What am I up to?
Hi, well agreed...... I should probably spend a little more time telling what I and the people I hang with are doing, thanks for reminding me.
I am not doing much with the 2-strokes besides selling, and supporting them. I have already done carb mods, and expansion chambers, been involved with guys that are porting them, seen a couple shifer bikes, and am not finding any desire to do more.
I have dismantled and sold my last Grube in-tank bike, and the last of the direct bolt rear wheels I had. I also dismantled a couple of other motorbikes I had here ( there were 10 or so in my personal fleet).
What AM I doing? Well, I just sold 5 08 racers to a guy taking them to Hanford to show and sell (Bike Week), and his next move is to take them to the Cow Palace for the big motorcycle event. I have built and am ready to sell an 08 that is all powdered in blue, it is an auto-clutch Whizzer drivetrain, on Worksman wheels.
I have sourced out cool levers, "Killer" kill switches (vintage motorcycle repops), nice motorcycle type throttles, cloth covered wire, and cloth sparkplug wire. Little METAL clips to hold wires and cables to the bars and any 7/8 tube (may be able to get 1"). I have great saddles that are not expensive. I still have the full line of Cruiser Bike parts available. I have a couple sets of carb jets for the small carbs, and many parts for the china kits.
I ride Whizzers, and have a small line of performance parts, and dress-up items, also improved parts for the Whizzer powered machines. If Xcelsior Board Track Racers is sucessful ( I expect him to be) I will introduce the long awaited Simpson model 10 as a BTR kit, and for myself, a full motorcycle, fenders and all, I have a prototype already made.
3" lower than the 08, I expect production models to have 30 degree rake, with forward rockers on the same style springer I designed, same tank, risers instead or gooseneck, and a few other improvements, tho still the classic drop loop frame.
One of my associates has designed and built an exposed pushrod and rocker assembly OHV Whizzer conversion which makes more HP than stock whizzer and looks incredable. These are not cheap.
I do have pics of the 08 prototype, the 08 in Texas with a B&S Animal engine and Comet drive, a black one here in town, the first Xcelsior BTR, my blue 08, and a couple movies of the OHV, one just running, one riding, and one climbing a steep hill. I need to learn how to use the gallery and to embed pics, here is the youtube link to the Hill Climb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrOcYUNQTr0 the builder is filming, with his buddy riding, notice that he starts the bike at the bottom, then rides up without a rolling start! stock Whizzer only makes about 2/3 to 3/4 of this hill I'm told.
Let me know what you're thinking, Mike
