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    Trail Horse! Not stock

    Yeah he and his lady seemed like great people. I'm glad it went to someone who wants to keep it and make it better than it is.
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    Trail Horse! Not stock

    Sold!
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    Trail Horse! Not stock

    I just bought a new toy, (35 Ford). Now i am eager to sell. How about a Trailhorse frame and everything on it brand new, for $400.00? Come get it, I need the space, (and money)!
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    t 555

    I believe they use the Peerless 100 axle. They are still available from Peerless and a company called Stanton inc. as well as several other companies. just google "Peerless axle" and you find more than enough suppliers.
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    "Before and After" pics

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    Trail Horse! Not stock

    After puttering around with this little thing for nearly 20 years. I finally got it finished. Now I can't ride it. At 75 years, I just can't tuck my legs up under me to keep my feet on the pegs. Located in Central Delaware. $600. The engine has less than an hour of usage. I just changed the...
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    Well, age does funny things to people. In my case, it has decided I am too old to tuck my legs back up underneath me. It's time to let someone have it and enjoy it. Check out the "for sale" section. I keep the pull cord cover off to make it easier for me to start it.
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    Muffler options

    On my Predators, I use the sausage muffler with a 1/2 inch hole drilled in the center. It's not real loud, flows a lot better than original and doesn't look too bad. I don't think I would try to get it past any "spark arrestor" tests though.
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    I thought about that, but there is no apparent contact, either with the chain or the clutch housing. For now, I just have to believe the dry chain was binding on the smaller sprocket. Or, there may have been a stamping burr on one of the links. So far, since the lube, I haven't heard anything...
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    As I said in the initial post, everything in the drive line is new. I don't disagree, that lack of lubrication should be the cause, however, that is all I did and it seems to have cured the problem. The chain was shipped dry, (ie, not wrapped in plastic with gobs of oil everywhere). My fault for...
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    I think I got it figured out. I woke up this morning thinking about this issue and what I could have done or forgotten to do. That's when it struck me. I had not oiled the chain. I just did so and things sound a lot better. Thank you, to everyone who tried to help.
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    Not a video, but it is what I am dealing with.
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    I have made several attempts to create a video but all have failed. Even when I know the banging occurred, while I was videoing, it doesn't come across. The bang is barely perceptible. What the video does show, is a lot of jumping and dancing of the chain. While videoing, it sounded like the...
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    New chain, sprocket, wheel, tire engine and clutch. I will see about posting a video. That is actually a good idea, since I am not seeing the issue.
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    No swing arm, rear wheel is new and the bearing is tight. Mounting bolts are new and tight. I did back the engine off about 1/4 inch. I backed the engine adjusting bolt off about 1/4 and then one by one loosened the engine mounting bolts and allowed the engine to slide back against the...
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    I can't find any marks or abrasions, to indicate contact, on either the clutch or chain. I think I'll put it on the ground and see what happens.
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    The lower portion of the chain has about 1/2 inch deflection. It's a Max Torque clutch
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    New Centrifugal clutch.

    I have been playing around with mini bikes, etc for quite a while now, but my rebuild of my Trail Horse is my first experience with a new centrifugal clutch. I fired it up today and all seemed well, except the almost solid sounding bang coming from the area of the clutch. I thought the free...
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    ATC stator question

    This might be helpful. Very generic, but the process is the same for small engines. Bing Videos
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    Best swap meets for mini bikes?

    It's getting late in the year, so, unless you are from the warmer climes, your chances this year are running out. That said, in my many years of messing with antique motorcycles, I always saw minis at the events. Here is a list of the upcoming events for the rest of the year. Events - The...
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