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Wheels & Tires / Simplex specifications info
« on: April 16, 2011, 11:37:03 PM »
A question for you guys with service manuals.
What is the recommended tire pressure and is there a vehicle weight listed in the service manual?
I know that the Cushman Millitary Airborne scooters had the recommended tire pressure painted on them and was thinking of painting this info on my Simplex.
Thanks, Mike

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 26, 2011, 03:51:53 PM »
Here’s a pic of the opposite side from the military manual. The other pedal operates the clutch. According to the Simplex history on the Servi-Cycle web site, the kick starter didn’t come into being until 1947.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 26, 2011, 09:38:12 AM »
Hello Servicycle,

Thanks for posting the picture. You wouldn’t happen to know the serial number on the engine would you? The reason I ask is that it looks like that’s possibly an early model H. The octaganal foot boards are correct for the model G but the toe operated rear brake pedal came out in 1945 with the model H. The Model G had the brake pedal mounted to the rear of the engine and was heel operated.

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Restoration Projects / Re: At Long Last
« on: February 26, 2011, 09:36:49 AM »
That's good news Bob and that's one nice looking Simplex. Look forward to hearing what you are going to have to do to it and seeing some more pictures.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 19, 2011, 07:30:59 PM »
That’s interesting. When I first started researching I thought that cutting off the bars could be just a military “motor pool modification” possibly to save a little space for loading on the gliders for the airborne operations but then I saw the below picture on “The liberator” web site. It’s a scanned image of the Model G-A-1 from the Simplex military manual dated 1943, no crash bars but the footboards are there. I would think that any pictures in the manual would be of the bike as delivered and not modified after the fact. 

I’ve seen a post on another forum that Simplex delivered about 650 bikes to the Army between 1942 and 1943 (I haven’t been able to validate that number). Simplex built around 11,000 model G's between 1940 to 1945 so I would guess that some were initially manufactured per the military spec and didn’t have the crash bars and possibly as the war progressed the civilian models were just painted OD at the factory and delivered to the Army to meet the contract. 

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 19, 2011, 06:24:48 PM »
Rick, do you recall anything in Gary’s book about the military Simplex? Specifically I’ve been trying to find information about the lack of the crash bars on the military model and how the footboards were mounted. I’ve seen pictures of the military Simplex in WW2 on the web site, theliberator.be/militarybicycles.htm and in all the pics, no crash bars . I emailed Johan for more info but he only has what he's posted.

Here’s a pic of Father Sampson, 101st Airborne Division on one in Holland. Sept ’44. This photo has been cropped but I have an un-cropped and the footboards are there. 

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 19, 2011, 05:47:36 PM »
Thanks for posting the info. Who has the repop windshield?

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 19, 2011, 04:36:01 PM »
Hello Rick, Definently I'll be displaying but it's for occasional riding too.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 19, 2011, 08:37:36 AM »
Another pic.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 19, 2011, 08:35:49 AM »
A pic of the current state of my Simplex build. Tail light, exhaust, chain guard and fuel filter installed.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 19, 2011, 08:12:08 AM »
Bob, In regards to the windshield, is that an original or a repop for $300? I would be interested in see the leg guards, I know the Harley WLA's had them but didn't know about ones for the Simplex.

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Clinton Engines in Simplex bikes?
« on: February 19, 2011, 04:21:20 AM »
Just to throw another log on this fire, have you seen this one? It's a WW2 model G-A-1. Interesting to note is the chain drive to the rear wheel instead of the standard belt. I believe it's in a musuem in the Netherlands but not positive about that. I haven't seen any info other than some pictures so I don't know if this was a factory build, some enterprising G.I. or a post war conversion.

The official Army designation was "G611, Airborne, Bicycle, Motorized". Since there are no pedals I'm not sure why they defined it as a bicycle. Must have been the light weight. 

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Clinton Engines in Simplex bikes?
« on: February 18, 2011, 06:49:33 PM »
was this it? cybermotorcycle.com/euro/brands/simplex.htm

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Clinton Engines in Simplex bikes?
« on: February 18, 2011, 05:02:59 PM »
Bob, where did you run across the info on Clinton engines in WW2 simplex's?

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Simplexes with Non-Original Engines / Re: Military Simplex
« on: February 18, 2011, 05:01:48 PM »
Hi Bob,

Thanks for posting the pictures. The exhaust is finished and I'm installing the chain guard I built this weekend. I take some pictures and post my progress soon. 

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