Schwinn Kokomo won’t work.

[Freddy Snottgrass]

The eff is ITAWAG?

 

[gary55]

The eff is ITAWAG?

It's something someone types and no one bothers to question for 9 months because it doesn't matter.

 

[Freddy Snottgrass]

Ha! I didn't notice that was from last year.

 

[Moon_Dog]

I finally ordered a Kokomo from Walmart and it's due to arrive tomorrow. The engine may not be here until September, it's on a slow boat from China.

The last engine I ordered from China was a Zeda triple 40 which I ordered directly from Zeda bit it was damaged in shipment. The Zeda customer support sucks but the Alibaba "Trade Assurance" policy just refunded me $110 to settle the dispute. I have that engine on a Margaritaville cruiser (pictured). There is plenty of room on that bike and the 40mm front motor mount almost its the frame perfectly.

Maybe I'll make a video of the Kokomo project and post it on YouTube. Photo taken in my office/man cave/bike shop.

 

[Nats nella]

There are a few things that you might have to do, I think the frame tube is a hair to big, I put a vise on it and brought it in about a 32nd of an inch. I'd love to see the work in progress, and I will help if you need

 

[Nats nella]

Like the man cave

 

[Moon_Dog]

Thanks. The man cave is not too far from the house, but far enough.

I have my Kokomo but still waiting on the engine to arrive from China. I bought a hub adapter and now have a 38 tooth sprocket mounted on the back wheel. I didn't trust it not to slip so I pinned it, see photos. I also opened up the center hole of the sprocket about .040" so it fits over the hub. That moved the sprocket in about 3/8" so I don't have to use spacers on the axle or anything like that.

 

[gary55]

Thanks. The man cave is not too far from the house, but far enough.

I have my Kokomo but still waiting on the engine to arrive from China. I bought a hub adapter and now have a 38 tooth sprocket mounted on the back wheel. I didn't trust it not to slip so I pinned it, see photos. I also opened up the center hole of the sprocket about .040" so it fits over the hub. That moved the sprocket in about 3/8" so I don't have to use spacers on the axle or anything like that.

That's pretty clever. If that setup works well it makes this bike into a much more desirable candidate to motorize,

 

[Moon_Dog]

That's pretty clever. If that setup works well it makes this bike into a much more desirable candidate to motorize,

The hub has a slight taper so there is no way the adapter was going to stay on without a pin. You can see the gap in the photo of the adapter on the hub without the sprocket. To deal with the gap I used a 1/4" dremel style grinder to enlarge the center hole of the sprocket little by little until it slide over the hub with a very tight fit to stabilize the outer end of the adapter. The ID of the adapter was 1.500", same as the hub. I took it down to 1.495" with sandpaper on a flat surface to give it a .005" interference fit.

 

[Frogslayer]

Sounds like a clearance fit bud.