Indian Tadpole

[Tom from Rubicon]

You sure you want a chiropractor yanking on you Steve? A lady friend of Mona's called today, I answered.
Mary, has been diagnosed with Art in three neck joints and is quite miserable.
Dr. Tom prescribed her multiple shots of Old Overholt Rye Whiskey. She liked that.
Old Overholt - Wikipedia It is the best Rye I have ever sipped and I take it neat.

Dr. Tom

 

[fasteddy]

Unfortunately Dr. Tom, Old Overholt Rye Whiskey isn't available here in British Columbia. I just checked. So the suffering will continue. As for the being pulled on by the chiropractor, no. That's why I have held off for so long but with so much to do there isn't a choice. The usual relief medicine has messed up my kidneys so that any prolonged use is worse than the problem.

Steve.

 

[indian22]

Take care of yourself Steve and I'll keep you in my prayers. Life is at times quite painful, but is worth it.

Rick C.

 

[fasteddy]

Thank you, Rick. It hasn't been this bad since they replaced the knee despite all my best efforts.

Steve.

 

[silverbear]

Go easy, Steve. You’re more important than your projects. They’ll wait.
SB

 

[curtisfox]

Go easy, Steve. You’re more important than your projects. They’ll wait.
SB

Yes I agree with silverbear, I had a new reverse ball shoulder put in Feb 7th was suppose to be 6 weeks huh one more week to go yet. But that led to two eye surgery's, first one failed. and no one died because I didn't get-er-done LOL I be praying also........Curt

 

[fasteddy]

Thank's Silverbear. Just another bump in the road. We'll make it.

Steve.

 

[fasteddy]

Thank's Curt. Hope your eye and shoulder surgery are healing well. Thankfully they can do something to relieve the pain. We're better off than our parents and grand parents were. They just suffered with it.

Steve.

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

Rest is the best, but the more you rest the more you rust. If I get any rustler, Liquid Wrench and a torch may have to be applied.
Just hang there Steve.
' Unfortunately Dr. Tom, Old Overholt Rye Whiskey isn't available here in British Columbia "
That breaks my heart. I just took a dram before getting on the key board.

Tom

 

[indian22]

My best to all you guys that are enduring physical and/or psychological pain in your daily lives yet press on with purpose and goals which matter.

You're important to others for so many reasons.

Curtis I also pray that you recover from your surgeries. We still rebound but with much control and maybe not so high, but adequate to our season of life.

Rick C.

 

[curtisfox]

Thanks All Prayers are much appreciated. Things are going on the + side now, Or I hope. As Tom said I got well rusted and really hard not to get sore after not doing much for about 3 months. Have been riding my pedal bike some trying to limber up.
I feel like I live up in BC with all the rain flooding up north shore. But feeling good as son took a bunch of car parts home, that was in the back yard, in my fenced area between my shed and garage, ROOM I have now. My garage has 3ft overhang that tappers to 4ft at the peek on the north end I want to put a work table, as love working out side. I can't take the heat from the sun with the bench on the west side anymore, another thing about old age.

So here is what I found back there, that was sorta out of site. Built back in the 50's, Had my first motorbike ride on one like it back then, found this a few years ago 1940-41 Roadmaster frame. I have some rusty wheel that I will us on it, and another motor just like the one on the bike, If I can't get this one to free up, should be fun..............Curt

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Thanks All Prayers are much appreciated. Things are going on the + side now, Or I hope. As Tom said I got well rusted and really hard not to get sore after not doing much for about 3 months. Have been riding my pedal bike some trying to limber up.
I feel like I live up in BC with all the rain flooding up north shore. But feeling good as son took a bunch of car parts home, that was in the back yard, in my fenced area between my shed and garage, ROOM I have now. My garage has 3ft overhang that tappers to 4ft at the peek on the north end I want to put a work table, as love working out side. I can't take the heat from the sun with the bench on the west side anymore, another thing about old age.

So here is what I found back there, that was sorta out of site. Built back in the 50's, Had my first motorbike ride on one like it back then, found this a few years ago 1940-41 Roadmaster frame. I have some rusty wheel that I will us on it, and another motor just like the one on the bike, If I can't get this one to free up, should be fun..............Curt
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So what is with the generator on the rear ? Did they have a pulley on both sides and use it as a jack shaft ? Or was the rear wheel chain driven ?

 

[curtisfox]

LOL the generator case is cut out on the bottom side, so the armature run against the tire, screen door spring on the rear pulls down onto the tire cheep easy bike, do with what you had , and where fun. ........Curt

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Now that was a pretty novel idea for the time ! Amazing what tinkerers could come up with !

 

[curtisfox]

Now that was a pretty novel idea for the time ! Amazing what tinkerers could come up with !

Here is the cut out, the armature is worn or turned down to fit the tire curve..........Curt

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Thanks All Prayers are much appreciated. Things are going on the + side now, Or I hope. As Tom said I got well rusted and really hard not to get sore after not doing much for about 3 months. Have been riding my pedal bike some trying to limber up.
I feel like I live up in BC with all the rain flooding up north shore. But feeling good as son took a bunch of car parts home, that was in the back yard, in my fenced area between my shed and garage, ROOM I have now. My garage has 3ft overhang that tappers to 4ft at the peek on the north end I want to put a work table, as love working out side. I can't take the heat from the sun with the bench on the west side anymore, another thing about old age.

So here is what I found back there, that was sorta out of site. Built back in the 50's, Had my first motorbike ride on one like it back then, found this a few years ago 1940-41 Roadmaster frame. I have some rusty wheel that I will us on it, and another motor just like the one on the bike, If I can't get this one to free up, should be fun..............Curt
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Looking at this pic it appears that there is a shelf forward of the engine and just below the top tube. I wonder if they left part of the lower tube there to mount the gas tank ?

 

[MEASURE TWICE]

Thanks All Prayers are much appreciated. Things are going on the + side now, Or I hope. As Tom said I got well rusted and really hard not to get sore after not doing much for about 3 months. Have been riding my pedal bike some trying to limber up.
I feel like I live up in BC with all the rain flooding up north shore. But feeling good as son took a bunch of car parts home, that was in the back yard, in my fenced area between my shed and garage, ROOM I have now. My garage has 3ft overhang that tappers to 4ft at the peek on the north end I want to put a work table, as love working out side. I can't take the heat from the sun with the bench on the west side anymore, another thing about old age.

So here is what I found back there, that was sorta out of site. Built back in the 50's, Had my first motorbike ride on one like it back then, found this a few years ago 1940-41 Roadmaster frame. I have some rusty wheel that I will us on it, and another motor just like the one on the bike, If I can't get this one to free up, should be fun..............Curt
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5S or 6S Briggs?

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

OB, #3711 and #3715 is Yankee ingenuity at it's finest. Our long hard Winters bring it on.

Tom

 

[curtisfox]

YEP! Tank was junk, went to rust bucket haven, Haven't figured out the extra metal on the cut tube yet............Curt I just noticed the tank has a arrow, that would be from a Clinton engine, Briggs has small flat tank that bolted down on base.

 

[Oldbiscuit]

I wonder if they didn’t have the small Briggs tank on that shelf at first ? Will the round Clinton tank fit in the space ? Could the extra metal on the tube be a saddle of sorts to position the round tank ?