Boardtrack Racer

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pburns

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I'm new to this forum. I recently was given a central machinery mill and lathe combo. Seems to be in good condition, so I decided to join this forum to learn more about machining. I recently finished a small project building a 1910's era boardtrack racer. I thought I would post a few pictures of the build. I'm in the process now of building a full replica of the same era Indian boardtrack racer. Now that I have the mill and lathe combo, it should make things go smoother. Enjoy!
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Very nice build, I've built a couple motorized bikes but yours is way cooler than mine. Welcome to the forum
 
you would actually ride that beauty ? nice nice nice, , , ,
 
A thing of beauty. Do you find parts and redo them or do you make parts from scratch?

Jeff
 
Yes I do ride it. It will do about 30-35 mph, but a little uncomfortable after some time. Since its under 50cc, in Arizona no need for a license or registration. I built it from a 1969 Schwinn Racer lightweight bicycle. Some of the parts are custom, such as the fuel tank, brackets, cable clamps and the rest are modified for fit and finish.

A little history about the boardtrack racer's. This form of racing was popular in the 1910's - late 1920's. They raced on board tracks, basically dimensional 2x4's stacked upright and layed out to form a track. Some tracks had up to a 60 degree bank. The most amazing part about this racing is that the motorcycles had no brakes and no throttle. They basically used a kill switch to slow down and stop, otherwise wide open throttle. Here is more info if interested....

http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/2008/12/board-track-racing-on-film.html
 
well done, I'd like riding that around
steve
 
Can't wait to build another one. Funny how that works! Spend all that time building a fine machine, ride it a few times, park it in the garage and dream about building another one. I'm never satisfied. Anyone else have that problem!:))
 
Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination.
Happens to me a lot.
Terry S.
 
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