Willie1
Active member
It seems like across the board there are people who want both increased RPM and power AND the convenience of electric start, but given the lack of proper flywheels, can't have that luxury. While it seems that simply fitting a ring gear to a billet flywheel should solve that issue, for some reason no-one seems to be doing that. I wouldn't think that it would be an insurmountable issue to do so - engineering wise, but it seems like there is a large market not being serviced.
OK - "race" engines use billet flywheels - usually removing the recoil unit and use a handheld starter box to start them, using a collet on the crank. Been doing some form of this for decades.
I'm wondering the feasibility of designing a bolt on replacement for the recoil cover with an electric motor built onto it to spin a collet in the same manner, or one attached to the face of the flywheel. It wouldn't affect the integrity of the flywheel and would be controlled the same way a block mounted one would.
Or fit a ring gear to a clutch hub or CVT drive hub and start the engine from the "output" shaft.
Think about it.
OK - "race" engines use billet flywheels - usually removing the recoil unit and use a handheld starter box to start them, using a collet on the crank. Been doing some form of this for decades.
I'm wondering the feasibility of designing a bolt on replacement for the recoil cover with an electric motor built onto it to spin a collet in the same manner, or one attached to the face of the flywheel. It wouldn't affect the integrity of the flywheel and would be controlled the same way a block mounted one would.
Or fit a ring gear to a clutch hub or CVT drive hub and start the engine from the "output" shaft.
Think about it.
