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Bill Snow
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Finished this bike about a month ago and it turned out very nice.
The bike has plenty of power for the hills, runs and idles down smooth. Starts right up too, in just a few feet.
It did not do well at first, I had to make a better gasket for the intake and where the carb slides onto the intake tube it was sucking air which had to be sealed. Now it runs like a charm. The dealer I bought the engine from said to break it in with a 16:1 mix, which seemed too rich but it still runs fine.
I was able to get the back sprocket right on center and aligh the chain good so it operates smooth with no chain jump. The chain did stretch everytime I went around the block it seemed. Finally it got so bad that I had to replace it with a heavy duty chain, I'll see how that works.
There was another forum called "Spitfire Motors" that I read often. One problem that came up several times was "broken spokes". I ordered a set of wheels with Heavy duty spokes (I think there called "105 spokes"??) and I laced the spokes together where they cross, just on the side of the engine drive sprocket. Another thing I learned is: after several miles some of the spokes may come loose and can break. I have just standard spokes on the Golden Eagle set up and have done the above. So far,no broken spokes.
One thing I should mention, someone on this forum suggested using a locking braking lever for the clutch. Followed their suggestion and it sure works nice. That is a good idea, thanks to whoever posted the info.
Well, that's about it, nice forum, thanks for setting it up and watching over it so well.
OH YES, tried to post a picture using your up load box. I must be too thick headed, All I got was error when pulling from the picture file. I'm not very sharp when it comes to these computers so I must have done something wrong - sorry.
Best Regards
Bill Snow
Lynchburg, Virginia
The bike has plenty of power for the hills, runs and idles down smooth. Starts right up too, in just a few feet.
It did not do well at first, I had to make a better gasket for the intake and where the carb slides onto the intake tube it was sucking air which had to be sealed. Now it runs like a charm. The dealer I bought the engine from said to break it in with a 16:1 mix, which seemed too rich but it still runs fine.
I was able to get the back sprocket right on center and aligh the chain good so it operates smooth with no chain jump. The chain did stretch everytime I went around the block it seemed. Finally it got so bad that I had to replace it with a heavy duty chain, I'll see how that works.
There was another forum called "Spitfire Motors" that I read often. One problem that came up several times was "broken spokes". I ordered a set of wheels with Heavy duty spokes (I think there called "105 spokes"??) and I laced the spokes together where they cross, just on the side of the engine drive sprocket. Another thing I learned is: after several miles some of the spokes may come loose and can break. I have just standard spokes on the Golden Eagle set up and have done the above. So far,no broken spokes.
One thing I should mention, someone on this forum suggested using a locking braking lever for the clutch. Followed their suggestion and it sure works nice. That is a good idea, thanks to whoever posted the info.
Well, that's about it, nice forum, thanks for setting it up and watching over it so well.
OH YES, tried to post a picture using your up load box. I must be too thick headed, All I got was error when pulling from the picture file. I'm not very sharp when it comes to these computers so I must have done something wrong - sorry.
Best Regards
Bill Snow
Lynchburg, Virginia