Nice bike! It's good to see someone building stuff that isn't just $200 worth of crap from gopowersports thrown onto whatever chassis. If you ever build more, it's worth messing around with a belt clutch; it's a lot more fun to drive, you can gear it taller, or keep it geared low and dump the clutch. Either way, good stuff and nice attention to detail! I cringed a little seeing those perfectly good wrenches sacrificed as frame segments, but it looks clean! I have a similar project I've dubbed "the Trash Bike" that's gone through 6 evolutions, from a simple belt clutch and bicycle chain on an old huffy frame using a modified 3 piece crank as a jackshaft to a "2 speed automatic" using a belt clutch, two chains, a freewheel hub, and a modified centrifugal clutch tied together on a from-scratch tube frame. 5 horse Honda engine sends it as fast as you would want to go on bicycle wheels, and was torquey enough to grenade two sturmey archer gearhubs before I went to the freewheel! Maybe someday I'll figure out how to use a camera and document the trials of developing my trash bike. Keep up the projects, there's not enough people on here making truly unique stuff!
Thanks so much. If you enjoyed this build you might find my Goofy Cart build interesting too. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pyoExcysk60.html
Glad you checked it out the rest of the way. Thanks again. I was building using what I had on hand at that point with no investments. Even the bike came out of the dump.
@@TheShadeTreeFixitMan thats pretty cool I think my favorite parts on the new one is the oil Release and the exhaust and the wrenches reminded of a snap on themed bike OCC built several years ago probably before I was alive lol
Love your vision and making parts out of throw away junk. Once in a while you come up with something that's totally innovative and new and fresh, that's what this is.Who would of thought to turn tools into actual working parts and not only that but to make it all function and look great at the same time. Gotta hand it to ya bro, when you don't have huge amounts of money and build things like this, is super impressive. Nice job bro!!
Gone but not forgotten. Thanks for stopping by. Check it out running and driving: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YGlJUWi2qOQ.html and here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9culEAtj2dE.html
Let me tell U sumthin Oldman, what U have done w/this Stingray is So Damn Awesome!! The "Craftsman" ship is 2nd 2-none! It looks great, all the extra touches are well thought out, can't wait 2-C it run like a deere? Anyway, U set the bar pretty high w/the quality work U have done Ole man, The only bike that may? Have U beat is: The Snap-On bike from O.C.C. Perhaps? They can build a better Stingray? I'll bet on U! When it comes 2 that 1 off, U got my vote! The best I've seen.
Really messed up that bike. Did you ever think that Briggs pull start wouldn't just "F" the whole thing up? Just kidding. Replace it with a piece of broom handel sized dowel stained red for that rod flavor. Maybe a piece of copper pipe or pvc. I love yere work. Too cool!
Remind me to never loan you a Craftsman end wrench! lol I think this is one of the better OCC stingray builds. I think that you have built a vintage chopper bicycle. Really looks good. It goes about as fast as I would want to on what is basically bicycle. No put down intended. It would be great for running to the mini mart for something. When you were saying about your "tool compartment" and putting in what ever you wanted, I thought I'd put my weed and pipe in there. My first bike was a Honda 50 scrambler and it had that ankle burner pipe too. Your ten speed handle bar exhaust pipe is pretty cool. All around excellent work! Thanks for sharing. (Anyone ever tell you that you sound like Bob Odenkirk?) Saul.
Thank you for the kind words of encouragement and I agree on the speed. It was rather sketchy at the speed I got up to which I guessed to be around 30mph. It had more, but I didn't...LOL
I didn't see what cc this engine was looked to be going pretty fast more than my bike can do. I'm less weight than this guy and a smaller engine 3 horsepower single speed 80cc phat Moto bike with Governor bypassed. Up the steepest hill I tried a little less than a 45 degree angle. I'm pedaling wide open with throttle to the floor. Get the bigger engine or more gear higher tooth rear sprocket for pulling hills and taking off from sitting still. Glad I didn't go with a 49cc bike. Also riding on grass on the side of the road the 80cc engine helps pull me through the rough spots any less and it would be struggling. I see you work hard on your channel to answer everyone's comment or question your doing a good job. I'm younger than you and I got to figure out how to make a RU-vid channel one of these days and learn how it works. I'm not on any social media.
Welcome Ze Dee. The engine on my bike was a 5hp Tecumseh motor from an old snowblower. From what I gather that translates to 195cc. I never rode this bike on any hills or grass, only at the airport that you see in the video clips and a short ride down the street in front of my house (after notifying the police...) As you can see there are no pedals on the Gadget Bike, so it wasn't street legal for normal riding around town. Sounds like you have a neat bike started. If you have a smart phone, you can use it to make videos to upload to RU-vid. Enjoy the journey, and thanks for stopping by.
No I am liking the crank case oil drain! How many times have we changed oil in these small engines only to dribble oil all over the lawn mower or snow blower frame. Now no fuss no muss!
Sometimes I miss it, but then I think about the nice MIG welder it afforded me... Thanks Daniel. I figured some of my newer subscribers might enjoy seeing it.
Wouldn't blame you for missing it. Ahh that's right i had forgot about the Mig welder, i was trying to think but kept thinking the goofy tires for some reason. I bet they will, as for most of the old subs too!! Have a good'nnn
cool...i had to look at the date...sweet...wow you got snow....i went for a ride. had to wear the leather jacket...could not get the new chaps on so i ruffed it...lol. temps in 50's here along the ohio shores of the erie canal lock 4
Temps in the 60s here today, but remember the video was made more than a year ago, in March when it was in the 30s that day. Thanks for stopping by, Robert.
How did you talk Bernie Sanders into doing a walkaround on your bike? Very cool. I am building one of these right now with a little Honda G100 K2 clone and torque converter. Mine will not be anywhere as nice as yours, but should be pretty cool nonetheless. Very good job.
what kind of clutch set up did you use for the chainsaw engine on that , I have a weed eater engine that I want to use on a bicycle . I appreciate anything you may be able to help me with .
The clutch that I used on the chainsaw motor setup was the original chainsaw clutch, but it wasn't strong enough for a 190 lb passenger and it would slip the whole time I was riding it. I suppose it could be modified with something a little bigger? i have seen some weed eater engines used on bicycle builds, but they usually set them up with a belt drive that is only engaged once you get the bicycle rolling with the pedals. One of my next projects will attempt to do something like that with another vintage chainsaw motor.
Ok , yeah I believe I have seen a few videos of motorised bicycle's that did that and even one that made a sleeve for a Max torque clutch .Thank you George
I didn't have a smart phone at that time, only a dumb phone and sometimes I wish I still had that oldtime flip phone. Thanks for the suggestion. The Gadget Bike is but a memory now.
I know its been 2 uears ago o hv a swinn bike amd i want to put an engine imto it. But i dpnt hv and tools to mk it work i like if florida. Do u know anyome that puts motprs in the swin occ choppet,??? Ill pay for ir. Bs
I would check with your local bicycle shop. I suspect that in Florida there are plenty of folks who would be willing to do this for you. There are engine kits that are used for larger bikes that would probably fit right into one of these bikes. Thanks for taking a look.
