Well hello there. I'm john doe. About a week ago I built myself a nice bike and slapped a little 2 stroke on it, so I thought this seemed like a good place to get some tips and tricks. Nice to meet you. Now time for me to show off my novice and mediocrity.
The bike... Engine and all. Pretty standard beach cruiser with a longer wheel base, a very stout, somewhat heavy frame, and very heavy duty wheels, rim spoke and hub.
The engine.I got this for about 100 bucks still in the box. I was honestly surprised how simple these things are. More akin to lawnmower than motorcycle. Not even a nice riding mower either. I'm talking the pull-start, throttle and push kind.
THIS! is going to be the death of me. Not even joking. This idler is just... just awful. (pros, please advise.)
the first time i tried to fire up the bike, the clutch yanked the chain just hard enough that the idler... which had been tightened down quite sturdily... slipped into the spokes and locked up the back wheel. Now, the obvious solution here is to get a better idler, but for now, I sanded the paint off of the inside of the idler mount (WHY WOULD YOU PAINT THAT AUUUGH?!) and off of the frame where said idler mount goes.
Then I drilled a hole in a piece of sheet metal, bolted it to the idler, and hose-clamped the ends to the frame with a copious amount of inner tube.
Extremely ghetto, but it works until i build or buy something superior.
Overall, I'm finding this whole thing rather fun.
I like not having to pedal uphill in the arizona heat.
I like going 200 miles on 7 dollars worth of gas and oil.
I like the sheer fun and novelty of riding the bike.
I love the simplicity.
I love everything about it!
...
Except for that idler.
The bike... Engine and all. Pretty standard beach cruiser with a longer wheel base, a very stout, somewhat heavy frame, and very heavy duty wheels, rim spoke and hub.
The engine.I got this for about 100 bucks still in the box. I was honestly surprised how simple these things are. More akin to lawnmower than motorcycle. Not even a nice riding mower either. I'm talking the pull-start, throttle and push kind.
THIS! is going to be the death of me. Not even joking. This idler is just... just awful. (pros, please advise.)
the first time i tried to fire up the bike, the clutch yanked the chain just hard enough that the idler... which had been tightened down quite sturdily... slipped into the spokes and locked up the back wheel. Now, the obvious solution here is to get a better idler, but for now, I sanded the paint off of the inside of the idler mount (WHY WOULD YOU PAINT THAT AUUUGH?!) and off of the frame where said idler mount goes.
Then I drilled a hole in a piece of sheet metal, bolted it to the idler, and hose-clamped the ends to the frame with a copious amount of inner tube.
Extremely ghetto, but it works until i build or buy something superior.
Overall, I'm finding this whole thing rather fun.
I like not having to pedal uphill in the arizona heat.
I like going 200 miles on 7 dollars worth of gas and oil.
I like the sheer fun and novelty of riding the bike.
I love the simplicity.
I love everything about it!
...
Except for that idler.