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The magnetic pull is strong right now...
The magnetic pull is strong right now...
The Maytag engine(s) just showed up this evening, better than cheap, one
is for parts, the other for Slug Bike II. Good compression, just needs a
carb and spark plug and could probably fire it up.
Rewind to when I was building the original Slug Bike. Some guy stopped
by and wanted to talk bikes. He got a kick out of the Slug Bike. I'd
told him at that time that I really wanted a kick start Maytag. It took
close to 3 years, but he found a couple at a farm auction and bought the
pair for $125.
He stopped by last night and looked at some projects I have in storage,
came back today with the offer of the 2 Maytags and $50 for the '72
Suzuki 500 2 stroke. The engines are in my garage, cash bought a tank of
fuel for the Nova and about 3/4 of dinner. Not a bad deal for a bike
that was thrown in on a deal on the Fiat. <G>
Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S and
5 speed.
1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
Pedals to help the engine take off
In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the rush?"
Les
The Maytag engine(s) just showed up this evening, better than cheap, one
is for parts, the other for Slug Bike II. Good compression, just needs a
carb and spark plug and could probably fire it up.
Rewind to when I was building the original Slug Bike. Some guy stopped
by and wanted to talk bikes. He got a kick out of the Slug Bike. I'd
told him at that time that I really wanted a kick start Maytag. It took
close to 3 years, but he found a couple at a farm auction and bought the
pair for $125.
He stopped by last night and looked at some projects I have in storage,
came back today with the offer of the 2 Maytags and $50 for the '72
Suzuki 500 2 stroke. The engines are in my garage, cash bought a tank of
fuel for the Nova and about 3/4 of dinner. Not a bad deal for a bike
that was thrown in on a deal on the Fiat. <G>
Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S and
5 speed.
1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
Pedals to help the engine take off
In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the rush?"
Les
Re: The magnetic pull is strong right now...
Project Magnet #1 wrote...
> Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S and 5
> speed.
>
> 1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
> Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
> Pedals to help the engine take off
> In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
> Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
> Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
> Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
>
> Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the rush?"
I beginning to wonder if you still have a job. Where the hell do you find
the time? <g>
--
Tud
SENS BS#111 LFS#32 FLF MISFIT Vermort AH#115
* ah115 . com
Sisyphus rides a Triumph
Project Magnet #1 wrote...
> Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S and 5
> speed.
>
> 1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
> Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
> Pedals to help the engine take off
> In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
> Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
> Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
> Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
>
> Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the rush?"
I beginning to wonder if you still have a job. Where the hell do you find
the time? <g>
--
Tud
SENS BS#111 LFS#32 FLF MISFIT Vermort AH#115
* ah115 . com
Sisyphus rides a Triumph
Re: The magnetic pull is strong right now...
Tud wrote:
> Project Magnet #1 wrote...
>
>> Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S
>> and 5 speed.
>>
>> 1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
>> Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
>> Pedals to help the engine take off
>> In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
>> Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
>> Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
>> Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
>>
>> Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the
>> rush?"
>
> I beginning to wonder if you still have a job. Where the hell do you
> find the time? <g>
Yeah, still have a job. The commute is a rough one, we have 3 shops... I
usually have to visit 2 of them. My office is in the closest one, 1 1/2
miles from home. The main shop and office are 4 miles away, and the old
shop we're moving out of is 9 miles away.
I'm lucky to get a couple of hours in the evening to work in the garage.
Weekends are usually when I can get things done. I had plans to swap the
front suspension on the Baja this evening, but tornado sirens kept me
inside the house. Luckily, they stayed several miles from us.
Les
Tud wrote:
> Project Magnet #1 wrote...
>
>> Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S
>> and 5 speed.
>>
>> 1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
>> Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
>> Pedals to help the engine take off
>> In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
>> Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
>> Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
>> Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
>>
>> Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the
>> rush?"
>
> I beginning to wonder if you still have a job. Where the hell do you
> find the time? <g>
Yeah, still have a job. The commute is a rough one, we have 3 shops... I
usually have to visit 2 of them. My office is in the closest one, 1 1/2
miles from home. The main shop and office are 4 miles away, and the old
shop we're moving out of is 9 miles away.
I'm lucky to get a couple of hours in the evening to work in the garage.
Weekends are usually when I can get things done. I had plans to swap the
front suspension on the Baja this evening, but tornado sirens kept me
inside the house. Luckily, they stayed several miles from us.
Les
Re: The magnetic pull is strong right now...
Project Magnet #1 wrote:
> The Maytag engine(s) just showed up this evening, better than cheap, one
> is for parts, the other for Slug Bike II. Good compression, just needs a
> carb and spark plug and could probably fire it up.
>
> Rewind to when I was building the original Slug Bike. Some guy stopped
> by and wanted to talk bikes. He got a kick out of the Slug Bike. I'd
> told him at that time that I really wanted a kick start Maytag. It took
> close to 3 years, but he found a couple at a farm auction and bought the
> pair for $125.
>
> He stopped by last night and looked at some projects I have in storage,
> came back today with the offer of the 2 Maytags and $50 for the '72
> Suzuki 500 2 stroke. The engines are in my garage, cash bought a tank of
> fuel for the Nova and about 3/4 of dinner. Not a bad deal for a bike
> that was thrown in on a deal on the Fiat. <G>
>
> Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S and
> 5 speed.
>
> 1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
> Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
> Pedals to help the engine take off
> In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
> Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
> Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
> Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
>
> Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the rush?"
Fan-fucking-tastic! What a completely great project.
--
Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter
Project Magnet #1 wrote:
> The Maytag engine(s) just showed up this evening, better than cheap, one
> is for parts, the other for Slug Bike II. Good compression, just needs a
> carb and spark plug and could probably fire it up.
>
> Rewind to when I was building the original Slug Bike. Some guy stopped
> by and wanted to talk bikes. He got a kick out of the Slug Bike. I'd
> told him at that time that I really wanted a kick start Maytag. It took
> close to 3 years, but he found a couple at a farm auction and bought the
> pair for $125.
>
> He stopped by last night and looked at some projects I have in storage,
> came back today with the offer of the 2 Maytags and $50 for the '72
> Suzuki 500 2 stroke. The engines are in my garage, cash bought a tank of
> fuel for the Nova and about 3/4 of dinner. Not a bad deal for a bike
> that was thrown in on a deal on the Fiat. <G>
>
> Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S and
> 5 speed.
>
> 1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
> Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
> Pedals to help the engine take off
> In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
> Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
> Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
> Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
>
> Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the rush?"
Fan-fucking-tastic! What a completely great project.
--
Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter
Re: The magnetic pull is strong right now...
Spunky Hussein Tuna wrote:
> Project Magnet #1 wrote:
>> The Maytag engine(s) just showed up this evening, better than cheap,
>> one is for parts, the other for Slug Bike II. Good compression, just
>> needs a carb and spark plug and could probably fire it up.
>>
>> Rewind to when I was building the original Slug Bike. Some guy stopped
>> by and wanted to talk bikes. He got a kick out of the Slug Bike. I'd
>> told him at that time that I really wanted a kick start Maytag. It
>> took close to 3 years, but he found a couple at a farm auction and
>> bought the pair for $125.
>>
>> He stopped by last night and looked at some projects I have in
>> storage, came back today with the offer of the 2 Maytags and $50 for
>> the '72 Suzuki 500 2 stroke. The engines are in my garage, cash bought
>> a tank of fuel for the Nova and about 3/4 of dinner. Not a bad deal
>> for a bike that was thrown in on a deal on the Fiat. <G>
>>
>> Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S
>> and 5 speed.
>>
>> 1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
>> Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
>> Pedals to help the engine take off
>> In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
>> Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
>> Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
>> Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
>>
>> Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the
>> rush?"
>
> Fan-fucking-tastic! What a completely great project.
I'll upload pics of the "new" engines later. Pretty cool that the engine
that I'll use is the first year for that type.
Les
Spunky Hussein Tuna wrote:
> Project Magnet #1 wrote:
>> The Maytag engine(s) just showed up this evening, better than cheap,
>> one is for parts, the other for Slug Bike II. Good compression, just
>> needs a carb and spark plug and could probably fire it up.
>>
>> Rewind to when I was building the original Slug Bike. Some guy stopped
>> by and wanted to talk bikes. He got a kick out of the Slug Bike. I'd
>> told him at that time that I really wanted a kick start Maytag. It
>> took close to 3 years, but he found a couple at a farm auction and
>> bought the pair for $125.
>>
>> He stopped by last night and looked at some projects I have in
>> storage, came back today with the offer of the 2 Maytags and $50 for
>> the '72 Suzuki 500 2 stroke. The engines are in my garage, cash bought
>> a tank of fuel for the Nova and about 3/4 of dinner. Not a bad deal
>> for a bike that was thrown in on a deal on the Fiat. <G>
>>
>> Slug Bike II will make the first look high tech, with the 2/3 hp B&S
>> and 5 speed.
>>
>> 1927 Maytag Model 92 2 stroke, single cylinder
>> Variable speed via riding lawn mower variator
>> Pedals to help the engine take off
>> In and out hand clutch, hand lever speed control
>> Acetylene headlight, recently aquired
>> Springer forks from the Monark bicycle
>> Belt drive to a rim mounted pulley on the rear wheel
>>
>> Don't expect updates any time soon, as the saying goes, "What's the
>> rush?"
>
> Fan-fucking-tastic! What a completely great project.
I'll upload pics of the "new" engines later. Pretty cool that the engine
that I'll use is the first year for that type.
Les
Re: The magnetic pull is strong right now...
Project Magnet #1 wrote:
<snip>
> I'll upload pics of the "new" engines later. Pretty cool that the engine
> that I'll use is the first year for that type.
I uploaded pics of the prizes just now.
* triumphchoppers . com /gallery/album105
SB2S sounds like a good name for this, Slug Bike 2 Stroke. The 2nd
build, and a 2 stroke engine.
This will be interesting. Imagine putting down the street on a bike that
sounds like this...
* w w w .youtube . com /watch?v=LkoII8hsg8w
No throttle, just a variable speed drive and in / out clutch, and pedals
to start it moving.
Les
Project Magnet #1 wrote:
<snip>
> I'll upload pics of the "new" engines later. Pretty cool that the engine
> that I'll use is the first year for that type.
I uploaded pics of the prizes just now.
* triumphchoppers . com /gallery/album105
SB2S sounds like a good name for this, Slug Bike 2 Stroke. The 2nd
build, and a 2 stroke engine.
This will be interesting. Imagine putting down the street on a bike that
sounds like this...
* w w w .youtube . com /watch?v=LkoII8hsg8w
No throttle, just a variable speed drive and in / out clutch, and pedals
to start it moving.
Les
Re: The magnetic pull is strong right now...
Project Magnet #1 wrote:
> Project Magnet #1 wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> I'll upload pics of the "new" engines later. Pretty cool that the
>> engine that I'll use is the first year for that type.
>
> I uploaded pics of the prizes just now.
>
> * triumphchoppers . com /gallery/album105
>
> SB2S sounds like a good name for this, Slug Bike 2 Stroke. The 2nd
> build, and a 2 stroke engine.
>
> This will be interesting. Imagine putting down the street on a bike that
> sounds like this...
>
> * w w w .youtube . com /watch?v=LkoII8hsg8w
>
> No throttle, just a variable speed drive and in / out clutch, and pedals
> to start it moving.
Just updated the info on pics of the engine without the kicker. It looks
like it's a 1926 or 1927 Model 82, also 3/4 hp.
Les
Project Magnet #1 wrote:
> Project Magnet #1 wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> I'll upload pics of the "new" engines later. Pretty cool that the
>> engine that I'll use is the first year for that type.
>
> I uploaded pics of the prizes just now.
>
> * triumphchoppers . com /gallery/album105
>
> SB2S sounds like a good name for this, Slug Bike 2 Stroke. The 2nd
> build, and a 2 stroke engine.
>
> This will be interesting. Imagine putting down the street on a bike that
> sounds like this...
>
> * w w w .youtube . com /watch?v=LkoII8hsg8w
>
> No throttle, just a variable speed drive and in / out clutch, and pedals
> to start it moving.
Just updated the info on pics of the engine without the kicker. It looks
like it's a 1926 or 1927 Model 82, also 3/4 hp.
Les
