Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 6, 2003, at 4:45 PM, John Collier wrote: > Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 14:33:00 -0700 > From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> > Subject: [Leica] Crank, flywheel & gear advice > Message-ID: <C40BAA06-2833-11D8-B497-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca> > References: <04D04C5E-2778-11D8-B8F7-003065D4369C@forcemajeure.qc.ca> > <3FD12D4D.3080406@wku.edu> > > As you all know I am building up a 125 engine using an ETS cylinder, > piston, head and a 100 sport engine as a base. I have had my local 2 > stroke shop bore the cylinder. They did a great job and beveled the > ports nicely too. I also had them deck the head and cylinder and o-ring > the cylinder. This is a narrow groove into which you insert stainless > wire; simple, cheap and it works. I also have rounded up some > inexpensive nos vmb cases (dunno why but they were half price), a four > speed conversion kit and a primavera primary gear set. Still to go is > polishing and match porting the cases, cylinder, piston and manifolds. > I am also going to try and source a PK multi spring clutch for no > particular reason I can think off. > > So far so good and PLEASE nobody ask how much this has all cost! > Remember I got the bike for free :-) > > Now I have a stock crank and a 100 sport flywheel and I would like to > go to a lighter flywheel. This leaves me with two options. First, > lighten the 100 sport flywheel and stay with the stock crank. Is it > easy to do or is it also easy for an inexperienced person to machine > the magnets off? Second, get a XL crank large taper crank and a HP > flywheel; more money but stronger. Can I keep the 12v battery set up > with an HP flywheel? Someone told me I couldn't and someone told me I > could. Dunno who is right. It depends. Is this the black paint or titanium model? Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, NY 10014 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html