Monday, November 22, 2010

new project

Sorry for the posting delay. For the last few months I was working on building a car for the 24 Hours of Lemons race. Now that the race is finished, I'm ready to work on mopeds again.

A couple of weeks ago I picked up a really cheap AMF Roadmaster. I found it on CL and immediately fell in love with the mags and dry rotted 80's BMX tires. I just had to pick it up and find out what it was all about.

Last night I took both wheels apart in an attempt to rebuild them. I think most of the bearings are salvageable, but I probably need at least one axle (10mm x 1.00 x 140mm).

The tires/tubes are definitely shot. I'm going to shop for new ones today. However, the size listing is interesting. Both tires said 20 x 2.125, but the wheels are only ~16-3/4" OD. I'll have to see what I can find on that subject.

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