Thanks Truckd, That's a nice set-up but I spent the day working on something that I think will work. I just need to get a 8mm tap tomorrow to finish it. I will have some pictures tomorrow.Here is the finished product
Thanks Ludwig for the kind words, I'm not going to change anything that can't put back the way it was. I do like it the was it is. I plain on taking the whole bike apart and paint it before Bonneville next year.Think carefully before you change anything. What you have there, and I choose my words carefully, is beautifully archaic, old fashioned. Don't try too hard and lose the charm in the process.
Ditto:Think carefully before you change anything. What you have there, and I choose my words carefully, is beautifully archaic, old fashioned. Don't try too hard and lose the charm in the process.
Your right Truckd, I should have known that, but I was talking in generic terms. I'm glad you you like it. I have noticed the bike is a lot quieter since I put this tensioner on.That is a nice! little set up you have. don't mean to bug, but the down tube runs from the from the bottom of the head tube (where the forks and goose neck marry) to the front top side of the crank tube (bottom bracket tube for crank arms to peddles) the seat post tube then runs up from the crank tube to the seat, could the part you are reffering to (the clamp) that goes on the down tube be a clamp for the seat post used for tightening the seat?, Sorry! for the lenghty edumication but I really like this and would like to use your design on an up comming build, it is a bike similar to yours but a 1917 Shaw Moto Bike.
Truckd I really like that bike, I'm sure your project will look nice when it's done. Are you going use two stroke motor on this bike? The clamp came from a box of stuff my son had from his BMX days I don't what it came off of, I'll ask him. I'm sure it could be made pretty easyily with the right tools.You'll probably get a little better performance as well since the chain covers more of the drive cog (sprocket) insted of just catching a couple of teeth, I like the fact that it is also semi adjustable, I'd like to know what the clamp was used for in it's former life. here is a pic of my next build and what I'm trying to achieve with it, I will add a bent back bone (top bar) center bar with an in frame tank