Message from @Indigo Lucifer

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2019-05-24 07:14:05 UTC  

i'm trying to keep it period correct in mechanical terms

2019-05-24 07:16:26 UTC  

period correct would be the sprag or centrifugal clutch

2019-05-24 07:19:37 UTC  

used on gocarts and minibikes

2019-05-24 07:22:17 UTC  

use a return spring for the throttle to go back to idle

2019-05-24 07:22:35 UTC  

or the clutch will stay locked up

2019-05-24 07:33:14 UTC  

very good views of the throttle and idle screw

2019-05-24 08:01:51 UTC  

what about a briggs and stratton small block vanguard v-twin, it's ohv but its also a bit more compact

2019-05-24 08:01:56 UTC  
2019-05-24 08:02:25 UTC  

plus i can get a cool chrome cover for it

2019-05-24 08:03:56 UTC  

give me a link to the engine

2019-05-24 08:08:10 UTC  
2019-05-24 08:08:31 UTC  

they have a 13 HP and 16 HP version of their smallest engine

2019-05-24 08:08:41 UTC  

479cc

2019-05-24 08:09:35 UTC  

only a few slight modifications and it could be used on a bike

2019-05-24 08:10:38 UTC  

briggs and stratton sells a bare block kit version of the engine

2019-05-24 08:17:12 UTC  

for your size bike anything over 8hp is overkill

2019-05-24 08:18:26 UTC  

i figured as much, the v twin tho seemed nice and compact, everything in one spot and the covers on them look vintage as hell if they were chrome.

2019-05-24 08:19:09 UTC  

but i'm also cool with the 5 hp shortblock flathead raptor

2019-05-24 08:23:10 UTC  

if i go with the raptor likely i'll paint the block red and get an aluminum cylinder head

2019-05-24 08:24:22 UTC  

most high performance engines have that type of setup

2019-05-24 08:25:14 UTC  

maybe i'll get a ricardo head for it an up the compression ratio a bit

2019-05-24 08:26:40 UTC  

7.9:1 maybe?

2019-05-24 08:26:40 UTC  

2019-05-24 08:30:03 UTC  

cylinder head is already aluminum just painted. you can change the compression ratio by head gasket size.

2019-05-24 08:32:15 UTC  

cool, yeah 7.9:1 seems like a safe ratio for a single cylinfer flathead, some ford flatheads were 9.0:1 but most were at around 8.0:1 to 8..4:1

2019-05-24 08:34:33 UTC  

better results with 8to1 with high octane gas

2019-05-24 08:34:57 UTC  

stay away from 85E stuff

2019-05-24 08:58:53 UTC  

i told u so -

2019-05-24 11:05:50 UTC  

Whew☝

2019-05-24 11:09:26 UTC  

read section 1 under introduction