(grrr can't hit tab, got so used to MLA formatting from school)
Alright so, got my bike, built it, got it started....Rode it for roughly 2 minutes, my dad talked me into moving the chain tensioner a bit to keep it from the wheel. Rode maybe 200 feet and back, right as I pulled into our driveway and was ready to kill the engine...The chain pops off engine catches it cracks the clutch case top mount ruins my clutch.
I can take partial credit for this failure, I meant to tighten the rear wheel properly but got distracted by my dad. Part of this is due to the wheel flexing and thus causing the chain to come off the sprocket. However, I will redirect you to my question.
TL; DR version; I am having problems with the stock idler wheel, which is destroying itself and need some suggestions. I plan on running high compression heads soon so spring mount isn't ideal but optional.
Bit about my bike, standard walmart grade Huffy Beach Cruiser (Blue), the half white wall back tire with the black marks on one side. (I'll post pics soon, probably after work of the failure and the engine mount).
I have plenty of tools at my disposal so if it comes to it, I can design my own idler, which I'll make plans of or make available for purchase if I do...I just cannot stand the plastic "self shaving" idler.
Part of the problem appears to be the chain is so tight that it just destroys the plastic instead of using it to idle on top of.
/endhalfrant
Alright so, got my bike, built it, got it started....Rode it for roughly 2 minutes, my dad talked me into moving the chain tensioner a bit to keep it from the wheel. Rode maybe 200 feet and back, right as I pulled into our driveway and was ready to kill the engine...The chain pops off engine catches it cracks the clutch case top mount ruins my clutch.
I can take partial credit for this failure, I meant to tighten the rear wheel properly but got distracted by my dad. Part of this is due to the wheel flexing and thus causing the chain to come off the sprocket. However, I will redirect you to my question.
TL; DR version; I am having problems with the stock idler wheel, which is destroying itself and need some suggestions. I plan on running high compression heads soon so spring mount isn't ideal but optional.
Bit about my bike, standard walmart grade Huffy Beach Cruiser (Blue), the half white wall back tire with the black marks on one side. (I'll post pics soon, probably after work of the failure and the engine mount).
I have plenty of tools at my disposal so if it comes to it, I can design my own idler, which I'll make plans of or make available for purchase if I do...I just cannot stand the plastic "self shaving" idler.
Part of the problem appears to be the chain is so tight that it just destroys the plastic instead of using it to idle on top of.
/endhalfrant
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