The Feelyx Flyer

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Tim (Feelyx) and I (Cobrafreak) were Building up some wheels today for his current build, the Feelyx Flyer. It's going to be a Military build with a desert camo theme. The wheels are laced cross-3 with 11 gauge Husky spokes and rims with Italian moped front and rear drums. They are going to be really stout wheels for sure. The paint is a gun kote product, or something like it. A coating made especially for firearms, it is super durable, probably just under powder coating. You apply it with a spray gun. The spokes are gun-blued. The engine is going to be a GX200 clone with a torque verter transmission. Tires are going to be Simplex Servi-Cycle. Bike will have a custom frame, custom fork, custom tank, custom rear leaf spring suspension. Bad @$$ !

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Very cool, look forward to seeing more. I recall a bike on biker build off tv show that was coated in that blue gun barrell coating. It looked cool.

Thats a nice looking interior in the car that the wheels are laying on.
 
Its been slow going... I was offered a night project that I couldn't refuse.. so it might even get slower..LOL.
Here is a few pics of my forks, I am working on the fender supports as of right now.
 

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Had some time to work on the Feelyx Flyer today, I decided to go with a leaf spring rear end. I stretched the frame 1.5" and raked the steering an extra 2.5 deg. Next is to build the motor mounts for the HF 420 monstosity. I also need to cut the seat tube down flush. I am unsure of the length of forks I want so those are uncut until that decision is made.
 

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I love these large engine builds, I'm glad to seem more people experimenting with them. That is also a very unique rear end you have on this bike. How much did you stretch the center section of the frame?

That s2000 looks pretty sweet as well. But what type of car is that on the stands? Is is a s13?
 
Lurker said:
I love these large engine builds, I'm glad to seem more people experimenting with them. That is also a very unique rear end you have on this bike. How much did you stretch the center section of the frame?

That s2000 looks pretty sweet as well. But what type of car is that on the stands? Is is a s13?
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The engine is going to be a very tight fit in the frame, and hopefully get that "all" engine look in there.
I stretched the center of the frame 1.5"
The car on jacks is an euro 280sl that I bought to part out. The s2000 is my wife's summer commutor car.
 
That rear suspension is really nice. I had a sidecar outfit I built up around a Honda 350 twin at one time and I used a similar design for the suspension on the sidecar wheel. It worked well and was completely trouble free.
 
From the location of the lever I think it’s just a early drum brake ( ?).

You can click on those photos and then zoom in ever farther, at least I can with my Jurassic Mac.

-Kirk
 
You are right just looks like a drum brake.

Good old Wally World E machine zoomed them in just never thought of doing it ...........Curt
 
Intrepid Wheelwoman said:
That rear suspension is really nice. I had a sidecar outfit I built up around a Honda 350 twin at one time and I used a similar design for the suspension on the sidecar wheel. It worked well and was completely trouble free.
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Yes it does seem to work well, but haven't done any riding on it yet. I decided revamped the swing arm and cut off the big round bushing on the spring for something a little nicer to look at, and to be able lower the seat more.
 
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Also Hank Young used the same rear suspension for his entry into the Biker Build-Off show with his boardtrack styled build.

Very cool and unique bike Feelyx, can't wait to see more.
 
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