Well with some kind help here from I think we have determined this to be a 1951 Safti Cycle made in Wisconsin..I ended up coming here as I was told it was Simplex..Well obviously the fella was wrong on that. I seen it at a yard sale and really liked it and I love tinkering with these kind of projects..
Some may think I am nuts to get it up and running. But I am going to..
It will never be all original original. I could likely never find the parts to to that anyway..I have some ideas on rims and such from a Moped..I will make the bottom sections of the front forks in the Lathe. Looking at photos I think I have a decent idea of how they are setup..Looks pretty simple.
The Motor I have sitting in the frame is a Briggs Y kick start that I already had here.. I am unsure of the HP as it does not seem to say anywhere what it is..I think maybe a 2HP..If someone knows how to tell that would be great. I have had the motor running good a few years ago. I need to clean things up and start it again.. Problem is the Bendix/Clutch on the flywheel is getting worn. Hopefully those can still be found. If anyone knows a source let me know.. But the Briggs Kick start is the closet I will ever come to original. They did use a very similar Kick Start Brigs on these originally.. I am not sure if it is 2HP if that will be sufficient or not..But we will see..It will just be a putt around/display piece occasionally anyway..
I do have doubts that the old Briggs Y model will have sufficient power..Let me know what you think..
I should have kept my 100.00 and left it where it was..But I always see potential in stuff that drives me..I know I can make something atleast I will be proud of.
I think I can make cool little ride out of it..Any help or input on ideas and direction are sure appreciated. First pic is my project of course..Second is one that is very close to my example..
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I was reading some on the Y model Briggs..I never realized they were a mighty 1/2 HP..LOL That is not going to work..I will come up with some solution though..Maybe I could adapt the kick starter to a 3HP or 5HP Briggs or something..