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I tried it again after not riding it and it worked again. I wonder if it will work better after it cools down. I also noticed the generator is 12 v not the usual 6 would that be an issue?

I just put an old bottle generator on a bike and it was great for a few miles then it stopped putting out power. Did it overheat? I kept it off the tire for a while and it worked for a brief time then pooped out again. It's 90 degrees at 10pm and it's been sitting outside all day so I wonder if...

I have to wait until pay day to order the parts but I figure I'll post some pictures of the engine The primer bulb is broken and the gas cap is wrecked and there's some rust in the tank And it needs a rubber roller wheel There are a few other issues as well, but all the parts are going to be...

Woo hoo I have spark. Well, I did now the tester isn't lighting up. I may have broken the tester

Over the last few years I've become obsessed with the velosolex moped.... Which isn't really a moped in the conventional sense it's more of a cyclemoteur. Anyhoo they do show up on CL from time to time but they are either way over priced or in pieces in a moldy old Falstaff beer box. There are a...

I'm hoping to

Yep, been there. I'm calling him today to get the mandatory literature

The raleigh is actually heavier. The schwinn is surprisingly light.

I'm excited. I'm getting a bike bug engine on Monday! Should I put it on this bike Or this one Any bike bug experts round here? This is what the engine looks like It's the sears version - also sold as "tas spitz"

It would make sense to copy motorcycles but the wholesome bicycle companies didn't want to be associated with motorcycle culture....it all becomes so clear. Unless you consider how many illegal drag races have taken place since the invention of the automobile

I grew up on Dynamite (remember that one) and Mad Magizine

I agree that bmx killed muscle bikes. All I wanted was to turn my rollfast scoot that I HATED into a "dirt bike" I had knobby tires and a bmx saddle once the nanner seat broke and was determined unsafe at a Cub Scout bike rodeo. I never got the cool bars. Then of course there were the pads....oh...

It seems that all the old ads for muscle bikes mention drag racing. Was it a big fad in the late 60's or something? I grew up at the very end of the muscle bike craze and at the very beginning of the bmx thing, so a lot of those ads are before my time. I'm surprised it had such an influence that...

I think if would be halarious if someone took the Knievel 10 speed on a spandex group ride

Found a 22 in my parts box! All I have to do is get a chain on it and I can ride this pig!

I'm running a nexus 3 with a 46 in front. What's best in back for a moderately hilly place?

It's surprisingly light. But that will change when I put the boat anchor of a crank on it

It's coming along

I kind of like the idea of a frankenbike. Most likely I will get a mtb fork or whatever I can find that fits. I already have alloy bars for it though I may save those for another project if the co-op has more appropriate ones. A crank is coming from eBay tomorrow and I should have it slapped...

Thanks folks! I'd consider a springer but I hear the repops are sub par. I'm gonna dig through the fork rack at the co-op tomorrow then I think I can start building