Updated pics new wheels and fork

[simonjohnwilmer]

Finally put this bike back together , its been gathering dust in the corner since the local Hwy Patrol told me it was too powerfull for a bicycle , so I got some new wheels , 24x whatever , they are around 35mm wide ,steel double wall, not bad for Aussie wheels , new Thick Brick on the front , and a Kenda on the back , both tyres are sized the same , the Kenda is wider tho , so on the back she went .
Replaced a triple clanp fork with a bent springer that I took approx 2inches out of , just have the brakes to sort out .

 

[K-dregg]

Nice bike! what sort ox exhaust/muffler is it?

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

Thanks , the muffler is one of Grubees offerings , not a bad little pipe , the header pipe I made out of chrome tube I had lying around , getting some header wrap and heat paint for it eventually .

 

[butchl]

Nice bike, how much horsepower?

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

Horsepower? ...too much according to the law here in Australia , I think the Honda Clone engine is rated around 2hp , Technically Im allowed around a quarter of that .

 

[CoastalCruiser]

Downsizing the rolling stock is only going to make it faster! DOH!

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

Re: Updated pics new wheels and fork new mid drive

Made a few worthwhile changes this week ,I replaced the idler/ chain split with a Sturmey archer three spd hub , its great , get some speed up and you can pedal on top of the engines power , I need to make up a old style suicide shift . I cant recall seeing any examples of this sort of shift for the SA , its got the little chain coming out the axle , need to rig up a few pivots and such .

 

[thefruitgnome]

thats very nice! how did you fix the other sproket onto the sturmey archer? I have a couple of old ones and wouldn't mind giving it a go.

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

I used a large rear sprocket from a multi speed cassette ,had to open the centre a bit , best done on a lathe slowly , take the the SA sprocket off and theres a shoulder that is part of the outer hub , I tack welded the sprocket to this and cleaned up the welds , make sure everything turns smoothly and thats it .

 

[culvercityclassic]

Very nice bike...post more pictures

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

I made up a nicer exhaust for the bike just the other day , painted it with header paint to get rid of the chrome , the original old bikes I based this bike on really didnt have chrome fittings so Im slowly getting rid of chrome , I will be redoing the pipe in black and this means the headlight too .

 

[Millsy]

Very nice ride, I like the wheels what sort of tires are you running.
Also what brand of motor did you use and it,s source?
Have often looked at four stroke how do you find it?

Keep up the nice work

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

The motor is a Huasheng with a Grubee 4G drive , its a nice set up ,not sure if they are available in Aus at the moment , I think MBB imports in Sydney are getting new stocks in a mnth or so . Im running a Felt 24x3 Thick Brick on the front and a 24x3 Kenda Flame on the rear .

 

[silverbear]

Simon,
You do nice work. Did you build that frame, redo an existing one?
SB

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

Glad you like it , the frame is made up from a bike I made last year , it started out as a Micargi Prado which was their Switchblade type of bike , I kept the oval bottom tube and rear stays , I will make some new rear stays out of round stock , Im redoing a fork right now , Ill post some pics soon.

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

Re: Updated pics new springer fork

Finally got the new springer almost finished , still have to make a top plate , but it works pretty good ,tho I reckon I need a heavier pair of springs .
lot of work in this fork ,lots of trial and error , all done with a mig and grinder .and a drill. and the tube bender .....

 

[silverbear]

Simon,
You did a really good job with the front fork and the whole bike has an early motorcycle look and feel to it. I like it.
SB

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

Thanks very much SB , Im very pleased with how this bike has turned out ,its helped me work out a lot of stuff I will use in future for the motorcycles I have always wanted to build .
Heres a few more shots of work I did today , I included some smaller diameter coils inside the lower pair ,the smaller pair have a stiffer rate and they have fixed the too soft action that I may have mentioned , still have to tidy up a few dags and hope to get the top clamp done tomorrow .

 

[butchl]

May have been asked but what are the front springs off of?

 

[simonjohnwilmer]

The springs are cut down from an unknown pair of large diameter coils from inside telescopic forks and the inners are from XR 500 forks . you have to compress the ends you cut with a torch .