Now that i look closer the cover is bigger,not seen a red one that big. I had one sold it they are sought after for garden tractor pullers,they get like 60 hp out of them. I have 4 case garden tractors that have 12 & 14 hp in them,will be down sizing on them also only need one good one...............Curt
60hp? Wow.
there's a Huge difference between a well engineered frame and a backyard hack with a rubber hose trying to call it a mount... have you ever seen how tough these Harley frames really are? we're talking about tubing with 1/8" to 3/16" wall thickness and the head stock is closer to 5/16" wall thickness, The older ones used forged headstocks welded into the frame tubing as well as forged mounting pads for the engine and transmission. I got an old Ironhead frame at the shop that's stripped all the way down and that thing is Rock Solid. You can definitely feel the difference between a *** cruiser and a Harley on the road as the Harley is just as solid as it can be and makes everything else feel like a toy.
The only thing I would add is that the high-frequency vibration of a chinadoll is MUCH harder on frames than the rocking couple of a V-twin despite the much larger displacement. Our frames have much less mass to absorb it as well.
If ya can't hang with a little vibration, Buy a factory built motorcycle. BUT NEVER RUBBER MOUNT YER ENGINE, It dont really work.
my major vibe issues were greatly reduced when I bought my first dax GenIV lowers, miles and miles, no more serious duffle bag numbing, the south end of me being a north bound mule not all tingling and numb and hands still feel good after a 25+ mile ride.We all tried rubber mounting when we were newb's, unless ya found this site BEFORE ya started yer build. It just kinda sounds like common sense to rubberize the thing to quite vibration. WELL, I didn't find this site for a few years after I started building. I did figure out that soft rubber wasn't the answer, so I tried using tire sidewall rubber which worked a little better. I still couldn't figure out how to make it ride as smooth as a Honda. Then I found this site and the answer is, IT WILL NEVER RIDE LIKE A HONDA,Cause its a not so well balanced Chinese 2 stroke. Some run smoother than others, but they all are gonna vibrate to some extent. GET USED TO IT, or buy a Honda.LOL. sometimes after riding for an hour or better I can't feel my balls anymore and my arse goes numb too. I try to take a break before my hands go numb because it's just too dangerous if ya cant hold on to the bars.
fatdaddy.
Yep I have 3 engines that need crank truing or just a more modern crank like the one that are coming in the newer better balanced engines, the rest on the engines are good but the vibes at the high rpms are limiting and horribly uncomfortable.
I use rubber under my gas tank too, but don't tighten it so tight that it doesn't move, you know, in case I get in an accident and my "family jewels" hit the tank, I want the tank to move.The only place I still use rubber is under the gas tank, and thats mainly just to keep it from sliding around. I rubber cement a strip to the top tube then rubber cement the tank to that. It dont move at all.
fatdaddy.
