Way Back Machine

These Honda and Hua Sheng engines are good platforms for lighting coils. I either modify a moped coil or make my own using good copper wire and a laminated core. Anyone who can wind wire can make one. I then usr a full bridge rectifier to capture both signal waves which amplifies the output to nearly an amp, plenty to recharge the drain from LEDs. The battery serves as a capacitor to even out the voltage, preventing flickering of the lights at low rpms. And anyone who knows the principles of electricity can design the simple wiring harness.
 
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It's hard to work on the bike when it's so cold and the portable space heater in my shop doesn't have the oomph to bring the temp up to comfortable levels. Can only imagine what it's like for you guys up north. Several years ago I had a basement shop with a drive out door that was always the perfect temperature. Wonder who's using it now.
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Activate your internal warming system; eat a Carolina Reaper lol

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Went to supper with a chap I worked with and he suggested a hot chicken wing restaurant. The menu listed the levels of heat that were available. My buddy asks our waitress if the folks in the kitchen could make them as hot as possible. She's trying very hard to talk him out of it but no, he wants them that hot.

We're sitting about ten feet from the kitchen door and I'm facing it so I can see the waitress carrying them out and as soon as she stepped though the door I could smell the peppers and her eye were watering. The crown on all this was that everyone in the kitchen who could was watching through the windows in the kitchen door as my friend ate them. They watched as he ate about half the plate and I would guess they had to get back to what they were doing. The look on their faces were priceless. Part admiration and parts disbelief.

I'm sitting across from him as the sweat ran down his face while he ate them. Mine were just the chicken wings without anything involving peppers on them. Just an excellent BBQ sauce. He walk into work the next morning as if nothing had happened but we never went to the wing restaurant again even though I suggested it.
 
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I once ate wings I had to sign a medical waver for. After I finished them; I made a joke "Now it's time to kiss the waitress and the cook on the lips." The whole restaurant busted out laughing. I then told them I was just joking they could just hug me instead.
 
Tail/Brake light mounted, controls added to handlebar, and rear fender beefed up with an aluminum rib down center and bolted to frame. Coming along, but still a ways to go before first ride. Need to devise springs on drop down rear stand, then finish electrics. Seems my summer project has turned into a winter one!

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Thanks, Carbine. If you are rocking a Chinagirl with built in gear reduction it's not such an issue. But if you use a jackshaft, knowing something about ratios is a must. I threw a geared hub tranny in the mix to help the little Honda. I saw a video once of a 50cc two stroke with an 11 speed transmission that reached tremendous speeds at Bonneville Salt Flats. And back in the
day, 50cc racing was respectable in Europe.
 
Yeah I used a jackshaft on my Safti Cycle..I had a member give me some advice on ratios based on my setup..And he was pretty well spot on what worked out for me..Though I may go up to a 14T from 12T on the jackshaft drive sprocket with the 60T rear I am using..That is the nice thing about the jackshaft is you can swap stuff out real easy.
 
Breakthroughs today. Found the perfect mounting point for the rectifier and connecter plate for wiring under the rear luggage rack. Will make for a long wiring harness, but everything will be protected and easily accessible by removing three bolts. Was able to fabricate a dash panel for the ignition switch and voltmeter just above the speedometer using common mounting points. The panel is flat plate salvaged from a burned out battery charger. Took a bit of grinding and shaping with my Dremel tool, but it fits in a tight spot and clears everything.

Finally, fabricated a retainer for the drop down kickstand from an over-the-door wreath hanger my wife wasn't using (with her approval, of course). With a few bends and two holes, it works like a vintage Harley or Indian spring retainer and since it was chromed for appearance, it looks good against the chromed fender. An aluminum plate behind the fender adds extra support. She's coming together, slowly but surely.

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It warmed up a bit today so I ventured into the shop to work on the Wayback Machine. Since the GHX Honda sits low in the frame and is a little broad in the beam, the pedals wouldn't clear the flywheel shroud. My solution was to extend the pedal shaft. Note from the photos that the key slots were held in alignment by a long piece of keystock during welding while an angle iron jig held them perfectly straight. I welded a bead from one side of the slot to the other so I didn't have to re-cut the slot. The splice probably isn't as strong as the rest of the shaft but I don't expect that to be a problem since I won't be standing on the pedals or pedaling a lot. They are basically to keep the build legal and serve as footrests. This modification allows me to use a 5/8" keyed adapter to swap out chainring gears.

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I'm with you on scrounging, Curt. I like to turn useless items into something useful. It's amazing how junk can be converted if you have an angle grinder, a welder, some files, and imagination (desperation)! Did some diddling on the wiring today. Connected the horn to the shutoff button on the throttle housing. Only thing left is wiring the brake light to the built-in brake lever switches, then wrapping everything in a split wiring sleeve. The hardest part for me is optimizing the routing and figuring the proper length before soldering the connectors in place. In the past I used crimp on connectors, but the failure rate was pretty high so now I only solder. Once you acquire a good soldering gun ( I used a cheap pencil for a long time until I found a good Weller with two step trigger on sale) and master the technique, it's nearly as easy and crimping but a whole lot more reliable. Photos of the final product soon.
 
Thanks for the link to Goldy's 1914 BSA replica, Curt. His awesome build is an honest replica of the 1914 BSA. By comparison, mine is simply a collection of parts mounted on a vintage frame. A reference to another HIggins build was mentioned in the thread by a member named Allen Wrench, but I couldn't find anything on him. Do you have a link to him, by chance?
 
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