Viper friction drive set up
- Thread starter wilbur
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eastwoodo4
Member
no but i am curious how the kit runs?ive been seeing them for years on motorizedfoldupbikes.com.the site says located in st pete.but when u go to it its a shop full of bikes and a mechanic who works on them.but he wouldnt let me into look at them.thats been about 2 1/2 years ago.
The plus is I thought was the Tecumseh 49cc2h.p. engine ,some call it the Tecumseh 49er cause its been around awhile .It starts everytime and runs great but I guess there are better engines out there.I have been trying to find the price on this motor new but cant find one.The thing I dont like is I cant find a replacemet roller for it.I want a knurled one that grabs better.The one i have is smooth and slips unless I put alot of pressure onit.Monster scooter has a1.5 h.p. engine (item #ed1-220 that might be a good replacement when mine dies for 119.00 .Only problem is I think my clutch is smaller and it wont just pop right on.
eastwoodo4
Member
i cant beleive they would sell a roller with out knurl on it.that sucks.tell u what u do.take the roller off aand go to a machinist.he can knurl it very easy.
s_beaudry
Member
Or even the sand and jb welld trick I have read a few times on here...
loquin
Well-Known Member
mix sand into JBWeld & coat the roller with it. Use sandpaper first, to rough-up the surface of the roller. IMO, you would want to use the washed/screened stuff, like you would find bagged for sandboxes at walmart.
ref this thread (found it by searching this forum for 'jb-weld')
ref this thread (found it by searching this forum for 'jb-weld')
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s_beaudry
Member
Would not vibrate any more then a knurled roller would, the tire should take away some or most of it.
