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I looked at the prices on those and those guys are spending $700 or $800 on the motor and trans part.....to go 35 mph. I have a Honda Valkyrie in the garage that I have had around 140 mph a couple times.Granth said:I think it needs a 4-stroke
I doubt if there is a way to bolt or weld a spring on to this frame. It would hook on about two inches into the tank. I'm probably going to leave it like it is. Kinda unique looking.cman said:
Where will you be putting the crank? in the bend of the bottom tube? What would that distance be from the seat? Might fit a larger guy .... ? too close to the front wheel?
I really like this bike Unc. Excellent inspiration gives excellent work.
I really like this bike Unc. Excellent inspiration gives excellent work.
Uncle Stretch said:I looked at the prices on those and those guys are spending $700 or $800 on the motor and trans part.....to go 35 mph. I have a Honda Valkyrie in the garage that I have had around 140 mph a couple times.Granth said:I think it needs a 4-stroke
I doubt if there is a way to bolt or weld a spring on to this frame. It would hook on about two inches into the tank. I'm probably going to leave it like it is. Kinda unique looking.cman said:
king motors has the whole kit for ~250. you dont "need" a tranny from my understanding. a single speed will go 35 with the right sprocket.
Yep , its suppose to go in that bend.The measurement to the seat is about 24'' right now. Would be real tight for you. I will have to build you one sometime . On the crank I have 10'' right now and that is what I normally put. If you get into a bind on that measurement , you can use a fork that is a triple tree and gain an 1'' or a springer and gain about an 1 1/2'' . Its possible to do a custom one and add some extra bend and get quiet a bit more. Ok let me write that down....one long bike frame for a over 6' guy ha ha Glad you like it Skip. Its just a fun build to see if I could build around something like that tank.thatismytruck said:
Granth I looked for several hours at some motorbike sites the other night and I doubt that your going to get a 4 stroke motor kit for $250. All the ones I saw used a Honda clone motor and the motor started at $399 without the parts. Those 2 cycle kits are cheap , but I bet go by the wayside when everybody switches to the 4 strokes. I could be wrong though. :roll:
I really don't need any frames , so I build for the fun of seeing what I can come up with. If something hits me while I'm getting a few things done , I may build it. Its not too expensive to build one , but I get stuff really dirty , including me ...my house...everything I touch...my sinks .....the shower. I have to do a few and then catch up on the stuff I dropped to focus on the builds. :lol:
Uncle Stretch said:
Granted I was 50 bucks off, and this is "out of stock", here is the one that is 300 with the motor and all things needed such as gas tank/throttle/rear sprocket and such.
http://www.kingsmotorbikes.com/bicycle- ... -49cc.html
WOW i like the old tank on there looks pretty cool also the floating old seat, nice build man. How long have you been working on this one? I just saw it tonight. My power got wacked today by a nasty storm that rolled threw here, the darn wind blew so hard it took out the flag pole and my satellite dish 
no TV till Thursday.
no TV till Thursday.
I was messing with it for a few days. I started another and cut it up , then decided to do this one. I was waiting to see if I had to cut this one before I posted. :roll:
Sorry about your power , I lost mine for 13 days when Ike got us. See yall don't have any cool names for your storms. Its like well it blew a lot and was real bad. We say...Man Ike destroyed everything. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sorry about your power , I lost mine for 13 days when Ike got us. See yall don't have any cool names for your storms. Its like well it blew a lot and was real bad. We say...Man Ike destroyed everything. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well i got some names for some of these storms but i might get kicked off of RRB forum if i told ya :lol:. That is weird how you guys name your storms :mrgreen:
Wasn't my idea. I'm like you , I have some names for them too. I'm pretty sure the National Weather Service had something to do with that name deal. I know for sure it wasn't me or any of my family. :roll:
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love the frame design i wish i had a quarter of the stuff to get as many bikes done as you do. i stare at mine for a few hours and just today ended up ripping apart some of what i had already done. anyways i am not a motorized bike guy but i gotta admit the lines on this bike would work well with one. but not a tiny 2 stroke i was thinking more like a 2 or 5 hp briggs. and in my opinion they sound good too
Thats funny Karfer , but I have problems too. I got use to take a nap at 4pm. Now my eyes slam shut wherever I am at 4pm. I have to work through it a little. I look down and think , man I'm already filthy , I might as well build that part or grind the welds and they just seem to get done. I built my 32 ford 3 window in three months. I got it and it was all aftermarket parts in boxes. I had the interior and the paint done , but I did the rest.
yes sir but your bikes are not so ready for assembly. you simply amaze me with what you turn out. oh and i gotta post new pics of my hot rod one of these days unfortunately it is a bit of this and that
Well, I guess is worth the effort. If I start walking now... I´ll be there by February!
Is really not that far... maybe I could get some help from the cannon man at the local circus...:lol:
In my opinion the tank looks amazing, it defines the hole design.
Thanks Karfer, I work at it , but in the real world scheme of things , I'm a small fish compared to all the other builders here on RRB. For me this is just entertainment , and I'm getting a little better as time goes by. :lol:karfer67 said:yes sir but your bikes are not so ready for assembly. you simply amaze me with what you turn out. oh and i gotta post new pics of my hot rod one of these days unfortunately it is a bit of this and that
Your right its a pretty good trip from my house to yours. It might be easier to send you a how to video and you could build your own. :lol:Gdcast said:
Well, I guess is worth the effort. If I start walking now... I´ll be there by February!
Is really not that far... maybe I could get some help from the cannon man at the local circus...:lol:
In my opinion the tank looks amazing, it defines the hole design.
My designs and builds are pretty simple in nature. The only reason I do them is to show everybody that you can build a fair frame if you start welding stuff together. :roll:
