What wheel would work?

[ltcps]

Does anyone know what model motorcycle wheel will work on a servicycle?
Lots of references to Worksman wheels and some references to conversions using motorcycle wheels but the salvage yards say they have nothingclose

Any ideas? New or usedn

[Ricks]

  Worksman bicycle wheels are really heavy duty.  They lace right in to a simplex hub and use the same size spokes.  They are a little wider than the early 1" wide Simplex wheels and work in a pinch.  They also accept simplex 26 x 2.5" tires.

The problem with using motorcycle wheels is,  where do you stop?  Do you use the motorcycle hubs and brakes?  Do you try to lace a motorcycle rim to a simplex hub?  If you use a motorcycle rim, you can't use the simplex tires.  Now you have to find a motorcycle tire narrow enough to fit the simplex frame.  More questions?

FWIW, there was a guy building simplex replicas years ago who used the worksman wheels with drum brakes.  Here is a picture of one.

[ltcps]

Whoa! I didn't notice the gear drive on yous. How did you attach?

[Ricks]

That is not mine, just a picture to show the replicas that were built with the worksman wheels.

Rick

[aquaelvis]

That replica would have been cool but what was he thinking with that motor! 
He ruined the whole bike with that thing. Thee has to be better ways to run a non-simplex, new style motor without making the bike look like chit

[Kustomkarma]

For the rear I'm going to try to lace a moped rear hub to a narrow 21 inch motorcycle front rim and use a narrow motorcycle tire. For the front I'm going to use the stock hub laced to either the stock 21 inch wheel (if I can save it) or a narrow 21 or 23 inch motorcycle wheel. I may use a Simplex or motorcycle tire depending on which rim I run. I'm building this bike Bobber style so it won't have a front fender and the rear will be bobbed short.

[Ricks]

I think he tried to get the bikes road legal, that is why he had all the lights and such. He also didn't use an internal throttle.  If one should try a non simplex motor, you really need to do something with the engine shroud.

Rick