brendonv
Member
Friction Driven Bike Build
Well guys i got my 30CC Ryobi weed wacker engine with my 100mm long Machined Spindle all done. My dads friend made it for me on the lathe with a 3.1cm ( 1 1/4 inches ) in diameter pole of aluminium. Then we shinned it by taking a layer off to give it the shinny look rather than the white look, then we used this little piece that rolls on the pole to make big deep horizontal lines down the pole to make it all grippy. Then we threaded it all to screw it straight on to the shaft, It took about 40mins to do it all.
Tomorrow i have to make the motor mount which will be made part with wood ,part with metal, it shouldnt take long and the bike should be done either tomorrow or the next day. Ill have pics up tomorrow night.
Thanks guys, i was originally going to use a bike peg for the friction drive spindle but the thread was to big so it wouldnt work and the new one is much bigger and better. The bike peg was 2.5cm and the new one is 3.1cm in diameter so its going to have more top speed now.
Cya,
From Brendon.v
Well guys i got my 30CC Ryobi weed wacker engine with my 100mm long Machined Spindle all done. My dads friend made it for me on the lathe with a 3.1cm ( 1 1/4 inches ) in diameter pole of aluminium. Then we shinned it by taking a layer off to give it the shinny look rather than the white look, then we used this little piece that rolls on the pole to make big deep horizontal lines down the pole to make it all grippy. Then we threaded it all to screw it straight on to the shaft, It took about 40mins to do it all.
Tomorrow i have to make the motor mount which will be made part with wood ,part with metal, it shouldnt take long and the bike should be done either tomorrow or the next day. Ill have pics up tomorrow night.
Thanks guys, i was originally going to use a bike peg for the friction drive spindle but the thread was to big so it wouldnt work and the new one is much bigger and better. The bike peg was 2.5cm and the new one is 3.1cm in diameter so its going to have more top speed now.
Cya,
From Brendon.v
Last edited: