Anyone have a link to that clutch brake kit? Comes with the cover, brake lever, band, and cable. Saw it a couple weeks ago I thought on the OldMiniBikes warehouse website and now I can't kind it for the life of me. Starting to think it was maybe on a diff website than OldMiniBikes warehouse...
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So until I get a clutch brake kit, how do I install this rear friction brake on the back wheel. Tell me I don't have to take the back wheel off or worse the engine back out. Seems rather tight fit trying to turn this 10 angels to get in place. The chain and engine keep getting in the way.
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So more progress. Got the brake installed. Had to pull the engine and back tire. PIA after I had everything in nice and tight.
So she's all together and I took her out for a test drive tonight.
Need to make a temp seat till I get a bigger replacement to the first one I bought and sold.
One concern I have is the rear sprocket I think hits the ground on left hand turns. How much bigger of a wheel do you think I can put on this thing?
Now the bikes tilted in the pic so it looks closer than it is, but I think bigger tires would easily solve thing. Any suggestion on type and size?
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So she's all together and I took her out for a test drive tonight.
Need to make a temp seat till I get a bigger replacement to the first one I bought and sold.
One concern I have is the rear sprocket I think hits the ground on left hand turns. How much bigger of a wheel do you think I can put on this thing?
Now the bikes tilted in the pic so it looks closer than it is, but I think bigger tires would easily solve thing. Any suggestion on type and size?
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Made a make shift seat until I reorder one like I had previously but bigger. Also added the kick stand. Just need a spring for the brake and we are in biz. I have a new throttle and grips on order just waiting for them to come in. I think my next upgrade is the clutch brake kit with a guard / cover.
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No way to mount a sprocket on them, wrong bearing size, and wheel barrow tires "will" blow, shred, and otherwise ruin your day.
If you go any bigger on your rear wheel/tire for ground clearance, you're going to have to move the brake, or move your axle mounts back. (looks that way from your pics)
I had the same issue with all of my 6" wheel small frame Cats. I could feel the sprocket making contact in turns. I just quit leaning so far. A smaller sprocket would help, and you have enough power to over come the resultant gear ratio change.
As said OND said above, you will loose a little on take off. I used a 60t sprocket on a 3.5 HP bike and it did just fine. But I wasn't drag racing. :laugh:
If you go any bigger on your rear wheel/tire for ground clearance, you're going to have to move the brake, or move your axle mounts back. (looks that way from your pics)
I had the same issue with all of my 6" wheel small frame Cats. I could feel the sprocket making contact in turns. I just quit leaning so far. A smaller sprocket would help, and you have enough power to over come the resultant gear ratio change.
As said OND said above, you will loose a little on take off. I used a 60t sprocket on a 3.5 HP bike and it did just fine. But I wasn't drag racing. :laugh: