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Finally i managed to get all parts / components for my 16 inch wheel together:
rim is 16 inch USA import
spokes are from Germany
tyre is imported USA
drum off course is Chang Jiang
saturday i will try to squeeze the fat rubber into my black solo - will see how everything works out!
if everything is fine i will also outfit my red solo with such a 16 inch combo
Nice congrats looks like good stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geronimo
Cool machines too.
latest update:
just squeezed the wheel in to see how it fits!
anyway! so far i'm happy with the result and was worth the hassle to bring all the stuff here to china!
next update will hopefully follow within a week ...
Thats a fat one :thumbsup:
Darn your project makes me want to get a street bike! :eekers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Geronimo
now that whole things is running - just waiting to get the seat back from upholstery ...
now i'm considering wether i shift the frontwheel also to 16 " or keep the 19" but add a very slim AVON speedmaster on ...
feel free to give some feedback which final setup you suggest!
You already have a fine bad ass looking bike. Building custom bikes is in my opinion a form of art. I might try the 19" Avon but it appears the front mudguard will have to be slimmed by then too as well as the front fork. Not sure would it work, I doubt it because your bike looks now a litle bit front heavy, and slim front tire could make the front look to be seriously out of balance. I might try to make front and rear wheels to be kinda similar. The front tire can bigger though in diameter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geronimo
Since today i'm riding "fat" also on the front ...
after bringing another 16 inch rim + tailor-made spokes-set from Germany and after receiving the 2nd tire from the US i did it today!
the fender had to go but BJ usually is a dry area with low rainfall during the year so driving without fender won't be a problem
also the tailormade framebag is attached to the ride and comes out nicely ...
these flatheads are just plain simple: ART!
Wow - looks great. How does it ride? Have you noticed any change in performance due to the wheels / tires? I'm guessing it handles much better, but perhaps loses a bit of power from additional rolling resistance? Just guessing.
I think the solo overall looks nice. My thoughts on the front rim/tyre set up, is that having a bigger rim on the front with a narrower tyre than what you have with the 16" rim and tyre would be better, it will not turn-in as easy like when racing through the twisties, but at low speed it will feel/be more manoeuvrable and it will feel the crap road surfaces less, meaning that rough surfaces will not be transferred through the bars to your hands and arms as much with the large diameter rim compared to the small 16" rim.
As for the look, well it's purely subjective, just like art, however I do prefer the look of the bigger rim and thinner tyre. But as above, how does it ride?
so far with the 16inchers no remarkable difference in the performance ...
my first chang - now almost 3 years ago - was a sidecar with the "bigger" 32 hp engine and i have a lot of ooportunities to also ride the 24 hp version with sidecar!
generally said performance of my solos is much better tahn with the heavy bucket on the side and for me riding is much more fun than with the bulky sidecar ...
anyway those rides are not engineered to run FAAAAAAAAST - drivetrain and everything is much too heavy but with the single-version performance is pretty good
no problems so far with the fat tyres - circling small slopes with a chang is difficult in every-case so i do not care quick the reaction is! for me manouverability is ok!
Very nice! I would enjoy to roll with that one. It looks like a curvy (black) woman with plenty of stuff to touch :naughty: Again makes me to think I should get a street (toy) bike for summer :eek2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Geronimo
Can you tell us where you got the spokes or the size/dimensions of them so we can duplicate your wheel setup?
Also, what is the tire size and model?
Yep!Quote:
Originally Posted by jag7720
That's a good idea ...
Should i tell you how long it took for me to get the correct setup of spoke-length - nipples - tyres and things????
Unbelieveable loooooooong!
If you want such a set - get in touch with me and after some money i forward you the info
btw:
pic of my current project ...
Really? I guess you are going to own that info for a long time.... and when I figure it out, I'll post it for FREE.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geronimo
I have to say,,,, what a really crappy attitude. And you use forums... forums are generally a place that people SHARE the info they have found so other people don't have to waste the same time and money making mistakes... See the logo up top? "Community and Resources". Not "Retail out let for info you don't have but need".
When I find info, I SHARE it. Remember what your parents taught you as a kid... "Share".
But I'll probably never come to this forum again, if only to put what I find about this set up.
Maybe you own the forum. and if you don't, then you are here just to make a dollar and that doesn't really make you part of the forum community.... just a capitalist.
Wow!
By the way... the tire appears to be a MT90-16 and you can get the spokes custom made by Buchanan Spokes http://www.buchananspokes.net/catego...spoke_sets.asp
from $110 to $163 per set and if they haven't done this particular hub... send it to them and they will make up the spokes.
See how cheap and easy that was... and it didn't cost a dime. I'll post some pictures when I get mine done.... with final prices and anything that might have cause an issue.... all for the low price of free.
Dear Jag,
Thanks for posting some honest words. Geronimo's post surprised me too, and is not exemplary of the quality of MCM members.
I hope you stick around. There's a lot of value here.
What are you riding now, and what are you trying to make?
cheers!
euphonius,Quote:
Originally Posted by euphonius
Thanks! Now that I see he is relatively new to the forum (35 post) I think I'll stick around.
Not sure exactly what I have... It is probably russian (M72). The front end is chinese though. I bought it "new" from blitz bikes. I was going to sell it but spring has hit and that itch has come back. I had an old dnepr with a hack a few years ago and now this M72 solo. I'd like to just get it rolling and have something to scoot around town on.
Nothing fancy, just a simple ride. Parts are my weak link.. they are either non-existent or 8K miles away. I'll probably go with an 18" wheel as tires are easier to come by and I am changing the rear diff ratio to 3.5:1
I'm in Kansas City BTW.
jag,
Hang around, this is a great site for China bike and general bs.
As they say, your bike does not exist without photos.:lol8:
http://bcozz.multiply.com/photos/alb...t_case#photo=1Quote:
Originally Posted by barnone
Nice, thanks, like the photos and also Woollee's Wedding
yeah - do that!Quote:
Originally Posted by jag7720
if it's that easy why'd you ask with your 1st !!! post for such details?
what did you share with the other forum members before posting such crap ...
If you stick around a bit on other forums you'll find such info on the spot - even from me ...
tyre size and even maker ain't a secret - tyres are easy to identify
so better to use brain first - than introduce yourself - than ask (sequence optional except the last part)
and if you would read my posts carefully you'd realize that i never ever offered service or tried to sell something or make money in any other way
Sounds like there was a misunderstanding, Geronimo. Can you see how when you posted this line?
"If you want such a set - get in touch with me and after some money i forward you the info"
It sounds like you were looking for money for your information. I'm guessing that wasn't the case and that it was just a turn of phrase.
you get into a bar - take a seat and ask the guy beside you: may i ride your motobike?Quote:
Originally Posted by david3921
will end with a hit in your face ...
you get into a bar - take a seat - introduce yourself and pay that pal beside you a beer and ask him: may i ride your motobike?
he hands you the keys ...
In my ex bike I had only one mod. A sticker like this on the front fender:
http://www.bikers-stuffwholesale.com...tAskToRide.jpg
moilami,
Good sticker.