Homebuilt bike from 1949

geeksquid

geeksquid

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From a set of plans from 1949. Used a 1hp Briggs & Stratton engine and went 35mph.
 

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Ahhhh! My childhood dream since I was 10 years old.
To put my Briggs' minibike engine into my bicycle frame.
 
The plans for this bike are available here Google-vintage projects. Look under mini bikes and scooters.

For a motor google-Small air cooled engines and parts for sale.

Steve.
 
I started building this bike several years ago but ended up doing it differently. I did make the double rim for the belt drive though but later changed to a Whizzer belt sheave. The rest of it took too much fabricating for my taste at the time. Those very small Briggs engines had enough power to pull a car out of a ditch if you geared them right.
 
My first build used a 2hp briggs, mounted over the rear tire and incorporated a simple friction drive. Not happy with the friction drive i tried building a couple kit bikes. they worked a bit more reliable, but still not good enough for me.
Currently i am building a bike built for two using the good old briggs, this time i will use a belt/chain drive combo, and only 1 of the two riders will be able to peddle. I'd post a pic but when i try it tells me my pic is too large and i can't seem to edit it.
 
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