Sheik Yerbouti
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Opinions? Bueller?
after a year.5 of riding, building, experimenting, etc...i wouldn't trade anything off at the expense of braking. as far as i know, the only suspension setup that accepts a rim-brake is a mtb-style fork with the crossbracing. the springer itself has no place to install any kind of brake, but that's ok because a drum-brake requires no special fork. i figured i'd pipe in before you got all yer parts together and then discovered the "bad news" about the springer.
your concept of "coaster/2 rim-brakes/dual-lever" is brilliant because of the redundancy...which is lacking in a "2 rim-brake/dual lever" setup...altho i myself used that setup (and loved it), i can no longer recommend it after MotorBikeMike chased us around the board pointing out the redundancy issue. the setup works, but it does so at the rider's (full-time) risk.
i think (strictly my opinion) you might find the stock "scwhinn-style" springer to be just a tad squooshy at 30mph...and it might be even more squooshy with a brake, who knows? i've had the chance to compare these to an original (mid 60's) scwhinn springer, & there is no comparison...the after-market version doesn't come close.
i'll just leave it at that for now...did this help? more questions?
I haven't tried making a tank. Getting it perfectly sealed could be tough.
I see you are talking about 2 kits. I figured these are the Grubee versus the something dog kit? I too want to build a 4-stroke with gears that free wheels if the chain or motor seize up. Sheik Yabouti sounds like he knows about these things or at least the points he mentions are the points I too would be asking. I want reliability first, 35mph cruising speed second, and quality all round. I don't much care about cost if I can get quality (as few Chinese bits as possible and certainly no Chinese bolts or nuts). A really good gearbox that won't break etc.
Can anyone suggest what I should go for. I've bought a Schwinn Alloy Seven cruiser to use for the kit. Oh yes, I want a long exhaust and not the short ones that look just like those Chinese 2-stroke kit exhausts.
How many gears do these kits have and is the engine running at full revs at 35 mph on the flat. I travel long distances at 35mph and I want an engine that can handle that at less than full revs. Is a Whizzer any good for my purposes?
Help me please if you think you can. Thanks, Irish John