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I moved on to make the chain tensioner and realized that I could integrate the exhaust hanger.

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Test fit. The clearance at the rear tire was very narrow... I was wanting to go with wider tires but seems like it'll be an extra hassle to make that fit. I'll stick with the tires I have for now.

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**UPDATE 1/3/2016** The cable end thing came off. Attemp at own risk.**
I didn't take much pictures since it was uninteresting but started work on all the cables and wires. I like to keep things as neat as possible so I trimmed the throttle cable by cutting, per usual, and then soldering on the ends with a little fondry/mold thing I made out of polymer clay and aluminium foil. Also note that the aluminium 1/4 twist throttle sold on ebay will not work with the cable that comes with the kit without modifications to the cable as seen here.

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a little porous, but as long as the wire was heated enough, then it'll stay pretty good. I purposely did it to the throttle side as a "just in case" it comes off.

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I also re-did the front brake mount .

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Well, good news and bad news.
Good news is that it ran, and ran FANTASTIC.
I was so EXCITED that I completely forgot to take a video!. The large baffle and the exhaust really makes it sound like a machine rather than a toy or a weed-wacker.
It pulled a lot more than I could ever imagine (110lb 5ft tall kid with a 36T and 26"+2" Wheel / Tire... Yeah... It goes...)

But, After about the 5th time roll-starting the bike, this happened.

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The force put on the bottom chain on a pedal start was a LOT more than I though, causing the thing to just bend like jello.

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More things to work on!
 
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Please, attempt the cable end thing at your own risk... Didn't even last 2 days.

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Ended up having to modify some sort of collar with an allen tight down.

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I also made a little alternator with hopes of getting 12v rather than 6v out of the magneto. It's composed of busted transformer parts.

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I've remedied the tensioner problem but I've completely forgot to take a picture. I have one more day of winter break left so I'll do that then.

Also, appearance wise, nothing much will be updated until I can reliably supply 12 volts to run the tachometer and lights.
 
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Series of failures... Dissapointment :/
I tested the generator today. A whoopin 2 volts AC at a good few rpm above idle. Un-believable... It either had a short somewhere in the coils, making it a big stick of heat, or the stator was too far away from the magneto. which was most likely the case.

Also, I rode around the block and it hauls, but it is noisy, and it vibrates.... It's actually not so bad under load, but it was enough that I had to take the "pedal / limp of shame" because the motor undid 3 nuts (which were, without coincidence, the ONLY nuts without any locking washers or nylock.) on my banana seat, which the rear end was grinded down because of :( I've stitched the seat back up and also bolted the components back on with nylock nuts this time.. Forgot to snap a pic though..

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Oh and also, picture of the new tensioner, or rather "chain clearance getter". Picture taken from far away because my welds suck. :p

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Also, here's a little blooper video, But as a proof that it's up and running. I also don't have a Go-Pro So I can't really do "on-board" videos.

Smoke is most likely because of break-in mixture and Cold start. Hard to notice when you're riding the thing.

 
Looking back, I can't believe I completely left out the work that went into the engine on this thing. Anyways, here are some back-tracked photos of the engine work.

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