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94442
Tom Fusco at 386-252-5149, 140 Riverside Dr., Holly Hill, Fl 32117 developed the US electric starter. It does not have a kick starter. It is easy to...
Arthur R Croft
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Oct 1, 2006
12:34 pm
94443
The reason I purchased an electric starter for my 1950 chief was to eliminate having to kick the darn things ever again. Ron...
Arthur R Croft
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Oct 1, 2006
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94444
In a message dated 9/30/2006 10:14:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sjacobs@... writes: have you tried the white Teflon that comes on a spool? I believe...
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Oct 1, 2006
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94445
I started using Loctite 567, a Wilson Plank recommendation. It works on fuel fittings, too. Michael Breeding Website: http://www.mikesindianparts.com ...
Michael Breeding
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Oct 1, 2006
3:40 pm
94446
mike this is walt just got back from jefferson meet it was a good one two day lots of indian goodies ole tyme meet friendly no thieves like other meets...
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94448
... Did White Rose recover the tape that was supposedly lifted from the clubhouse VCR? John...
VB john
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Oct 1, 2006
5:41 pm
94449
VI Listers Thanks for the good ideas for tidying up the leaky oil line situation. I checked out the Loctite web site and found here:...
Alan Campbell
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Oct 1, 2006
9:56 pm
94450
If you want to test your oil lines why not make up some fittings and using a rubber hose and some clamps. Cap off one end of the line with a piece of hose and...
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Oct 1, 2006
10:38 pm
94451
unless you're knees are poked, i'm not sure why you need a electric start, i find them easier than most bikes to fire up. Dave...
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Oct 2, 2006
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94452
never heard about that i was with robin all weekj end [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Oct 2, 2006
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94453
Anyone have a picture of this starter installed? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Oct 2, 2006
12:37 pm
94454
It was announced on the PA early Saturday morning. They were politely requesting the return of the irreplaceable tape that someone had taken from the vcr. I...
VB john
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Oct 2, 2006
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94455
Try to look here : http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&item=160035370747&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Michael 351 ... From:...
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Oct 2, 2006
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94456
For starters the need for an electric starter is an artificial hip. Ron...
Arthur R Croft
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Oct 2, 2006
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94457
RF It's been a coupla years and yours was the only one of those that I made but as I recall it's the same as all the others just dimensionally different. It's...
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Oct 2, 2006
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94458
Alan, Quite often we see the problem you are experiencing is due to some oil line nuts on the market having a tapered inside step while the mating surface on...
Mike Tomas
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94459
There are different formulas to use to balance flywheels. Some use the Indian balancing method while some use a formula with various percentages. If using the...
Mike Tomas
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Oct 2, 2006
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94460
I don't know what the maximum tire size is on a rigid chief.. there are some differences in the transmission, mainshaft and/ or (?) output driver gear maybe. I...
Halvor Midtvik
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Oct 2, 2006
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94461
The electric start was displayed at the international rally in Sweden by Timmerman. Looked very promising and slides behind the chain cover. The battery needs...
Halvor Midtvik
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Oct 2, 2006
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Mike, Thanks for the reply about oil line fittings I'll replace all the relevant parts with Kiwi built fittings. For the record, the original 1947 fittings...
Alan Campbell
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Oct 2, 2006
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94463
Hi Bob, Mike here from New Zealand, were you looking for Excelsior 20R 1920 information ? Cheers Mike M J Warn C.A. Norton Feasey & Associates 96 Commercial...
Mike Warn
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Oct 2, 2006
9:56 pm
94464
If Tom is the guy that originally designed the electric starter (sounds familiar) Christian used his design, and added the kickstarter. He worked out a deal ...
doug
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Oct 2, 2006
10:17 pm
94465
HI, I've been looking at comparable kickstart to electric start conversion on other bikes and a lot of them are $1,000. Here is one for an Enfield ...
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Oct 2, 2006
10:37 pm
94466
looks like a Beck tire might be a Pirelli. i like it let us know if you find out more about it. Larry In a message dated 10/2/2006 3:38:11 P.M. Eastern...
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Oct 2, 2006
10:47 pm
94467
The big problem with the chief set up is the generator is in the way in order to put a starter where the generator drive is someone would have to find a way to...
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Oct 2, 2006
10:55 pm
94468
The gear unit with the starter attached looks like Tom Fusco's set up with a kicker added. Tom's unit has two gears inside with a sprague clutch on the...
Arthur R Croft
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Oct 2, 2006
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94469
... I wonder how many buyers of these also ask for a hand crank in their new HD model Ford truck (or new Hummer)? And how many know that many newer bikes (all...
VB john
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Oct 2, 2006
11:33 pm
94470
I've been trying for a long time to build a startere for my chief and I think I have been on the right track because I always thought it should be on the same...
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94471
Sounds like an awfull lot of mating and lubrication going on here. Even some cock-ups! Sorry I won't be around to hold hands, or wade in the pee warm pool...
Fred Johansen
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Oct 3, 2006
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