Hello everyone!
Here's my story.
About 4 months ago, I was in to engines and mechanical things. We had a couple chainsaws in our garage, and when one wouldn't start, I asked my dad if I could keep it. I fixed it up and then decided to just take off all the chain saw parts just to have an engine to attatch to what i please.
So then I got the idea of attaching somehow the engine to an old mountain bike of my brother's. And then I stumbled upon this site. I didn't realize other people had the crazy idea as me!
But back then, I was just working in freeflow, not knowing to connnect or how everything would work together, now that i've read up on many ways people have gotten other bikes to work, I've gotten a better understanding.
I've got some pictures of the project from back then, here
My Chainsaw Bike project... (Henry's Site of Random Things!)
(just ignore the other stuff on my site... I'm only 15 afterall, what else do I put on a website?)
But anyway, in the pictures, you can see my setup as of today. now that i realize, I will focus on the placement of the engine first, the drive system later....
See, one of the main problems is that the only way I can start the engine is with the pull start, which is on the plastic cover to the fanned rotor thingy with magnets in it to signal the ignition. In my picutres the cover is off, but on that circle fan thing, the pull starter cranks that in a circle. But I want to mount the engine where the water bottle things would be and then run a chain from a welded on sprocket to the clutch to one of the rear sprockets.(the pedals and rear derailer and front derailer I took off, not thinking about the future, and they are unusable now)
The only way it would fit in the spot where the water bottle holder is is if It didn't have the red plastic cover. But I need there to be a way to start it.
Is there a way I can?
THat's basically the point of this long text.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Here's my story.
About 4 months ago, I was in to engines and mechanical things. We had a couple chainsaws in our garage, and when one wouldn't start, I asked my dad if I could keep it. I fixed it up and then decided to just take off all the chain saw parts just to have an engine to attatch to what i please.
So then I got the idea of attaching somehow the engine to an old mountain bike of my brother's. And then I stumbled upon this site. I didn't realize other people had the crazy idea as me!
But back then, I was just working in freeflow, not knowing to connnect or how everything would work together, now that i've read up on many ways people have gotten other bikes to work, I've gotten a better understanding.
I've got some pictures of the project from back then, here
My Chainsaw Bike project... (Henry's Site of Random Things!)
(just ignore the other stuff on my site... I'm only 15 afterall, what else do I put on a website?)
But anyway, in the pictures, you can see my setup as of today. now that i realize, I will focus on the placement of the engine first, the drive system later....
See, one of the main problems is that the only way I can start the engine is with the pull start, which is on the plastic cover to the fanned rotor thingy with magnets in it to signal the ignition. In my picutres the cover is off, but on that circle fan thing, the pull starter cranks that in a circle. But I want to mount the engine where the water bottle things would be and then run a chain from a welded on sprocket to the clutch to one of the rear sprockets.(the pedals and rear derailer and front derailer I took off, not thinking about the future, and they are unusable now)
The only way it would fit in the spot where the water bottle holder is is if It didn't have the red plastic cover. But I need there to be a way to start it.
Is there a way I can?
THat's basically the point of this long text.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks!
