Oops, not an Albion, but a Hurth. Could be that's why it didn't look the same. So much for making investments in me memory bank.Here is a link to the Hurth transmission. Very much like the Albion. Captions are on the bottom of the photos to tell you what it is.
Steve.
http://s866.photobucket.com/user/sp...smission/NikonPictures014.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
Thanks for the link. I could (and did) get lost in that site for a while! My budget is not very well defined. If I decide to go with a new set of forks then I'd sell my Felt Abraham Linkage forks to cover some some of the cost. If I do I might consider these: http://hbbcinc.com/product/ruff-regulator-fork-black/I don't know what your budget is, but I got my New Hudson forks from here: http://www.mopedland.ukfsn.org/
Thanks for the link. I'll wait to get the gearbox in hand and start matching things up. Should be soon. Tracking has it in Ohio as of today. Have you built the Hurth into a MB? If so how did you go about mounting it? What about the drive chain?The transmission I purchased from Dave was a Hurth made in Germany. It was behind a 200cc Villiers engine in a German motorcycle of unknown manufacture from the 1920's. If you Goggle Albion transmissions there is a fairly strong supply chain for them in the U.K. since they were used in motorcycles and light agricultural equipment.
It seems that they were a good transmission and held up well. Here is a link to a parts catalog.
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...s.html&usg=AFQjCNFaRhIR97rW3kPNqxcXdTaGWmenPw
Steve.
Yep weather was great 65 over here...back to winter today. Have you seen the fork in Labrats Jonny 5 post. It's like the Ruff fork but cheaper. You would have to check details but it's another option.We had a spring teaser here yesterday with temps in the 50's so I spent a few hours in the garage. My frame is back from having the down tube welded in and it looks great. I will need the extra space afforded by the down tube since the exhaust points straight forward on the Villiers. That little engine is pretty heavy so having it low in the frame and close to the bottom bracket should help make the bike handle decent. There's not enough space to squeeze the Albion in between the engine and the seat tube so it will need to go between the seat tube and the back wheel. Space might be an issue so either the frame gets extended or I look for 24" wheels. Maybe both.
The next one step forward, two steps back thing is the fork and headset. The Sears frame has the head tube lugs extending inside the head tube. I'm guessing this was a cost thing to keep it cheap when it as made but the flanges in the head tube interfere with the 1-1/8" fork. Looks like I'll be shopping for a new fork and headset. Good thing this nice weather isn't here's to stay or I'd be getting anxious about progress. While it's still cold I don't mind spending my tinkering time on the Internet.