Hey there.
This new post is dedicated to my first boardtrack style bike.
Built (almost) from scratch, I’ll start working on a vulgar female mtb a friend gave me. I’ll be collecting ideas from my favourite racers on this forum. namelly this one that I think reflects averything a rat boardtracker should be:
But thanks to all of you builders.
After building the Fat Man (viewtopic.php?f=21&t=32043) I think I’ve got a pretty good idea of what I want from my board tracker. It will be raw and ugly, no fancy pain jobs, just a plain old rat.
Before I start with the frame, I’ve got to finish cleaning, “restoring” and refiting the engine.
I’ve learned a lot these last few days about this engine and it’s mechanics. Also I’ve found out that this machine I had laying around for 6 year in my garage (and that I bought for 25€) is a MK15 Villiers stationary engine that started being produced in 1953 (yeah!), and that is able to produce 2.5 bhp at 3600 rpm.
All of this time it was just a dark green water pump engine covered with dirt and grease so I could not have understood what it really was. You can find out more about it in http://www.villiersengines.co.uk/html/mk15.html.
I think I can have it running by Wednesday. Meanwhile check out this photos:
This four-stroke engine is equiped with a Villiers vapouriser that allows it to run on parafin besides gas, thus the two parted tank. The carburetor is a Norton Villiers covered with really cool instructions as to it’s use.
By the way, the boardtracker will be named Villiers honouring this english maker.
Keep rollin’
This new post is dedicated to my first boardtrack style bike.
Built (almost) from scratch, I’ll start working on a vulgar female mtb a friend gave me. I’ll be collecting ideas from my favourite racers on this forum. namelly this one that I think reflects averything a rat boardtracker should be:
But thanks to all of you builders.
After building the Fat Man (viewtopic.php?f=21&t=32043) I think I’ve got a pretty good idea of what I want from my board tracker. It will be raw and ugly, no fancy pain jobs, just a plain old rat.
Before I start with the frame, I’ve got to finish cleaning, “restoring” and refiting the engine.
I’ve learned a lot these last few days about this engine and it’s mechanics. Also I’ve found out that this machine I had laying around for 6 year in my garage (and that I bought for 25€) is a MK15 Villiers stationary engine that started being produced in 1953 (yeah!), and that is able to produce 2.5 bhp at 3600 rpm.
All of this time it was just a dark green water pump engine covered with dirt and grease so I could not have understood what it really was. You can find out more about it in http://www.villiersengines.co.uk/html/mk15.html.
I think I can have it running by Wednesday. Meanwhile check out this photos:
This four-stroke engine is equiped with a Villiers vapouriser that allows it to run on parafin besides gas, thus the two parted tank. The carburetor is a Norton Villiers covered with really cool instructions as to it’s use.
By the way, the boardtracker will be named Villiers honouring this english maker.
Keep rollin’
