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Messages - MrMayor

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Wheels & Tires / Re: new source for tires
« on: October 06, 2014, 05:25:17 PM »
Here are some outside dimensions I got by using a large caliper directly over the axle centerline:
Worksman aluminum wheel: 1 3/4" wide, 22 11/16" diameter
Stock Simplex steel wheel:  2 7/8" wide, 22 9/16" diameter

So the Worksman aluminum wheel, even though it is narrower, has a bigger diameter by 1/8"

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Wheels & Tires / Re: new source for tires
« on: October 06, 2014, 07:44:50 AM »
You are correct.  The Simplex tires are difficult to install on my alloy Worksman wheels but easy to install on stock Simplex steel wheels.

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Wheels & Tires / Re: new source for tires
« on: October 05, 2014, 10:02:38 PM »
The Simplex reproduction/Coker tires install easily on stock Simplex wheels.  But today I found that they are a real pain to get them mounted on 26" Worksman wheels for another bike that I am building. 

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Introductions / Re: newbie
« on: October 03, 2014, 08:24:27 PM »
I am using Royal Purple full synthetic (from Amazon) in a 40:1 mix, ($10.58/qt).  Simplex guru Wayne Mahaffey recommends using a fully synthetic oil.  I also got a mixing/measuring plastic bottle (by Shoreline) for $4 which works well to get the ratio you want.

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Wheels & Tires / Re: new source for tires
« on: October 03, 2014, 08:15:06 PM »
That is a great deal if the tires are any good.  I just bought 4 Servi-Cycle tires (26x2.5) form Summit which were $126 each, free shipping.  They were drop shipped from Coker in Tennessee.  They are made in Viet Nam and look like original molds with the Servi-Cycle lettering down the middle of the tread and on the sides too.  The sidewalls are as thick as the tread part.  The same tires are always on Ebay for $10 more and with shipping added from Tennessee.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Kick starter for harbor freight motors available
« on: September 30, 2014, 09:53:21 PM »
www.piratecycles1.com also makes a great looking $25 intake.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Kick starter for harbor freight motors available
« on: September 30, 2014, 09:47:23 PM »
pat@ sportsmanflyer.com or www.sportsmanflyer.com. They are in Gilroy, Ca.
Sometimes the intake can be mounted either in a forward or rear facing direction depending on what is in the way.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Kick starter for harbor freight motors available
« on: September 30, 2014, 08:36:47 PM »
I bought the engine from Sportsman Flyer Motorbikes.  Rich, (owner Pat Dolan's brother), builds custom engines.  They make the intake and supply Mikuni carbs, Correctly set up Bulley centrifugal clutches, exhaust, upgraded heads etc.  The HF engine block has acceptable quality, (compared to Honda), so I had him upgrade the valve train and install a Black Mamba cam.  The stock HF valve springs are mush.  My "customer experience" was miserable with them but they do good quality, but expensive, work.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Kick starter for harbor freight motors available
« on: September 30, 2014, 08:00:10 PM »
Off subject a bit, but here is the aftermarket ARC brand flywheel on my souped up HF engine, (mounted vertically).

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Kick starter for harbor freight motors available
« on: September 30, 2014, 07:42:03 PM »
Here is another pic of Wayne's kickstart kit for the HF engine.  I am building a replica 1911 Indian board track racer with the engine mounted vertically.  I will need to do some fabrication to adapt Wayne's kickstarter, but it was easier than starting from scratch.

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Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc / Re: Kickstand solution?
« on: September 23, 2014, 08:14:23 PM »
Yours looks great and I like how it locks in position.  I will call Wayne for the one he sells.

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Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc / Re: Kickstand solution?
« on: September 23, 2014, 02:59:33 PM »
When leaning the bike over with this alteration the crash bar hits the ground before the kickstand does.  This change is easy, free, and non-permanent so that I don't need to carry around a 2 by 4 anymore to prevent dumping my bike when parked.

The kickstand tubing on my machine has a 3/8" blob of a weld on the side of it that perfectly indexes with the 2 holes drilled in the kickstand bracket to limit its travel.  Does anyone else have one like this?   

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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. 

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Engine & Transmission / Re: Original Breather & Filter
« on: September 21, 2014, 11:28:15 AM »
There was a previous post about the fact that running more oil, (more oil means less gas in the mix), making the engine run lean.  "Too lean" engines run hotter.  Thus, adding too much oil to the mix is counter-productive for cool running.  Rick is right...sheesh.  I feel better now.

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Other Things Simplex / Re: Where is everyone from?
« on: August 30, 2014, 10:28:31 PM »
I met Ford here once.  He was a real down to earth guy.  But talking to Al Gore was like meeting a wooden cigar store indian.

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