker tires" a speed rated tire ment for the Simplex,that can be used on say a wide worksman 26" bicycle wheel..
During the Portland ralley this year I saw numbers of these Simplex Servicycles..ranging from 1500.00 to 6000.00 bucks.. they are quite Cool and if ya find one with it's orginal motor now you have a real peice of Americana...flg.
Helmutt
That's something I like about this forum. There are all these people who know lots of things about this topic. I'm never in the dark long about a bike I've never seen before. Somebody knows, or can dig up, something. Thanks HC. I think I'll read a bit about these, they're kinda cool.
 

butchl

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Hey: I've got one of those Simplexs...1945 with perfect frame. Bought Worksman front wheel and tires and original rears.Thinking of a 5 H.P. B&S motor with the original belt drive. Should be fun.
 

joabthebugman

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I would go with something more like the original

Lifen makes some kick start 4 strokes that would bring it back to it's former glory

I can't believe that thing is still sitting at just $200
 

curtisfox

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I would go with something more like the original

Lifen makes some kick start 4 strokes that would bring it back to it's former glory

I can't believe that thing is still sitting at just $200
They origanaly came with a two stroke. So even a china girl would work. run a jack shaft and belt drive it. Good luck ...Curt
 

joabthebugman

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yes but that is a 45 to 47 H model
I believe that they had graduated to larger kick start engines by then
Or at least they could be kit modified to kick start
 

joabthebugman

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Youc an get the 110s starting at around $250 or the 50cc starting at about $200

Not that much more than a china girl, but you get kick start plus a transmission