tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post1171233021381477045..comments2024-03-05T13:35:16.474-08:00Comments on Applied Machete: Walt SeigleIrish Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830702315575079518noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-1697622686382979872010-07-19T14:17:37.796-07:002010-07-19T14:17:37.796-07:00I have the tank and seat for this bike sitting on ...I have the tank and seat for this bike sitting on one of my shelves. I painted the replacement tank that was put on by Indian Larry when Andrea of east side ink bought the bike from Walter. The bike was later raffled off by 3rd street if memory serves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640624155538371576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-8582262491591684982010-07-14T16:29:06.071-07:002010-07-14T16:29:06.071-07:00I remember that article as well Rich, my favorite ...I remember that article as well Rich, my favorite was the pic of the plywood sign telling the working girls not to throw the used scumbags on the ground but in the dumpster or we expect some ass!!! Classic!!! Roadside MartyRoadside Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422681047928104696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-78320720180599520422010-07-09T09:32:36.943-07:002010-07-09T09:32:36.943-07:00Hey Rich, thanks again for all the info..pictures ...Hey Rich, thanks again for all the info..pictures are great but the stories behind the pictures are always amazing, brings everything into focus, thanks!!Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037554775941435163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-81333613883654755452010-07-08T19:47:26.720-07:002010-07-08T19:47:26.720-07:00English Don said in the article that the motor wou...English Don said in the article that the motor would pull the tranny out of the frame, so Seigle added the additional brackets on the kicker side, and some other reinforcement brackets under the tranny. He also said he ran w/o a bearing support or motor plate w/a 3" belt drive.<br /><br />I kinda figured Larry wouldn't make his motors oil tight, and then run a chain he'd have to clean up after. Thanks.Irish Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830702315575079518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-9627939775716016942010-07-08T15:32:15.496-07:002010-07-08T15:32:15.496-07:00He told me it was the lube thing(although I'm ...He told me it was the lube thing(although I'm sure he liked showing off that perfect alignment). Are those brackets from the tranny to the frame for keeping alignment due to not running a primary plate or did it have one and those are for fun? Thanks for all the great info, it's awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-65928146973088332332010-07-08T10:21:30.403-07:002010-07-08T10:21:30.403-07:00Chuck, It never occured to me to ask Larry why he ...Chuck, It never occured to me to ask Larry why he ran final belt drives, but he ran them on every one of his his Build Off bikes (and bikes he built for others,like Timothy White's Rolex for example), with the Chain Of Mystery bike being the exception. I guess he ran the chain final drive to mesh with the chain frame.<br /><br />From my experience, chain final drives are way easier to set up and align than belt final drives are. Chains will tolerate .050-.075 runout in the alignment, and still live a long life, where belts will tear themselves up with the same runout. You have to have everything aligned just perfect to get "0" runout on the rear pulleys.<br /><br />Maybe Larry did them because not many people used them and they were a challange to set up right, or maybe it was the no maintainence aspect, or maybe he just didn't like to clean off chain lube from his bikes all the time....I dunno. Maybe when I see Paul Cox again, I'll ask him, or Keino.Irish Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830702315575079518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-53972302342424702912010-07-08T06:33:32.204-07:002010-07-08T06:33:32.204-07:00Thanks for sharing these picturea! English Don is ...Thanks for sharing these picturea! English Don is on the Jockey Journal sharing old photos too..I asked him the same thing about hi-mids vs. forwards and he said personal preference as well..although it does seem strange that a whole coast would have the same personal preference..A couple posts back you had IL's grease monkey, any ideas on why he ran a final belt drive? Seems most run chain but I figure he had a reason for doing it just wondering what that reason is..Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037554775941435163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-17247746478915764182010-07-08T03:37:17.319-07:002010-07-08T03:37:17.319-07:00Frisco look mixed with New York City style.... a p...Frisco look mixed with New York City style.... a perfect cocktail!Vilminohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615226378320656398noreply@blogger.com