You bet they have Character. You will have to post some pictures of you wearing the whole outfit!
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congrats ! you def deserve itI can't believe I won! I NEVER win. Here is the video
I won 1st place 2011 Best Motorized Bike!‏ - YouTube
I am thinking of upgrading to Worksman wheels because of the 11 gauge spokes and running my bike with the Worksman rear coaster brake and integrating my front Strumey/Archer dynamo front drum brake into the front Worksman wheel. I have tried to contact pirate cycles numerous times by email and phone but I guess they are too busy to answer. Anyone deal recently with Pirate Cycles?
Pirate can be a bit challenging to reach, the weird thing is there is a section on the site that says "pirate cycles" and that has 1 number, and then there is "contact us" which has the other number, one of them is a fax number and makes weird noises, but that's the one I've had success reaching them with, the other, you don't normally reach them. And e-mails with them are near to impossible from my experience, hope this helps 
Good luck.
Good luck.
Just wondering as to why you want to go from the disc rear back to a coaster brake.... is it just for authenticity? Or was there a problem with the disc adaptor?
I will build new wheels for my Honda project as ive used mine on another bike.... speaking of those Honda motors..... i came across a 8hp Honda GX motor that i may be able to get for free. I wonder if these engines can be used? Or just too big?
I will build new wheels for my Honda project as ive used mine on another bike.... speaking of those Honda motors..... i came across a 8hp Honda GX motor that i may be able to get for free. I wonder if these engines can be used? Or just too big?
Regarding the Worksman wheels and Strurmey Archer dynamo hub. I recently swapped out the same hubs for a friend. You smaller sized Sturmey front dynamo hub is the same size as the standard worksman hub so the spokes were of the right length. Pay attention to the spoke pattern before you unlace the Worksman wheel so that you can duplicate it. You also need to drill out the Sturmey Archer hub spoke holes a bit to fit the 11 gaugespokes into the 12 gauge holes. Not a big deal. Juice output is nice and steady, 3 watts at 6 volts is plenty for basic lighting with LED units.
A word of disappointment about the Worksman wheels. The quality of the chrome on the new ones is poor in my opinion. My friend, Fasteddy just arrived from Vancouver and has an older Worksman wheel he found on ebay for the front of his restored 52 Monarch. The chrome is A+ and looks brand new in spite of being an old wheel. I think if I buy new Worksman wheels in the future it will be with the idea of painting the rims. Too bad. I don't see any of the HD wheels with good chrome. I think the Worksman is the best wheel, but the Husky has better chrome on it and the Sturmey Archer brake but is every bit as good as the Worksman hub. Can't beat those 11 gauge Worksman spokes though. I'd like to find a good source for 11 gauge spokes as I'd rather build my own wheels with a Bendix coaster brake hub in back, The Sturmey Archer dynamo drum hub up front and 50's Schwinn rims.
SB
A word of disappointment about the Worksman wheels. The quality of the chrome on the new ones is poor in my opinion. My friend, Fasteddy just arrived from Vancouver and has an older Worksman wheel he found on ebay for the front of his restored 52 Monarch. The chrome is A+ and looks brand new in spite of being an old wheel. I think if I buy new Worksman wheels in the future it will be with the idea of painting the rims. Too bad. I don't see any of the HD wheels with good chrome. I think the Worksman is the best wheel, but the Husky has better chrome on it and the Sturmey Archer brake but is every bit as good as the Worksman hub. Can't beat those 11 gauge Worksman spokes though. I'd like to find a good source for 11 gauge spokes as I'd rather build my own wheels with a Bendix coaster brake hub in back, The Sturmey Archer dynamo drum hub up front and 50's Schwinn rims.
SB
In Australia an 8HP engine is no more illegal then a HT engine, so if its free, why not?Legal, of course not
Just wondering Cobrafreak... if you build a new wheelset will you be painting the rims red? It would be a nice change and probably make your bike look better..... if thats even possible
+1
I have a friend with a adjustable spoke thread roller so I'd even be happy to buy long and cut to length.
-Kirk
I got a metal lathe finally! On sale at Harbor Freight $100.00 off + an extra 20% off (another $100.00 off), so I got it for about $400.00 out the door. Now I can do things I never could before. My rear Grubee HD axle stripped out on me because they used stupid 10mm X 1.0 extra fine thread in it. You can't torque down a 1.0 thread tight enough to keep the wheel safe-tight. Now I machined an all new extra thick axle and threaded it for 10mm X 1.5 course thread. This thing is never going to flex,strip, or break
Nice axle you have made on your new little china toy, CF!
I'll bet you have a whole list of projects!
rc
I'll bet you have a whole list of projects!
rc
$400 are you freaking kidding me???? WOW thats cheap, how does it perfrorm? If i could get one at that price, id get 2 lol
Yeah, if you can't get one at this price you are basically never going to own one. It's usually a flipping expensive tool. Heavy too. It must be 60 or 70 lbs. At $400 it is approachable for the average hobbyist. I have said for over a decade that I wish I could get one because I could do this and this and that. The last time was my stripped axle. It is a complex tool. Many different things to learn before you even turn it on. Thankfully there are really great Youtube videos on the operation of this particular lathe and after watching I dived in and made the axle. It is a full featured lathe for it's size. It has motor forward and reverse, auto feed forward and reverse. You can change the gearing for the auto feed to make it faster or slower. It has a high/low transmission. You can put a drill chuck on the end and hollow out metal. It is a good hobbyist grade lathe. I'm glad I have one now.
I need a few things made so I will send you a list...lol Nice score Cobra
I should post a picture of the one at work that we found in the trash...its old but has helped me out a few times.
I should post a picture of the one at work that we found in the trash...its old but has helped me out a few times.
WHAT? One in the trash..... nice score. I work at a Paper Mill in recycling and its amazing what people throw away and whats meant to be cardboard can sometimes be wheels, engine blocks, alternators........
I only just got a gasless mig, but after my dealings with machinists im sure i cant do any worse then them, and will own one soon.... hopefully i dont have to wait too long.
And it wont take very long to pay off the $400 purchase price instead of visiting machinists.
I only just got a gasless mig, but after my dealings with machinists im sure i cant do any worse then them, and will own one soon.... hopefully i dont have to wait too long.
And it wont take very long to pay off the $400 purchase price instead of visiting machinists.
CF, it's feed screw gear ratios and tolerances that count... well, and the swing, of course.
Precision tolerances are not the best on the little china machines, but they are acceptable for many projects.
The gear selection is important for the many different threads.
You are gonna have SO much fun learning about that lathe!
Tapers... learn how to cut tapers!
and look for someone who has built a tower attachment for milling...
gotta watch the reverse... sometimes the chick is not pinned and might unscrew when using the reverse.
boring bar... see about getting a small boring bar to learn about that.
I think it's littlemachines.com that is a great site, and the home lathe guys at yahoo groups is also very good... I'll get the address for you and post it.
lol... now ur gonna be looking for al scrap bits that you can chuck into your lathe to make all sorts of things! lol
casting al will be next...
Best
rc
Precision tolerances are not the best on the little china machines, but they are acceptable for many projects.
The gear selection is important for the many different threads.
You are gonna have SO much fun learning about that lathe!
Tapers... learn how to cut tapers!
and look for someone who has built a tower attachment for milling...
gotta watch the reverse... sometimes the chick is not pinned and might unscrew when using the reverse.
boring bar... see about getting a small boring bar to learn about that.
I think it's littlemachines.com that is a great site, and the home lathe guys at yahoo groups is also very good... I'll get the address for you and post it.
lol... now ur gonna be looking for al scrap bits that you can chuck into your lathe to make all sorts of things! lol
casting al will be next...
Best
rc
After you mentioned the part about the gear selection for threads I did a lot of research and found a many help sites for the mini lathes. I had not known that lathes can cut threads! I used a tap and die on mine. I now have 15 pages of gear combinations to make most popular SAE and Metric threads. I had no idea! This is going to be handy. I'm going to do my axle over so I can try to cut the thread myself. I saw the milling attachment and will get soon. I ordered the drill holder tapered end piece and the quick change tool mounting block. There are a number of improvement modifications that can be done as well that make a lot of sense for me to do.