Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Moped, 50cc, Rat bike, Jc penny Swinger 1, Jc penny
I fitted some new bars on the swinger 1 project. Still waiting on the gas tank.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: AV88, Forks, Girder, Mobylette, Moped, Motobecane
I got some new forks for the motobecane. Girder forks this size are somewhat hard to find, but they were worth the wait. This particular set is from a 1940′s norman.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: JC Higgins, Kamasura, Motorized bicycle, VRX
I recently picked up the motor for a Kamasura VRX motorized bicycle to use for something cool.
For now I’m mounting it on this JC Higgins.
I’ve been doing a little work on the Swinger 1. I welded up the cracked fork stop and trimmed off the reflector brackets.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Moped, 50cc, Rat bike, Tomos, Jank, Puch, Jc penny Swinger 1
Just picked up a Swinger 1 frame. I swapped over the parts from my Swinger 2, so it wont take long to complete. It’ll have an E50 running the Tomos A55 top end.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Velosolex, solex, Moped, 50cc, vintage motor
I tore the VeloSolex 3800 motor down today and replaced the gaskets. All the internals looked great. Once I put it back together it started right up and runs strong.
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I’m back up to three running bikes on the road. The 78′ tomos, the 98′ tomos, and the 74′ solex. Not sure which bike I will work on next, maybe the moby av88 or the solex 3800.
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In the fall I had been having some issues with the 3800 solex. It would start but didn’t have any power. Taking advantage of this nice weather I took it out today and did a little wrenching. While testing the spark I noticed an odd sound. I was able to track it down and it became quite obvious that the cylinder base gasket is leaking. This loss in crankcase pressure would explain why it ran poorly. Luckily it is an easy fix. I had feared it might have been the crank seal that was leaking.
I tore the top end down on the blue tomos #1 and the cylinder ended up being out of spec. I figured its perfect to try out a little porting.
