right now i'm stalled while i figure out a wheel/tire combo i like. i have the original 12" solid wheel that i really like the vintage look of but the yamaha zuma rear wheel is 10" with a fat low profile modern tire that has a smaller outside diameter than the 12" og tire and imo looks goofy on an antique machine. i haven't mounted the zuma drivetrain package yet so i'm looking at other donor scooter drive packages with a larger rear wheel.

Never throw nothin' away. I scrounged thru piles looking for some 1" tubing to make some body side frames and dug out an old rollbar that came off one of the Grandkids gokarts. It was the exact tubing as the original frame and even had the proper angle bent into it. I also made a few relief cuts in the lower frame tubes/exhaust pipe and dropped the motor down into it's final position. I plan to solid mount the motor/ wheel like the original. Life is good :-)

Considering the condition and incompleteness of this bike I've decided to do a "resto mod" . I have a Yamaha Zuma scooter in my bone yard with most of the pieces I'll be needing. I did some mockup and test fitting and it looks like it will work. I used the Zuma front wheel in the mockup as it is the same hieght as stock but the finished bike will use the stock Simplex Scooter front wheel after it's restored. I really hate cutting and modifying the stock frame but ya gotta break some eggs yada yada. Should be a fun toy when it's done.

Thanks for the hookup. I spent a few hours today heatin' and beatin' on the little guy and saved quite a bit of it. Still needs more love. The first thing on my list to find is a rear wheel assembly with hub, axle and brake. If I bastardize the drivetrain I'll be looking for a 12" wheel that's chain drive and can be made to look like the front.

Hi all. I've had this heap of metal for a number of years and finally identified it as a Simplex but I'm having a hard time finding any info on it. I think I can save it but it won't be easy. It looks like it was run over by a car then left outside for 60 years. I'm hoping I can find out the model/year, what the driveline and rear wheel looked like and most importantly the parts it's missing.