Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, _Wilson_™ said: looks good,.... so your set on that head ? and something i noticed .... with that air cleaner being so close to the rear tire ... are you planning on adding some type of debris shield for the side of the filter that faces the tire ? Thanks I am pretty set on using the Big Head --- looks so much nicer and should run cooler Good idea on a shield of some kind ---- I was thinking about a rear fender or at least some kind of 1/2 cover for the air filter on the back side like you say , and maybe make that into the mount to hold the carb steady ---------- there is a bike guy at the flea market , he is the bike guy and has a couple of hundred bikes , most in parts , I bet I can find a fender over there to fit ----- I have a stock air filter like the one of that black bike I pic'ed ----- made I should snorkel it , lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oh400ex 629 Posted October 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: I have a stock air filter like the one of that black bike I pic'ed ----- made I should snorkel it , lol Of course you would say that lol The flea market bike is the same head and likely the exact same kit. That one will eat yours lunch with the fatty pipe... HUGE difference Good thing you didn't buy it. I think it has no air filter... Get a dual stage Uni can for it instead of that crap K&N knockoff. They are cheap. I would never run the one that it came with... My petcock leaked out the front not from the threads. The internal seal was pinched or flattened out of the box. Yours might not be like that just attesting to China's QC. I would teflon tape and run it first... Your old girl does look upset about her space being invaded 🤣 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted October 16, 2020 fish, not everything requires a snorkel lol! looks like the pup is doing better. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 16, 2020 7 hours ago, _Wilson_™ said: fish, not everything requires a snorkel lol! looks like the pup is doing better. She is getting around a lot better , still limps from time to time , she has another laser/ steroid treatment coming up soon , may be the last one ----old girl is getting old , going to be 12 years old on December 29 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 16, 2020 This would be cool with an engine 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted October 16, 2020 37 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: This would be cool with an engine low rider edition.... i like it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted October 16, 2020 wow ... some really cool builds ... seen a couple with home lite engines, and a v-twin. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, _Wilson_™ said: wow ... some really cool builds ... seen a couple with home lite engines, and a v-twin. That V Twin was awesome , looked like a 19'teen Harley or something , there was a black cafe racer style bike in there that was way cool ------ I am already thinking of another build and I have not finished this one yet ,LOL --- I would like to do one in the style of one of the first motorcycles , like 1911 sounds like a good number to go with 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted October 16, 2020 yeah.... i liked that one too.... this push pull build got me ..., just wander how the rpm on the center engine was match with the front 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,611 Posted October 16, 2020 It's funny that 100 years later, yall are building bicycles that look like the original Harleys and Indians. LOL 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted October 16, 2020 What about your normal bicycle, the one you get exercise on..? 🤭 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, TBRider said: What about your normal bicycle, the one you get exercise on..? 🤭 My wife rides her bike for exercise, I have a Schwinn trail bike , I don't like pedaling .... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted October 16, 2020 i think fish might have an ulterior motive.... I've known him for along time ... lol, my guess would be peddle some, then use the back up gas engine, and show his build off, which what I'd do... you only live once. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 16, 2020 I got a lot of loose ends done today I picked up the sprocket/holder from the machine shop , I asked how much and he said don't worry about it , he's a brother Croatian and the first time I ever used him personally , I said no way , he said give me $10 , I gave him $20 and I'm very happy at that , machine shop time is about $100 an hour , I know it took him at the least 1/4 to 1/2 hour to do the boring ----- stuck it on the hub while still on the bike and it seems the bore is pretty close , won't really know till I take the wheel off , and mount the sprocket and see how close the holes line up and then actually ride it and see if it slips ---- did a lot of reading on hub sprockets last night on a motorized bike forum , found a few ways to make it a tighter , no slip fit , the one I liked best is to drill and tap set screw holes thru the hub that will let the set screw or maybe two of them contact the hub , think I am going for it right off the bat as I read so many stories of people trashing their spokes from the hub slipping , I know I will be trying a wheelie and peeling out I got a lever style shifter and a couple of old school painted fenders that I think I can do some cutting on from the guy at the flea market for $10 Got the right hand grip on and drilled a hole in the end cap for the rear view mirror to mount in the handle bar end So I got about $325 into everything now and think I have everything I need , I'd like to think I could ask $500 for it when it is finished and recover the money if I don't like it , the E-Zip back then cost me $175 when I bought it used from a guy in Gulf Port that got a DWI on it , that was a good deal as they sold for over $500 new and there were some extras on it , still got the electric motor , 2 Lithium batteries and some other parts that I bet I can sell on E-Bay for a couple of hundred , so I am feeling pretty good on it ---- LOL Will try and do some pics later on if I get a chance to mess with it tonight 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted October 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Fishfiles said: My wife rides her bike for exercise, I have a Schwinn trail bike , I don't like pedaling .... I'll post some pics of my retro 99 schwinn, it has studded tires for the winter on it right now....240 studs in the rear and 120 in the front.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted October 17, 2020 4 hours ago, _Wilson_™ said: i think fish might have an ulterior motive.... I've known him for along time ... lol, my guess would be peddle some, then use the back up gas engine, and show his build off, which what I'd do... you only live once. Pedals down hill you mean.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted October 17, 2020 I'd kill the engine, coast down hill.... but, what would be cool is a build with like a multie ... gear setup.... like a maybe a eighteen speed ....think of the speed you gain, going down hill... lol! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 17, 2020 I can't imagine riding a motorized bicycle in the snow or ice , even with spikes ------ have watched them race on ice on TV , and wouldn't want to fall down in front of someone and get run over 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 17, 2020 9 hours ago, _Wilson_™ said: I'd kill the engine, coast down hill.... but, what would be cool is a build with like a multie ... gear setup.... like a maybe a eighteen speed ....think of the speed you gain, going down hill... lol! during my searches for motorized bike info , I have seen bikes with motor cycle engines with gears , one guy hit 100 mph, sounds like he had at least 4 maybe 5 gears , will try and retrieve that video and share it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 17, 2020 This guy built a nice bike , he has $3,200 into it , LOL > 3,200 , I got 320 into mine During my motorized bike searches I seen some electric bikes that go for $5,000 , $7,500 and over $10,000 , WOW Still have not found that 100mph bicycle video again yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted October 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Fishfiles said: I can't imagine riding a motorized bicycle in the snow or ice , even with spikes ------ have watched them race on ice on TV , and wouldn't want to fall down in front of someone and get run over i couldn't imagine what the pain would be like after being tagged with a spiked wheel... lol! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted October 17, 2020 Here's my old girl, lots of miles in Calgary on her year round. Studs are the same as a car tire stud. Had front and rear fenders for the winter riding. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites