Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
I know for sure I didn't
I had a 3v bulb and a 7.5v bulb
I know for sure I didn't
I had a 3v bulb and a 7.5v bulb
what did you do to your motorized bicycle today?
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fatdaddy
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Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
A 3V bulb will just burn out. A 7.5V will work but not very bright. I've never found a good way to get a good bright headlight off the white wire. You can make it street legal, but if you're trying to get a bright headlight you will probably need to go in a different direction. I quit messing around a long time ago and just run 12V batteries. I run a headlight, tail light, brake light, turn signals and horn. The 12V 7.5 amp hr battery lasts more than a week, then I just plug it in to charge overnight.
fatdaddy.
A 3V bulb will just burn out. A 7.5V will work but not very bright. I've never found a good way to get a good bright headlight off the white wire. You can make it street legal, but if you're trying to get a bright headlight you will probably need to go in a different direction. I quit messing around a long time ago and just run 12V batteries. I run a headlight, tail light, brake light, turn signals and horn. The 12V 7.5 amp hr battery lasts more than a week, then I just plug it in to charge overnight.
fatdaddy.
tooljunkie
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Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
rolled my bike into the shed,may ride it once more before winter,strained a tendon/pulled the bicep in my right arm,lifting fallen trees off the road.had our first snowstorm of the season,something short of a disaster.
rolled my bike into the shed,may ride it once more before winter,strained a tendon/pulled the bicep in my right arm,lifting fallen trees off the road.had our first snowstorm of the season,something short of a disaster.
noisydad
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
Rode to work yesterday. Came out at the end of the day to a flat rear tire (despite thorn-resistant tube and tire liner). Thought about it for a minute and tried pumping the tire up to see if it was a slow leak. Seemed to hold air, so I gave it a shot and started my 4.5 mile trip home. Stopped about half way and pumped it up again. Made it! (not much air to spare). Oh, and it's friction drive!
Rode to work yesterday. Came out at the end of the day to a flat rear tire (despite thorn-resistant tube and tire liner). Thought about it for a minute and tried pumping the tire up to see if it was a slow leak. Seemed to hold air, so I gave it a shot and started my 4.5 mile trip home. Stopped about half way and pumped it up again. Made it! (not much air to spare). Oh, and it's friction drive!
fatdaddy
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
VIKTR, Good idea.
Tooljunkie, Sorry to hear it, hope yer feeling better soon. I live in California so there are still a lot of sunny days in winter. If the suns shining, I'm riding.
Noisydad, Poo Poo happens. Glad yer baby got you home safe.
Mexican, Good Luck.
Fatdaddy.
VIKTR, Good idea.
Tooljunkie, Sorry to hear it, hope yer feeling better soon. I live in California so there are still a lot of sunny days in winter. If the suns shining, I'm riding.
Noisydad, Poo Poo happens. Glad yer baby got you home safe.
Mexican, Good Luck.
Fatdaddy.
dracothered
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
Well I bought (ordered) my pulleys for the primary drive on my bike finally and worked out the sizes needed. The one coming off my output shaft will be a 2.3" which will go to a 4.45" pulley on the jack shaft. This will give me a jack shaft speed of 1808.98 RPMs from an engine speed of 3500 RPMs. Here is the formula I used to get these figures:
RPM1 = RPM of Driver
RPM2 = RPM of Driven
D1 = Diameter or tooth count of Driver
D2 = Diameter or tooth count of Driven
RPM1 * D1 / D2 = RPM2
3500 * 2.3 / 4.45 = 1808.98 RPMs
1808.98 * 14t / 40t = 633.14 RPMs going to a 24" wheel.
Then I used the Gear Ratio Calculator program that has been listed on this forum before to get my final output of 5.53:1 with a top speed of 45.2 MPH. Now I don't really think I will get that top speed, but it would be great if I could.
Well I bought (ordered) my pulleys for the primary drive on my bike finally and worked out the sizes needed. The one coming off my output shaft will be a 2.3" which will go to a 4.45" pulley on the jack shaft. This will give me a jack shaft speed of 1808.98 RPMs from an engine speed of 3500 RPMs. Here is the formula I used to get these figures:
RPM1 = RPM of Driver
RPM2 = RPM of Driven
D1 = Diameter or tooth count of Driver
D2 = Diameter or tooth count of Driven
RPM1 * D1 / D2 = RPM2
3500 * 2.3 / 4.45 = 1808.98 RPMs
1808.98 * 14t / 40t = 633.14 RPMs going to a 24" wheel.
Then I used the Gear Ratio Calculator program that has been listed on this forum before to get my final output of 5.53:1 with a top speed of 45.2 MPH. Now I don't really think I will get that top speed, but it would be great if I could.
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fatdaddy
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Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
45 (.2) mph would be great. But if ya just get 40mph out of it, thats plenty fast enough for a bicycle, dont'cha think? 35 or so is fast enough for me, (and I'm just a little crazy.) Good luck with it anyway.
fatdaddy.
Well I bought (ordered) my pulleys for the primary drive on my bike finally and worked out the sizes needed. The one coming off my output shaft will be a 2.3" which will go to a 4.45" pulley on the jack shaft. This will give me a jack shaft speed of 1808.98 RPMs from an engine speed of 3500 RPMs. Here is the formula I used to get these figures:
RPM1 = RPM of Driver
RPM2 = RPM of Driven
D1 = Diameter or tooth count of Driver
D2 = Diameter or tooth count of Driven
RPM1 * D1 / D2 = RPM2
3500 * 2.3 / 4.45 = 1808.98 RPMs
1808.98 * 14t / 40t = 633.14 RPMs going to a 24" wheel.
Then I used the Gear Ratio Calculator program that has been listed on this forum before to get my final output of 5.53:1 with a top speed of 45.2 MPH. Now I don't really think I will get that top speed, but it would be great if I could.
45 (.2) mph would be great. But if ya just get 40mph out of it, thats plenty fast enough for a bicycle, dont'cha think? 35 or so is fast enough for me, (and I'm just a little crazy.) Good luck with it anyway.
fatdaddy.
dracothered
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
The way I figure it 35 will be a good speed to be able to hit with out having to over rev the engine to do it. That gives me room for losses in slippage and other factors not taken into the calculations.
45 (.2) mph would be great. But if ya just get 40mph out of it, thats plenty fast enough for a bicycle, dont'cha think? 35 or so is fast enough for me, (and I'm just a little crazy.) Good luck with it anyway.
fatdaddy.
The way I figure it 35 will be a good speed to be able to hit with out having to over rev the engine to do it. That gives me room for losses in slippage and other factors not taken into the calculations.
fatdaddy
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
Yeah drac, there's always something ya didn't plan for. Like total weight, (you and the bike,) what type of tire yer running, fuel AND mix ratio, plug and wire, ect. Any little thing can affect maximum output. I leave mine slightly "de-tuned" on purpose. Otherwise I would blow it in no time running WOT like I always do.
fatdaddy.
Yeah drac, there's always something ya didn't plan for. Like total weight, (you and the bike,) what type of tire yer running, fuel AND mix ratio, plug and wire, ect. Any little thing can affect maximum output. I leave mine slightly "de-tuned" on purpose. Otherwise I would blow it in no time running WOT like I always do.
fatdaddy.
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lksdG2
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
I've been over there many a time on my pit bike, never on my engine bike though, that's definately a fun place to ride
Got tired of waiting for the registration/ license plate to come in the mail... went for a little ride.
At the bottom
Going up
At the top
She may be old, but she gets the job done
I've been over there many a time on my pit bike, never on my engine bike though, that's definately a fun place to ride
dracothered
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
Installed my new front wheel.
It is a 26" Worksman with a drum brake. I'm still not sure how to use the strap in the 4th picture to keep the brake arm from moving. Notice the boss is making sure it get all done right.
Installed my new front wheel.
It is a 26" Worksman with a drum brake. I'm still not sure how to use the strap in the 4th picture to keep the brake arm from moving. Notice the boss is making sure it get all done right.
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Sure is... I wish the trail was longer though
Sure is... I wish the trail was longer though
Dan
Staff
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
LOL Draco, me either. I think it may be a part for a bike that they sell that works with the stop. But really dunno.
Really love the Worksman wheels! You will be happy with it.
LOL Draco, me either. I think it may be a part for a bike that they sell that works with the stop. But really dunno.
Really love the Worksman wheels! You will be happy with it.
GearNut
Active Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
That strap is a generic "fits all" one for anchoring the arm on a coaster brake rear hub. It will work fine for the drum brake too. Just remember that the arm will want to swing forward when you apply the brake.
My idea FWIW: Have one end of the strap wrapped around the fork leg, squeezed tight with a bolt, and the other, loose end, of the strap pointing forward and anchored to the drum arm with another bolt.
That strap is a generic "fits all" one for anchoring the arm on a coaster brake rear hub. It will work fine for the drum brake too. Just remember that the arm will want to swing forward when you apply the brake.
My idea FWIW: Have one end of the strap wrapped around the fork leg, squeezed tight with a bolt, and the other, loose end, of the strap pointing forward and anchored to the drum arm with another bolt.
bigbutterbean
Active Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
I did quite a bit today. Re-wired my headlight switch, installed a Puch hi hi head, put my saddlebag back on, installed a side safety light, installed a sited fuel gauge, and painted my rims black. Yesterday I adjusted my shock forks because there was quite a bit of slop in them. Took care of it pretty good though. Tomorrow I need to hook my front brake cable back up and adjust my fuel mixture. Then its time for a test ride to see what the hi hi head does.
I did quite a bit today. Re-wired my headlight switch, installed a Puch hi hi head, put my saddlebag back on, installed a side safety light, installed a sited fuel gauge, and painted my rims black. Yesterday I adjusted my shock forks because there was quite a bit of slop in them. Took care of it pretty good though. Tomorrow I need to hook my front brake cable back up and adjust my fuel mixture. Then its time for a test ride to see what the hi hi head does.