tcg20
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Hi everyone, thanks for all the knowledge.
I started taking apart my motor bike today, I'm going to bring her back to life.
I built her about three years ago, long story short I didn't have a car, looked at my bike and thought, "Put a motor on it."
MotoredBikes.com definitely helped me out with just about every aspect of the installation. I tried doing it all in a day, but I got fed up and quit after some chain alignment and tension headaches. Next day problem solved with an alternate (and much more stable) engine mount config. Eureka I had the sweetest machine ever.
Definitely an experience. I'd love to do another one, thinking about adding a transmission somehow, already searched it on here lol.
But first I gotta bring my baby out of retirement. I garaged her before winter and I've got a car now so she didn't move. I just want to get a few rides in before it's too cold.
She's been in a basement for about a year now and it's starting to show. I took time for a bit of quick cleaning and maintenance before she started sitting around for good, engine always fueled with an exact mix with synthetic oil, regular maintenance throughout use. Engine always ran strong. She'll be screaming at 35mph again in no time. There's something about tearing down the road that fast on a bike.
I would've taken her out after a quick carb cleaning and chain lube, but I need to do some rear wheel repair first.
So that's why it's upside down with the wheel off.
I need to either lace the back wheel (again) or figure out a modification to fix the sprocket directly to the hub. None of this rubber ring, bolts on spokes stuff anymore. I've got six snapped spokes right now thanks to this poor design.
So I started making sketches of some possible mods, searched around on here for a while and figured why not make a post.
So anyway, sorry to ramble on but hello again and thanks for all the help.
I started taking apart my motor bike today, I'm going to bring her back to life.
I built her about three years ago, long story short I didn't have a car, looked at my bike and thought, "Put a motor on it."
MotoredBikes.com definitely helped me out with just about every aspect of the installation. I tried doing it all in a day, but I got fed up and quit after some chain alignment and tension headaches. Next day problem solved with an alternate (and much more stable) engine mount config. Eureka I had the sweetest machine ever.
Definitely an experience. I'd love to do another one, thinking about adding a transmission somehow, already searched it on here lol.
But first I gotta bring my baby out of retirement. I garaged her before winter and I've got a car now so she didn't move. I just want to get a few rides in before it's too cold.
She's been in a basement for about a year now and it's starting to show. I took time for a bit of quick cleaning and maintenance before she started sitting around for good, engine always fueled with an exact mix with synthetic oil, regular maintenance throughout use. Engine always ran strong. She'll be screaming at 35mph again in no time. There's something about tearing down the road that fast on a bike.
I would've taken her out after a quick carb cleaning and chain lube, but I need to do some rear wheel repair first.
So that's why it's upside down with the wheel off.
I need to either lace the back wheel (again) or figure out a modification to fix the sprocket directly to the hub. None of this rubber ring, bolts on spokes stuff anymore. I've got six snapped spokes right now thanks to this poor design.
So I started making sketches of some possible mods, searched around on here for a while and figured why not make a post.
So anyway, sorry to ramble on but hello again and thanks for all the help.