weekend-fun
New Member
Hi guys, what types of engines do you think look good for a boardtrack replica?
Sam
Sam
What Engine?
- Thread starter weekend-fun
- Start date
sportscarpat
Bonneville Bomber the Salt Flat record breaker
An early 1920's vintage Harley JD engine!
Venice Motor Bikes
Custom Builder / Dealer/Los Angeles
I think a engine from a old-school speedway bike would look great!!
sportscarpat
Bonneville Bomber the Salt Flat record breaker
That's cool.I think a engine from a old-school speedway bike would look great!!
weekend-fun
New Member
totaly cool 
wheelbender6
Well-Known Member
OK Venice. We want to see you ride a bicycle with a 500cc Jawa and live to post a vid youtube. You would need to use brakes from a Hayabusa.
Most any engine looks good to me on a boardie if it is frame mounted. One guy posted a boardie that had a v-twin Briggs Vanguard in it. The builder removed the fan shroud and cut down the fins on the flywheel. It looked great, but wasn't much of a bicycle anymore.
Most any engine looks good to me on a boardie if it is frame mounted. One guy posted a boardie that had a v-twin Briggs Vanguard in it. The builder removed the fan shroud and cut down the fins on the flywheel. It looked great, but wasn't much of a bicycle anymore.
weekend-fun
New Member
plus those vanguards run upwards of $300 online
wheelbender6
Well-Known Member
The Jawa motor would actually work well. Just run a smaller carburator to keep the speed down.
V-twin Vanguards retail for way over $1000. Not in my budget either.
The regular single cylinder, horizontal shaft engines from Briggs, Tecumseh, etc look good when given the boardie treatment. Remove the fuel tank and fan cover. Cut down the fins on the flywheel. Buy or fab a velocity stack air cleaner. Vintage motor replica on a budget.
However, it will not be street legal and you will have to use electric start or add a pulley modified for a wind up pull start.
V-twin Vanguards retail for way over $1000. Not in my budget either.
The regular single cylinder, horizontal shaft engines from Briggs, Tecumseh, etc look good when given the boardie treatment. Remove the fuel tank and fan cover. Cut down the fins on the flywheel. Buy or fab a velocity stack air cleaner. Vintage motor replica on a budget.
However, it will not be street legal and you will have to use electric start or add a pulley modified for a wind up pull start.
Venice Motor Bikes
Custom Builder / Dealer/Los Angeles
fishguts
New Member
What about the 110cc V-twins being offered up in mini choppers by Chinese suppliers? I searched the forums and couldn't find anything on them and couldn't find a US source importing them, either, but they are being promoted. Seems like someone would be taking the bait. The mini choppers run about $900 complete so one can imagine that 110cc V-twin with trans being in the reasonable range.
weekend-fun
New Member
Fishguts, I havent seen those. But i dont have $900 anyways
Sam
Sam
fishguts
New Member
Me either, but was wondering if they could be had separate from the rest of the chopper. You know, just motor and trans. One would hope it would be somewhat affordable then.
fishguts
New Member
Attachments
Howdy,
Here's a 50cc "twin" chopper for about the same price:
Mini Choppers V Twin
It is really a 1 cylinder with a second, fake cylinder added to it.
I don't know anything about them or if you can just get engines.
MarkV
Here's a 50cc "twin" chopper for about the same price:
Mini Choppers V Twin
It is really a 1 cylinder with a second, fake cylinder added to it.
I don't know anything about them or if you can just get engines.
MarkV
fishguts
New Member
I emailed them yesterday and asked about a replacement engine/trans.