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- Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:40 pm
- Forum: Motors, Transmissions, & Drive Systems
- Topic: Diesel Twin Test Run
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6881
Diesel Twin Test Run
Picked up my new diesel engine for my current build the other day. I'm building a diesel-electric hybrid cruiser motorcycle. Well, the engine is new to me - it has been slightly used - only one year old. Dog-gone thing seems to run like a champ - fires up instantly. Loud as hell - and I mean the eng...
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:23 pm
- Forum: The Machine Shop
- Topic: Adapter for Tapered Shaft
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7390
Adapter for Tapered Shaft
I just got a really good deal on an engine for my current build - brand new and less than 1/3 the list price of a new one! Anyway, the one drawback is that it has a tapered output shaft. I need to mount a conventional pulley wheel on the shaft. The pulley would normally mount on a straight keyed sha...
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:02 am
- Forum: Frame Fabrication
- Topic: Tube Bending
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21686
Tube Bending
Do the $99 manual (hydraulic) tube/pipe benders work adequately for downtubes/bottom rails?
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-hyd ... 32888.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-hyd ... 32888.html
- Sun Nov 27, 2011 6:58 pm
- Forum: Frame Fabrication
- Topic: Engine Base & Down-Tube Fabrication
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9053
Re: Engine Base & Down-Tube Fabrication
Oops - just re-read my post. I should have used the term "Bottom Rail" in the subject line rather than engine base.....
- Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:01 pm
- Forum: Frame Fabrication
- Topic: Engine Base & Down-Tube Fabrication
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9053
Engine Base & Down-Tube Fabrication
It's been a while since I last posted. I'm building a diesel-electric hybrid motorbike. I'm currently fabricating the frame. I am using a Honda Rebel 250 rear swingarm and a small segment of the Rebel frame where the swingarm pivots. I have aligned and tack-welded the backbone and steering tube in p...