suitcasejefferson
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Those bikes look sweet, but I'm looking for something I can ride a couple hundred miles in a day without having to worry about mechanical issues. I may paint the black China tank and black Staton friction drive kit something close to the cream color on my blue and cream colored bike to make it less noticeable.
A rounded cruiser frame looks great with a frame mounted engine, I thought about going with one of those 4G 4 strokes with an automatic clutch, and either a ready made rear wheel, or a disc brake mountain bike wheel to avoid the rag joint sprocket. That only leaves the tensioner.
I own a '79 Yamaha MX175 dirt bike with a blown engine, and cannot find parts to fix it. The rest of the bike is in good shape. It has a spring loaded chain tensioner bolted to the rear swingarm, which uses a nylon rubbing block instead of a roller. It is fairly large and substantial for a bicycle. If I can find the right (high quality steel) frame, I'm thinking about welding a thick steel plate to the chain stay to mount this thing too. I have also considered welding a 3/16" piece of 1 1/2" wide steel stock between the seat stay and chain stay to mount a rubbing block on. It would have too be something really substantial that couldn't break or bend.
A rounded cruiser frame looks great with a frame mounted engine, I thought about going with one of those 4G 4 strokes with an automatic clutch, and either a ready made rear wheel, or a disc brake mountain bike wheel to avoid the rag joint sprocket. That only leaves the tensioner.
I own a '79 Yamaha MX175 dirt bike with a blown engine, and cannot find parts to fix it. The rest of the bike is in good shape. It has a spring loaded chain tensioner bolted to the rear swingarm, which uses a nylon rubbing block instead of a roller. It is fairly large and substantial for a bicycle. If I can find the right (high quality steel) frame, I'm thinking about welding a thick steel plate to the chain stay to mount this thing too. I have also considered welding a 3/16" piece of 1 1/2" wide steel stock between the seat stay and chain stay to mount a rubbing block on. It would have too be something really substantial that couldn't break or bend.