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Other Things Simplex / Simplex Halloween?
« on: October 21, 2014, 12:37:19 PM »
So how will you be using your Simplex to celebrate Halloween?
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Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc / Kickstand solution?
« on: September 22, 2014, 09:28:11 PM »
Here is one solution to fix how your bike leans over too much when using the kickstand. Just unbolt the kickstand (using two 9/16" end wrenches), then bolt it back on, except upside down. The lean of the bike is now perfect but the kickstand must be only used on a hard surface since the tubing now faces down. The lean angle is then perfect.
My kickstand had a weld on the side of it where it should rub the kickstand bracket, (but it did not rub when in the conventional location), when being operated. Not sure if that was a factory thing.
My kickstand had a weld on the side of it where it should rub the kickstand bracket, (but it did not rub when in the conventional location), when being operated. Not sure if that was a factory thing.
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Engine & Transmission / Cracked engine tab
« on: August 27, 2014, 10:33:51 PM »
An observation that I have not seen discussed: On my 1957 Automatic, I noticed a hairline crack in the inside corner of the right rear engine tab near the bolt hole for the where the engine bolts down to the motor mount plate. It seems like this might be a common problem. When the bracket is missing that bolts the head stud up to the frame, (like mine was), the engine is being forced upwards when the kickstarter is used. And with a missing top-of-engine bracket, the aluminum case becomes the weak point and cracks as a result.
Just welding the cracked case won't fix the problem. The top bracket on the engine head was there for a reason - to hold the engine down to the frame. Good design after all.
Just welding the cracked case won't fix the problem. The top bracket on the engine head was there for a reason - to hold the engine down to the frame. Good design after all.
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