Hah! I just couldn't resist making that reference! It's the same color as the blood thirsty Indian, but it's a Walmart Huffy. My Timberland GT mountain bike frame had multiple stress cracks in the frame. I wanted to use the front forks of the Timberland bike, so I had to take a piece of 1 -1/2 sch. 40 pipe and make a head stock tube. I replaced the top tube of the ladies frame with a straight tube. I like the ladies frame because the bottom tube is a better shape, allowing more room for the engine. I took me about 4 days to make the bike. The engine is a GT-5 engine with a straightened crank and the current performance stuff I'm making, except for the intake. I'm testing out a ultra short version of my intake plenum. It's interesting that I don't really see any low speed losses. This is good because it gives more room for a large air cleaner if required.
The exhaust is interesting; definitely high flow, but I fear that the header pipe is too short. I'll probably try a larger rear sprocket; if I can get up to higher RPM's, the exhaust may come alive.
Check out the rear engine mount. I left a stub from where the original top tube attached to the vertical tube, and used that to mount the engine mount. For some reason, this bike doesn't vibrate as much as my original test bike which had to be retired. Maybe this rear mount flexes a bit, reducing vibrations? Food for thought!
-Fred
The exhaust is interesting; definitely high flow, but I fear that the header pipe is too short. I'll probably try a larger rear sprocket; if I can get up to higher RPM's, the exhaust may come alive.
Check out the rear engine mount. I left a stub from where the original top tube attached to the vertical tube, and used that to mount the engine mount. For some reason, this bike doesn't vibrate as much as my original test bike which had to be retired. Maybe this rear mount flexes a bit, reducing vibrations? Food for thought!
-Fred
