Has anyone ever tried to build a bike using a small stationary motor and a clutch jackshaft, similar to what is found on old speedway bikes?
Some boardtrack racers also use a similar system in the current "son's of speed" competition that Billy Lane is involved in.
I have in mind building a custom shaft to hold a small clutch on the drive side (LHS with honda gx160 clone sitting upright) and driving a reduction gearing transfer (using a starter gear) to the driven basket of the clutch.
Through the centre of the of the clutch I figured the pushrod for the clutch will have to go.
Has anyone tried using a complete motocycle clutch and built a jackshaft clutch/reduction drive setup like on a speedway bike before?
I am doing it the hard way i guess, because i could just use a bully clutch, the go cart reduction drive kit from china, or the 3d clutch.
I have decided to do it this way because of reasons too expensive for postage and freight.
The clutch basket, et al is a super easy thing to come across, new, or old. If i can have a bike that has a setup thar allows me to use different engines and bolt in, bolt out time is reduced i can have a redundant powerplant on standby.
Enough of the justification, i want to be able to operate this machine like a motorbicycle pedal to roll, drop the clutch and head off under power, cut the engine to sneak past things that dont like sound, drop clutch and power away...
Also, given i have the tendency to want redundancy in any setup, being able to pedal somewhat of any distance with a busted veloceopede instead of pushing, makes life all that much less of a hassle.
Some boardtrack racers also use a similar system in the current "son's of speed" competition that Billy Lane is involved in.
I have in mind building a custom shaft to hold a small clutch on the drive side (LHS with honda gx160 clone sitting upright) and driving a reduction gearing transfer (using a starter gear) to the driven basket of the clutch.
Through the centre of the of the clutch I figured the pushrod for the clutch will have to go.
Has anyone tried using a complete motocycle clutch and built a jackshaft clutch/reduction drive setup like on a speedway bike before?
I am doing it the hard way i guess, because i could just use a bully clutch, the go cart reduction drive kit from china, or the 3d clutch.
I have decided to do it this way because of reasons too expensive for postage and freight.
The clutch basket, et al is a super easy thing to come across, new, or old. If i can have a bike that has a setup thar allows me to use different engines and bolt in, bolt out time is reduced i can have a redundant powerplant on standby.
Enough of the justification, i want to be able to operate this machine like a motorbicycle pedal to roll, drop the clutch and head off under power, cut the engine to sneak past things that dont like sound, drop clutch and power away...
Also, given i have the tendency to want redundancy in any setup, being able to pedal somewhat of any distance with a busted veloceopede instead of pushing, makes life all that much less of a hassle.
