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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Time outs
« on: February 02, 2016, 08:00:48 AM »
Time outs are really frustrating after a long post. Rick C.
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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Simplex 5 speed build
« on: January 28, 2015, 01:03:29 PM »
Starting out with what I (now) think is a 1957 Simplex automatic frame...no engine or drive train, with the exception of rear wheel & shieve. Frame looks straight and no rust or cracks detected. I have a Honda CG150 clone/ 5 speed on order with both kick and electric start & am praying it doesn't get tied up on the docks at Port of L.A. strike.
Vertical engine space is an issue, but since the original tank is missing I'll hope for the best and just wing it. I've been building cars, trucks and bikes for about 50 years now, but this is my first Simplex. I would like those familiar with Simplex cycles who see my resto-mod to recognize it's original pedigree while discovering & counting the changes made.
Among the major changes will be a chain drive featuring a large rear sprocket, in order to keep top end speed down. Being an older fellow I've adjusted my pace to more coincide with a walk rather than a run, yet I'll enjoy being able to cross highways and not be accused of attempted suicide by Peterbilt!
My time frame on the build, if the engine comes on a timely basis, is late March or early April. We'll see. Rick C.
Vertical engine space is an issue, but since the original tank is missing I'll hope for the best and just wing it. I've been building cars, trucks and bikes for about 50 years now, but this is my first Simplex. I would like those familiar with Simplex cycles who see my resto-mod to recognize it's original pedigree while discovering & counting the changes made.
Among the major changes will be a chain drive featuring a large rear sprocket, in order to keep top end speed down. Being an older fellow I've adjusted my pace to more coincide with a walk rather than a run, yet I'll enjoy being able to cross highways and not be accused of attempted suicide by Peterbilt!
My time frame on the build, if the engine comes on a timely basis, is late March or early April. We'll see. Rick C.
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Introductions / Hello from Indian Territory
« on: January 27, 2015, 02:24:55 PM »
Registered a couple weeks ago & thought I'd best introduce myself. I've a Simplex frame, no engine, just acquired & have started gathering information and parts. Reading this forum and your posts has been very helpful, as has seeing the excellent results of your dedication in bringing new life to these wonderful little cycles. Very inspiring.
The frame is #16683 & in checking the registry I'm thinking 1957, although I was told by the gentleman who had it in storage for the last 35 years that it was a 1941 model. It was missing drive train and engine when he acquired it and it sat in the barn all that time. He was probably told it was a '41 & he was just repeating that information.
I'm not going to restore to original, rather I'll modify and hopefully retain some of it's original character while creating a bike that is both safe, reliable and fun to ride. Rick C.
The frame is #16683 & in checking the registry I'm thinking 1957, although I was told by the gentleman who had it in storage for the last 35 years that it was a 1941 model. It was missing drive train and engine when he acquired it and it sat in the barn all that time. He was probably told it was a '41 & he was just repeating that information.
I'm not going to restore to original, rather I'll modify and hopefully retain some of it's original character while creating a bike that is both safe, reliable and fun to ride. Rick C.
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