Could I join this exclusive club ?
Heck Yeah! - nice to meet you Alan. Your pic's were a big part of my inspiration to go with the Moondog for my first build. (very neat and clean) The gas tank looks great.
In the future, I am going to try something like that, but w/out the rack. I would like to figure out some sort of mounting or strap system to hold it in place behind the seat. I was almost thinking of making it look like some sort of storage / carry pack made out canvass material on the outside. And the actual tank would be inside it. You could use almost any type and shape of approved gas container that way.
Markur - nice to meet you: personally, I like the old style - 1st gen? - Moondog frame better. I believe 3" lower in stance. BUT - I had to go w/ the orange! - it just looked too Cool! - again - some credit to Alan.
I saw a guy on Ebay selling 9 1st gen Moondogs at $59.00 each / $25.00 shipping.
OK - so, other than the infamous fender flaw, what would you say is the one thing that comes to mind that all perspective builders need to be aware of on this specific bike?
exhaust / frame / pedal clearance? - is another issue I read about.
wheel wobble, scraping on the pedal and chain guard, dragging brakes are other things I have read about. Your experience with these?
In respect to the fender issue, I live a in VERY hilly area - (0.7 miles of about a 21-23% grade - thinking I will need the 50 tooth sprocket), so I will need to remedy the fender issue. I was planning on just re-drilling my own holes and adding carriage bolts to solve the problem. But again, I don't have the bike yet, so not sure this is even the problem.
Earlier, "Idatiger" mentioned the sprocket not lining up w/ the tension wheel and the engine drive gear. Did you encounter this issue, or smooth install?
Any idea's on how to help him?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge:
Elcavo: - pic's would be really helpful by the way.
thanks,
Troy Fitz.