new here my jc higgins needs engine

[tecolote14]

hi all my name is alvino i collect fat tire bikes and space theme bikes i'm from the silicon valley bbut live in porterville ca. i need recomendations on an engine for my ( jc higgins hot rod bike) must be 4 stroke american made end vintage style . something that i can age to fit style of my bike . there is so many engine kits out there. i want to get the best one (most dependable ect ect)on this bike the first time.
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[Esteban]

Neat bike ! I just cannot recommend motorizing an old bike like that, though.

 

[tecolote14]

why not.i got these bikes coming out of my ears. and this one is the most perfect example of 50's hot bicycle culture

 

[Esteban]

I am the type who likes to leave everything original. I like Ford Model A's, but not after they have been customized. It is just my preference.
If I had a lot of those those old bikes, I would sell some off & buy an old Cushman or Mustang Motor Scooter to restore.

 

[tecolote14]

I am the type who likes to leave everything original. I like Ford Model A's, but not after they have been customized. It is just my preference.
If I had a lot of those those old bikes, I would sell some off & buy an old Cushman or Mustang Motor Scooter to restore.

then you would make a fantastic borg (star trek) or mabye a delorean owner.
no individualism everything must remain as stock. you can change anything on your own

 

[tecolote14]

no crime

I am the type who likes to leave everything original. I like Ford Model A's, but not after they have been customized. It is just my preference.
If I had a lot of those those old bikes, I would sell some off & buy an old Cushman or Mustang Motor Scooter to restore.

you are talking to a man who put hydralic suspension on a 1939 fully skirted delahaye falaschi .

 

[PatrickW]

Welcome to MBc. That is a very nice restoration of that old J.C.Higgins. Oh, sand btw, was that Delahaye Falaschi a coupe or a sportster?

 

[tecolote14]

Welcome to MBc. That is a very nice restoration of that old J.C.Higgins. Oh, sand btw, was that Delahaye Falaschi a coupe or a sportster?

the jc higgins is not restored .it is a original survivor, all original except tires

 

[PatrickW]

Then someone must have taken very good care of it. How about the Delahaye Falaschi...was that a Coupe or Sportster?

 

[SimpleSimon]

Personally, I agree with Esteban. Motorizing that bicycle would be a shame. That said, just off-hand I can't think of any American made 4 stroke engine that would fit that frame without serious modification.

I, too, am quite curious - please tell us more about that Delahaye you modified.