1951 Safti-Cycle

[Carbineone]

Someone suggested I should put a cover on the drive pulley just for a little more Safti added into the Cycle,LOL

Anyone the aluminum plates I ordered arrived today and I have it all done..Looks kinda cool too..

 

[curtisfox]

KOOOOOOL is right, don't seem to take you long to do things,LOL.......Curt

 

[curtisfox]

Many a guys have raided the kicthen and used pans even copper glad bottoms........Curt

 

[Carbineone]

I actually tried a pan on the right side over the flywheel..I did not like it that much..So I put the old Brigs Y model cover on..That looks way more legit.. Thought about a pan on the clutch cover.. But again I kinda liked this idea..

Yeah about four Hours doing the cover today.. I am retired and fishing is in Limbo right now. So this is how I waste my time..Another overall pic of it..Hope I am not boring you fellas too much.. Thanks

 

[Carbineone]

What do you think? I have been contemplating putting a windshield on.. They did offer them as an option from the factory..Lame or would it be alright..

Not sure what I would use as a windshield..Would have to just look at options I guess..

 

[fasteddy]

Try one and see if you like the look.

Steve.

 

[Carbineone]

That is kinda the way I am leaning.. It is a 100 percent reversible thing.. Maybe I can run into something to try by happenstance and see..

 

[wrench]

Someone suggested I should put a cover on the drive pulley just for a little more Safti added into the Cycle,LOL

Anyone the aluminum plates I ordered arrived today and I have it all done..Looks kinda cool too..

I like it
If ya want to add to that put a skeleton guard over the rest of the belt

Skeleton guard - strip of metal

 

[Carbineone]

Any good suggestions on a rear view mirror..My neck does not turn my head so good anymore?

 

[wrench]

How about Old Skool round mirrors

KInda like what I got mounted on my Whizzer

 

[Carbineone]

That is a very nice Wizzer...

I stopped by my Buddys little Motorcycle shop this eve..And dug through his boxes of mirrors. That is exactly what I found like you have. It is marked Toyo Japan.. It is a clamp on so I have it mounted already. I looked around the internet at some of the new cheapos they sell that are all probably made in China.. This one has a old quality feel to it atleast and only cost me two whole bucks..Has a few scratches' on the glass, but looks the part.... I am probably just going with one though..Thanks for posting the pic of the Wizzer..I like it..

 

[Gordy]

Get some plexiglass (lexan) from home Depot or Lowe's. That'll be a good start for a windshield

 

[wrench]

Get some plexiglass (lexan) from home Depot or Lowe's. That'll be a good start for a windshield

There are some nice bolt on windscreens already made for Small M/C and scooters

While making your own windscreen is creative,
Plexiglass will get scratchy, hazy really fast and crack, not quality for a windscreen

 

[Carbineone]

I think Gordy is saying Lexan more than just regular plexiglass..I think Lexan is actually what manufacturers probably use to make their windshields..But I could be wrong.. I think Lexan is a polycarbonate.. Regular Plexiglas is made of of?

 

[Tony01]

Get some plexiglass (lexan) from home Depot or Lowe's. That'll be a good start for a windshield

Plexiglass is NOT Lexan. They’re both trade names for acrylic or polycarbonate plastics, respectively.

Acrylic is the better for a windshield or window thanks to its high impact resistance, but PC would be easier to work with and thermomold.

 

[Carbineone]

This was todays little project..Went over to my Brothers and got a horn off a parts 1970 CB350.. Works good.. Thought I better have a horn..Especially if I ever figure out how to get it titled..Looking at some some options there..But Nebraska DMV is very difficult to work with..So I am looking into other options as well..

I found a windshield over at my Brothers too..I will show a pic of that idea when I get it cleaned up..

 

[Carbineone]

Here is what I was doing today.. I got this windshield over at my Brothers as I mentioned.. I spent a few Hours wet sanding and polishing with the buffer and compound..It was pretty scratched up.. I made an aluminum plate for the bottom..I have some split collars to attach it to the handlebars.. But need to fabricate the mount system between those and the shield itself.. Not sure I am going to like it yet..But will have little invested in trying it.. And it is reversible of course..Here is a pic of it just sitting on there..It is not near as large on there as the pic shows..I think it is kinda like a optical illusion of the Camera..Kinda like holding a fish way in front of you for the pic..So the fish looks bigger..Trick camera angles,LOLThanks

 

[MEASURE TWICE]

Here is what I was doing today.. I got this windshield over at my Brothers as I mentioned.. I spent a few Hours wet sanding and polishing with the buffer and compound..It was pretty scratched up.. I made an aluminum plate for the bottom..I have some split collars to attach it to the handlebars.. But need to fabricate the mount system between those and the shield itself.. Not sure I am going to like it yet..But will have little invested in trying it.. And it is reversible of course..Here is a pic of it just sitting on there..It is not near as large on there as the pic shows..I think it is kinda like a optical illusion of the Camera..Kinda like holding a fish way in front of you for the pic..So the fish looks bigger..Trick camera angles,LOLThanks

Quite a nice project you have going on. The foot rests are nice! Since my DIY Briggs bike is off road only, OHV, I have Honda 125 foot pegs and no pedals. I remember on Car Talk Radio the mention of courses on "Working with Lexan." They were joking with it as being like taking courses like Art History. The headlamps on my pickup truck are getting less clear with about 120K mi, but maybe the special polishing stuff can do as good as your keeping the old school look of your windscreen. I tried using some stuff on my old windsurf sail windows and it did do very good, though salt water and rolling up my sails in a quiver may have something to do with that.

 

[Carbineone]

Thanks

I have done the same proccess on other MC Windshields in the past..I usually start out with 800 Grit wet paper if they are fairly deep. These were not to bad..So I started with 1000 grit. Then 1500, then 2500. Then Maguires polishing compound on the electric buffer pad..I have also done this same process on my vintage Turntable lids....Works pretty well.

Once I get the mounts finished..I will be able to look at the Visor for a while, and that will tell me if it is up to my tastes..But it will give it that classic 1950s look I think..

 

[Tony01]

Thanks

I have done the same proccess on other MC Windshields in the past..I usually start out with 800 Grit wet paper if they are fairly deep. These were not to bad..So I started with 1000 grit. Then 1500, then 2500. Then Maguires polishing compound on the electric buffer pad..I have also done this same process on my vintage Turntable lids....Works pretty well.

Yup do this same process on headlights.

I watched a YouTube video on refreshing old headlights like this and the guy added a step of laying a thin layer of clear vinyl over it and trimming to fit which he said will help it keep for much longer than just a few years.