Bicycles - Page 11

pistolclass · 08-01-2016, 06:16 PM

So this bicycle thing you guys speak of.... I can't seem to find where they put the engine.

Weldangrind · 08-02-2016, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Very cool and very original looking bike there, Weld.

I really like Anacortes too, BTW. Hope you had a good time there. :-)

Anacortes was really nice, but Deception Pass was extremely loud until about 10:30pm, with the fighter jets returning. That was every night. Of course, that's where we were camping.

FastDoc · 08-01-2016, 06:33 PM

The engine, as it were, is below your waist...

FastDoc · 08-02-2016, 11:25 AM

Fighter jets??

Airshow, I presume.

Last I checked Canada and the US are still at peace ;-)

The wall is going up on the SOUTHERN border (LOL)

A cool thought just occured to me. Canada has NO northern border.

Weldangrind · 08-02-2016, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Fighter jets??

Airshow, I presume.

Last I checked Canada and the US are still at peace ;-)

The wall is going up on the SOUTHERN border (LOL)

A cool thought just occured to me. Canada has NO northern border.

Naval air base. We won't be camping there again.

Bruce's · 08-02-2016, 03:07 PM

Just because it's a boys bike makes it worth it ,for every boys bike like that one there are two or three girls bikes because they looked after them better in general than the boys .

**cheesy** · 08-02-2016, 04:59 PM

Thanks, Weld, but I'm buried in projects myself.

It would be interesting, though, to see if it was equipped with the one year only SW hub. I've only seen two in my lifetime.

Weldangrind · 08-03-2016, 10:54 AM

SW hub?

**cheesy** · 08-03-2016, 01:13 PM

The SW was to be the replacement to the ubiquitous AW hub. Smaller, lighter, and silent. It turned out that the SW required tighter tolerances than Sturmey Archer was capable of doing and the hub was plagued with problems. It was introduced in 1957 and withdrawn in 1958. The AW was quietly reintroduced.

I have heard of the occasional hub that got made right and they are supposedly a joy. Mostly, though, they are ca ca. I'd still like to get my hands on one to mess with, though.

Weldangrind · 08-04-2016, 10:21 AM

How would a layperson (such as myself) identify one?

**cheesy** · 08-04-2016, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

How would a layperson (such as myself) identify one?

The hub shell would be stamped 'Sturmey Archer SW' and be about as big around as a current coaster brake hub. I may have an SW shell in my stash. If I still do, I'll post a pic of the SW and AW side by side.

FastDoc · 08-04-2016, 12:51 PM

If it rides like ca ca you have a diagnosis LOL

wheelbender6 · 08-05-2016, 09:26 PM

Here is a pic of the more recent Whizzer Ambassador. No pedals. Same 135cc engine. Production of the Ambassador ended a few years back.

**cheesy** · 08-05-2016, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by wheelbender6

Here is a pic of the more recent Whizzer Ambassador. No pedals. Same 135cc engine. Production of the Ambassador ended a few years back.

I spotted one of these, minus the engine, on Craigslist earlier this week and thought it was just about the perfect platform for the diesel project. Too much money and no title, though.

Merlin · 10-25-2016, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cheesy

I spotted one of these, minus the engine, on Craigslist earlier this week and thought it was just about the perfect platform for the diesel project. Too much money and no title, though.

Ive lusted after wizzers since I was a kid but could never afford one so now I make my own. I have a modded 200cc harbor fright greyhound engine I built into a new Chief bicycle frame ( china made ). Its running a CVT tranny with an overdrive. Iam now building a new bike with a schwinn mountain bike frame and a lifan 97cc flathead side valve engine. It has 7 speeds with a granny gear and a overdrive. I made the wheels myself with oversized spokes and Sturmay Archer drum brake hubs front and rear. I used double walled downhill racing rims. My grand father told me about the Indian flathead motorized bicycle he had before I was born so I was hooked since I was a kid.
Riding an ultra lite motorcycle can be a lot of fun.

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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	The engine, as it were, is below your waist... __________________ Happy to serve.
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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Fighter jets?? Airshow, I presume. Last I checked Canada and the US are still at peace ;-) The wall is going up on the SOUTHERN border (LOL) A cool thought just occured to me. Canada has NO northern border. __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-02-2016, 04:59 PM	#7
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	Thanks, Weld, but I'm buried in projects myself. It would be interesting, though, to see if it was equipped with the one year only SW hub. I've only seen two in my lifetime. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	SW hub? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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08-03-2016, 01:13 PM	#9
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	The SW was to be the replacement to the ubiquitous AW hub. Smaller, lighter, and silent. It turned out that the SW required tighter tolerances than Sturmey Archer was capable of doing and the hub was plagued with problems. It was introduced in 1957 and withdrawn in 1958. The AW was quietly reintroduced. I have heard of the occasional hub that got made right and they are supposedly a joy. Mostly, though, they are ca ca. I'd still like to get my hands on one to mess with, though. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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08-01-2016, 06:16 PM	#1
pistolclass Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: connecticut Posts: 978	So this bicycle thing you guys speak of.... I can't seem to find where they put the engine.
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Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	Just because it's a boys bike makes it worth it ,for every boys bike like that one there are two or three girls bikes because they looked after them better in general than the boys .
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08-04-2016, 10:21 AM	#10
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	How would a layperson (such as myself) identify one? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	If it rides like ca ca you have a diagnosis LOL __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-05-2016, 09:26 PM	#13
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	Here is a pic of the more recent Whizzer Ambassador. No pedals. Same 135cc engine. Production of the Ambassador ended a few years back. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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