Can you link me to the 5hp powered one, thanks.
Well its hit winter up here in the north island, just cold miserable days.
I am enrolled for the July intake at tertiary education, doing a certificate in mechanical engineering, this means i have to get my car on the road.
So a slight priority shuffle at the mo, sorry to all following the build but its life im sorry!
Changes i have considered are - taking the foot peg back to behind the flywheel and moving the seat forward, so i think that's my next step.
It's the 13th Of June so i have about 3 weeks to finish my car, its got a bit of rust here and here and here and we found out after taking the carpet out the water was leaking from the heater core, since i bought another car to wreck for parts im swapping the new one in this week, which means taking the whole dash out... fun.
But i can only work in the dry on my car so when its wet ill work on the bike.
Had a look at the hamb, great site thanks for link!
If you really like my frame you can copy it if you want, i can give dimensions, parts needed,
Im a person that likes blending old with new, the steering head was off a
20" bmx bike, so roller race bearings, adjustable handlebars, all the convenient stuff made to look old, have a look around for old rowing exercise machines... frame was built off one, a pipe bender would work though, the curved bars i think were just sections from a wonky circle, i didn't even cut them out!
Briggs 5hp would make it fly, of course a vintage would look more nostalgic but it depends what time period you were setting it in. - you could modify the shroud.
One of those old old vintage victa's would look cool - the old ones not the new - the model with the pull starter on the side, it has a cool curvy flywheel, any villiers midget models, any villiers 4 strokers, but then again very heavy
Hope its food for thought,
I need to find a villiers taper to machine a pulley onto before i can setup the jack shaft now that i remember.
Cheers Cam