Firestone Gum Dipped

Mounted a pair of vintage Firestone Gum Dipped Sport tires. Very tight stiff tires to mount, probably the only tire worst then Gazelles. Unidirectional sport tires and ding-dong me mounted the rear tire backwards so I had to redo the rear. Very handsome looking tires...

Variator top speed mod

One way to get some 'free' top end on a variated bike is to shave the movable cheek to ensure that at full variation the belt is all the way up to the top of the drive pulley.

PREMOD

POSTMOD

S65 is ready for road testing

Out of the Secret Cellar and into the fresh air!!! Still needs TLC but she is ready for a road test and shakedown.

Pug mudguard

Thought I would test fit a Raleigh 1/4 guard to the back of the Pug to stop my back from getting sand blasted while riding...

...I think there still needs to be a luggage rack so it does not look so barren behind the seat. Having a mudguard the same color would also be a bonus...

Peugeot BB1 CT and trailer

Just hit the fast forward and jump forward in time since the last post and check out the finished pair - trailer and Peugeot. The Pug still needs a rear fender though...

Something is afoot...

I am feeling very lucky after culling this collection of fine pieces from the dumpster at the auction... Crazy ideas will be put into reality soon...

Crazy Fast Cady

Humble beginnings of the Cady Speedster...
The bike was given to me as a challenge
project to see if there was anything I
could do with her to save her...

There were no forks on the frame and she 

had been accidented on a farm and run over 

by equipment... 

...as this allowed carte blanche I decided it 

might be a good plan to try to fit a AV7 to
the tiny frame.
Spy pictures of the lower counter spring
rather than a solid mount so there would
always be tension on the belt with the Dimoby...
...and perhaps allow later fitting of a variator...

Upper mount I fabricated temporary plates 

to adapt the upper motor mounting point of
the AV7 to the  frame without major 

modifications... in case the project needed

more R&D (or perhaps the motor was too much)

It turned out to be very BLASTY fun...

Front forks are from a 50V which fit with 

no modification at all.