"Raw Deal" how to make a crappy bike.....worse!

[firemarshal71]

yeah, I agree. that is a neat looking bike. I think it's the seat and mount that gets me. its a blend of the old with new and flows well together.

 

[buckeye]

Totally lovin it!! Nice "throw" together. Outstanding.:thumbsup:

 

[Bill Ellerby]

I used the same exhaust tip on one of my minibikes, also used the flared version on another mini too. Check ebay item 370743685692, that makes a great exhaust.

 

[Marshall Man]

Thanks for the bike Markus. Took it out for a ride, it really is pretty sweet...little slow out of the hole like you said, but really nice, smooth, and quite.

 

[leathernun666]

Love that patina look. Reminds me of my Power Dyne.

Have fun with it Joe :thumbsup:

 

[markus]

Thanks for the bike Markus. Took it out for a ride, it really is pretty sweet...little slow out of the hole like you said, but really nice, smooth, and quite.

Cool:thumbsup: Yea I have never had a bike with a 3hp on it, so I dunno if thats the nature of it or what :shrug:. Most of the 3.5hp bikes I've done had a just a touch more on the low end. I didn't think to count the teeth on the clutch, but maybe a gear change would be in order for an adult sized rider, still a bit of room to tweak the gov on the top end to compensate. That era tecumseh is not to hard to find, find an ugly HS50 snowblower motor, swap the tins/carb/tank over and hold on tight :wink:

 

[dobber]

That came out just cool as hell, :thumbsup:

 

[Marshall Man]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I'm going to count the teeth Markus and see if I have a different clutch to try. Once your up to speed it is fine. The bike runs really well.

 

[56f100]

cool build

 

[Eric777]

Killer job on the build! I really like the engine tins raw instead of black. I just bought a Sears Yellow Jacket (Streaker, Puddle Jumper?) for $100 off Craiglist, not too rusty. Plate says Sear Roebuck & Co. USA (see pic). Same exact Tecumseh 3 hp. I might try to keep it the original yellow. Trying to find that plastic chain guard and OG fenders - mine came with one original broken front fender but in black plastic - same ridges as your yellow ones. Thanks for all the pics, Markus... very helpful as I got forward. This site is great.

 

[markus]

Killer job on the build! I really like the engine tins raw instead of black. I just bought a Sears Yellow Jacket (Streaker, Puddle Jumper?) for $100 off Craiglist, not too rusty. Plate says Sear Roebuck & Co. USA (see pic). Same exact Tecumseh 3 hp. I might try to keep it the original yellow. Trying to find that plastic chain guard and OG fenders - mine came with one original broken front fender but in black plastic - same ridges as your yellow ones. Thanks for all the pics, Markus... very helpful as I got forward. This site is great. View attachment 306546

yea the sears sold ones were Yellow Jackets, Manco sold were Streakers.
This is the only pic I ever saw of the decaling for the Yellow jacket


and of course the Streaker decaling that was on my old beater:

 

[novadose74]

yea the sears sold ones were Yellow Jackets, Manco sold were Streakers.
This is the only pic I ever saw of the decaling for the Yellow jacket
View attachment 306597

and of course the Streaker decaling that was on my old beater:

View attachment 306598

Any chance of getting a closer pic of that yellow jacket decal, I would love to have that on mine

 

[markus]

Any chance of getting a closer pic of that yellow jacket decal, I would love to have that on mine

That's blown up from a pic I found online years back, best I could get it.