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Great to hear you're getting out Pete and the Saab is proving itself in your life. Building is great, but riding is even better! Rick C.

Tony technically your bike is space age compared to my Ol' Crow and I love it, just two very different cycle design genres. Plus yours in genuinely fast! Rick C.

Tom you're absolutely correct as much as 70 lbs (not including extra batteries) was required to mirror the look of a vintage 1912 to 1915 Harley V twin. This look was the reason for this build and I'm frankly surprised that it's also capable of speeds equal to those advertised for Harley V twin...

I can also cheat and go a few blocks to a local grain scale to weigh both bike and myself. It's open 24hours, 7 days. It's not just a heavy bike it's a big bike too 53" wheelbase 3"x26" tires and all heavy wall steel frame for real strength. It's not fun to pedal this one! She scoots pretty...

My opinion still doesn't matter. It's up to you.... Rick C.

Hi Mossy. What I think doesn't matter, it's up to the motor machine shop to decide how and how much. I wish you well though. Rick C

Tom by your definition I have plenty of ambition so I hope to also have equals portions of patience and persistence coupled to it. Shop topic which isn't considered by many new machinists is tool holding and work fixturing. For my little lathe I have two 3 jaw chucks, a four jaw independent...

Tom the table is a 4" face and the three jaw is 3" with a matching back plate for the chuck to rotary table connection. The tail stock is a 4" as well. They sent a bigger tail stock, but we finally got that exchanged for the proper size. The vertical/horizontal combo table was the deciding...

Tom this mileage is only my guess, predicated on riding a lot with one of these battery packs and a lot less using two packs, one in fake gas tank and one in the saddlebags. Also I like to compare range at 18 to 20 mph average. We have lots of hills in every direction so this is a pretty nice...

Tom both you and I. I have so many active projects started at one time (not all of which are related to my bikes) that progress on those related to bikes and side car are not worthy of updates. I am close to having a solid brass tailight assembly ready and 12v light, tailight and horn setup...

Background Tom, this pulls them more into focus. Dividing plates still on back order as they sent the wrong plates. I'm holding off on getting the 4 jaw independent chuck, but think that my next purchase for the mill. Good DRO's are available for these small mills as well, as well as power on...

My mini mill, band saw and belt grinder are also Wen and have served me well. They stock parts and consumables stateside too. Their machine manuals are great, with actual part of numbers and exploded pictorals of each. Very detailed information well thought out and clearly explained. In good...

A few additions new drill press and grinding station and rotary table with vise, 3 jaw chuck and tail stock & divider plates. Rick C.

Sorry Tony I'll catch up on it this weekend for sure. Rick C.

Just an old fight fans question, asked quickly. Was it a slip or a knock down? Often the sequence of strikes was quite quick and perhaps partially obscured so redering any opinion quite subjective, therefore debatable. Tony I kinda flinched when I hit the like button too! Rick C.

Sliporknockdown you got to get back up. Rick C

Good explanation Tom. I've a special interest in stubs for use in mini mills to gain clearance for tall work pieces held in bigger vise and/or using my rotary table with a chuck or round vise. It can be a real challenge fixturing on small hobby machines because of limited column height, but if...

Hey Tony, cobalt index of 29 and life time warranty, not inexpensive and I picked up a set of center drills and five step drills all same brand. My old step drills I'll learn to sharpen with I never tried to sharpen those. Drills, mills and lathe tools don't need a machine or holder, just quite...

Good luck with this build... Rick C.

Good reports are pure joy, Pete. I'm hoping the modified 79cc will reveal a couple more hp for you, once running. I live in hilly terrain, some rather substantial grades, so even casual paced rides challenge single speed, centrifugal clutch builds with small displacement 4 cycle engines. I...