Hey everyone, pretty new to the forum so I thought I'd share a little bit about my first build. I've been into mopeds for a while, and I love antique things, so that led me into the fascination of pre-20's motorcycles. And, since many of you know that they are EXPENSIVE! I thought, why not just try and build one? Well it seems like many people think the same way about motored bikes, and it seems like a good idea for a way to have fun with a bicycle powered by gasoline, without having to shell out the bucks.
I had been digging around the internet a little bit trying to find ways people hook engines up to bikes, and thought about buying one of those chinese 80cc (66cc) engine kits, but have heard good and very bad reviews so I've been hesitant to purchase one. Also, I like to spend as little money as possible mostly, and use what I have/can find. Well it just so happens, a friend an I were driving down the road and BAM! Theres an old edger sitting next to a garbage can. Sure enough, the lady was getting rid of this archaic piece of junk, so we threw it in the car and back to the garage we went. It turned out to be a briggs and stratton 2hp engine, and with a little nothing at all, it fired right up. It was completely covered in dirt and grease, but was super clean inside, even had good gas in it and a new air filter. Well I thought "man, I wonder if I could hook this up to a bike?!" Well, it seems like some folks on here have done it, so here comes yet another B&S build for your reading pleasure.
Now I don't think I can post very often, as I don't live anywhere at the moment and this project will be bouncing around to whoevers house I'm staying at, but I'll try and post pics as much as possible. I plan to use a cruiser bike, with a modified frame to fit the engine, and a double bar with a homemade gas tank bewteen them. No real solid plans, just going with the flow of what I can pick up. Here's the engine on the edger:
I had been digging around the internet a little bit trying to find ways people hook engines up to bikes, and thought about buying one of those chinese 80cc (66cc) engine kits, but have heard good and very bad reviews so I've been hesitant to purchase one. Also, I like to spend as little money as possible mostly, and use what I have/can find. Well it just so happens, a friend an I were driving down the road and BAM! Theres an old edger sitting next to a garbage can. Sure enough, the lady was getting rid of this archaic piece of junk, so we threw it in the car and back to the garage we went. It turned out to be a briggs and stratton 2hp engine, and with a little nothing at all, it fired right up. It was completely covered in dirt and grease, but was super clean inside, even had good gas in it and a new air filter. Well I thought "man, I wonder if I could hook this up to a bike?!" Well, it seems like some folks on here have done it, so here comes yet another B&S build for your reading pleasure.
Now I don't think I can post very often, as I don't live anywhere at the moment and this project will be bouncing around to whoevers house I'm staying at, but I'll try and post pics as much as possible. I plan to use a cruiser bike, with a modified frame to fit the engine, and a double bar with a homemade gas tank bewteen them. No real solid plans, just going with the flow of what I can pick up. Here's the engine on the edger:
