79cc harbor freight? Or 212cc

I guess ill try the 79cc. Cause that would impress the ladies lol :D:rolleyes:;)

It looks like this guy has fairly detail videos of his 79cc Predator build. He is still working on it so more videos to come (1-3 thus far). Take a look it might give you some ideas.

 
predator 212s do fit felt el guapos and maybe bixbys, and I know there are a few dyno frames that they'll fit in, but for the most part you'd be building your own frame.

you could maybe put it in the frame backwards and use a set of gears to reverse the rotation, sort of like happy time engines do, except on a jackshaft instead of built in.. this is something I've considered doing with a predator but just haven't had the time or money to do so. this method has it's pros and cons of course. pros being that the frame doesn't need to be so big, you can get some more of the gearing out of the way on the jackshaft, and the head of the engine doesn't point directly at your nether region. cons are added weight, cost, complexity, and parasitic power loss. I think there not being a piston flying at your junk at 300 miles per hour far outweighs the disadvantages.

I mean, not that I've ever heard of a piston shooting out of the head, but that would feel a bit like a .30-06 point blank straight into the testes, and I'm not taking any chances.
 
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I recommend the Hobart BYOF
:):p
predator 212s do fit felt el guapos and maybe bixbys, and I know there are a few dyno frames that they'll fit in, but for the most part you'd be building your own frame.

you could maybe put it in the frame backwards and use a set of gears to reverse the rotation, sort of like happy time engines do, except on a jackshaft instead of built in.. this is something I've considered doing with a predator but just haven't had the time or money to do so. this method has it's pros and cons of course. pros being that the frame doesn't need to be so big, you can get some more of the gearing out of the way on the jackshaft, and the head of the engine doesn't point directly at your nether region. cons are added weight, cost, complexity, and parasitic power loss. I think there not being a piston flying at your junk at 300 miles per hour far outweighs the disadvantages.

I mean, not that I've ever heard of a piston shooting out of the head, but that would feel a bit like a .30-06 point blank straight into the testes, and I'm not taking any chances.
i feel ya.... That's why I'm going to try to move the seat post around.....

Here's a pic of me sitting on bike as of yesterday:D
Wee bit close.... Wee bit too wide.... All things that can be fixed with a little bit of welding and cutting:p

(Exact reason why I called my bike a Hobart BYOF.... I'm having to cut and weld so much on my frame it feels like i should have just built the thing from ground up..... It's still an all orginal 50's JC Higgins;))
 

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you could maybe put it in the frame backwards and use a set of gears to reverse the rotation, sort of like happy time engines do, except on a jackshaft instead of built in.. this is something I've considered doing with a predator but just haven't had the time or money to do so. this method has it's pros and cons of course. pros being that the frame doesn't need to be so big, you can get some more of the gearing out of the way on the jackshaft, and the head of the engine doesn't point directly at your nether region. cons are added weight, cost, complexity, and parasitic power loss. I think there not being a piston flying at your junk at 300 miles per hour far outweighs the disadvantages.

can you show us how this is done or examples? im curious
 
I suppose you could also do a twisted belt for the same effect as the gears and omit the second jackshaft. would be cheaper, but with that much parasitic power loss you may as well just go with a china girl
 
I suppose you could also do a twisted belt for the same effect as the gears and omit the second jackshaft. would be cheaper, but with that much parasitic power loss you may as well just go with a china girl
I just attempted to confirm this theory and now I need a new belt for my drill press. might work better with a flat belt than a v belt. the thing was about ready to go anyway
 
I just attempted to confirm this theory and now I need a new belt for my drill press. might work better with a flat belt than a v belt. the thing was about ready to go anyway

butre, what do you think of this. keep in mind we still gotta figure out solid mounting and gear ratio if this works and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. if we place another sprocket above and slightly to the right of the drive sprocket/clutch sprocket, only utilize the downward force of the clutch sprocket, and then drive this to the free wheel, we can utilize the right directional force to drive the free wheel sprocket CCW with a CW clutch sprocket. hopefully, i didn't goof up the directional force here...
 

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I recommend the Hobart BYOF
:):p

The 212 is so big I don't think there is a frame out there that it will fit in w/o modifications

My bikes frame DEFINITELY isn't pretty too look at but I built it too get the job done so looks don't matter to me:D
What are the overall dimensions of that 212? I gots me an idear lolauahololalollz
 
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