What would your dream build consist of?

[Carl Walichnowski]

I know the answer to this may be quite lengthy but I always wondered what others dream build would consist of?? Even if you can list a dream part or two that'd be great! Would you go with a Grubee frame with the built in tank, maybe a chopper build? 2-cycle or a 4-cycle motor? How about the expansion chamber or frame? Please feel free to share!

 

[Herman Klutz]

I would start with a bicycle like this, https://www.ebay.com/i/172774813016?chn=ps&dispItem=1
Then find an appropriate Briggs and Stratton for the engine. A 3 or 3.5HP would be enough for me. Nice and simple, not a speed demon, just a mode of transport from point A to point B.

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

I would start with a bicycle like this, https://www.ebay.com/i/172774813016?chn=ps&dispItem=1
Then find an appropriate Briggs and Stratton for the engine. A 3 or 3.5HP would be enough for me. Nice and simple, not a speed demon, just a mode of transport from point A to point B.

Nice classic bike. I like the selection of motor too. I wondered if someone would select an older bike. Thx for your choices.

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

I think I'd go with the Grubee frame and a Zeda motor.

 

[FurryOnTheInside]

It's a dream, right? In my dream I discovered a way to use the (modded) Grubee Skyhawk GT5 and Sick Bike Parts shift kit on the pinion gearbox in the Tout Terrain Panamericana Explore.

Gorgeous, isn't it? Steel, full suspension, lots of room for the engine, just begging to be motorised? And great support for the Jaguar's torque pipe?

http://www.en.tout-terrain.de/bicycles/panamericana/panamericana-xplore/


If that's not possible then there is also a Rohloff hub geared version, as shown here with a mid mount electric motor.

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

It's a dream, right? In my dream I discovered a way to use the (missed) Grubee Skyhawk GT5 and Sick Bike Parts shift kit on the pinion gearbox in the Tout Terrain Panamericana Explore.

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Gorgeous, isn't it? Begging to be motorised? And good support for the Jaguar's torque pipe?

http://www.en.tout-terrain.de/bicycles/panamericana/panamericana-xplore/


If that's not possible then there is a Rohloff hub geared version as shown here with a hub mount electric motor.
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Now that's a nice bike! Since it's a dream I guess you could throw anything out there. I hope plausible parts can be offered so future readers could use this thread as a reference to good quality parts. It is my hope to have a build done this winter and because I have limited experience with buying parts I thought it'd be great to see what others opinions are.

 

[FurryOnTheInside]

This 254mm 10" floating rotor with aluminium spider and aluminium cooling fin things by Santana (tandem) bikes is pretty cool. The price sucks haha it's like $150 for the rotor but it is meant to stop two people and a big bike and possibly two people's camping kit too.

You can get a 203mm version of the same design by Uberbike for a lot less $ and it'd be a lot easier to fit!

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

Now that's the type of item I'm talking about!! Above all else I'd want a quality breaking system! At 255 lbs. plus the weight of the bike I'd need something exactly like this. I'm going to see if I can find the cheaper version and post that, even in my dreams I'm conservative.

 

[Carl Walichnowski]

This 254mm 10" floating rotor with aluminium spider and aluminium cooling fin things by Santana (tandem) bikes is pretty cool. The price sucks haha it's like $150 for the rotor but it is meant to stop two people and a big bike and possibly two people's camping kit too.
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You can get a 203mm version of the same design by Uberbike for a lot less $ and it'd be a lot easier to fit!

Would you happen to have a link for the Uberbike version??

 

[Rusty_S85]

I'm building mine right now. Only thing I would change is I would have much prefer to have gone with the Sportsman Flyer Drop Loop frame over the GT2A frame I ended up going with.

But I did plan on building two bikes anyways so I guess instead of building a second GT2A as a four stroke board track racer to compliment my street cruiser, I can build a replica of a real one.

http://sportsmanflyer.com/shop/parts/sportsman-flyer-drop-loop-frame/