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Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 1:30 pm
by tribonnie
Hello all, anyone put a Bullet engine into a Crusader frame ? If so did you use Bullet rear engine plates or make your own. Thanks Richard
Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 2:08 pm
by Mark M
Richard, l'm afraid you have to make your own although l saw a neat hybrid which used modified Crusader ones to take the footrest bar and then a custom plate to join the Bullet crankcase/gearbox. You need spacers too. What are you planning?!
REgards, Mark
Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 9:03 pm
by tribonnie
Just a little trail bike, Richard
Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 7:51 am
by Bullet Whisperer
Hi Richard,
Here's one I built, although not a trials machine! - it has a twin sister somewhere, too. If you want more info, please feel free to get in touch. Regards, Paul.
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=GMzE6ZtahPk
Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 7:53 am
by Bullet Whisperer
Just to add to the above, you might want to skip the first 30 secs and the second time the bike is seen is around 1.10.
Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 9:14 am
by Mark M
Paul, that link seems to go to the Google sign-in page although that might be my cack handed computer skills. Can you post the link to the video itself, I'd be interested to see your take on this. I have an idea to put a Meteor Minor engine in a (250) Continental GT frame and the rear engine/gearbox mounts pose the same problems as for a Bullet. I have looked at several converted bikes but unfortunately lost the photos so I was quoting from memory!
REgards, Mark
Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 12:56 pm
by Bullet Whisperer
Hi Mark, let's try this ...
https://youtu.be/GMzE6ZtahPk
Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 1:31 pm
by Mark M
Thanks Paul, I'm sure I recognised those roads from that wet ride on the Interceptor Rally!
REgards, Mark
Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 10:40 am
by tribonnie
Paul sounds nice. Did you have to bend the frame down tube. When we built the Hitchcocks scrambles bike this tube was bent but don't really want to do this. Have just got a works rep engine and have a crusader frame so hopefully make a nice green laner. Richard
Bullet engine in Crusader
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 11:39 am
by Mark M
Andy Berry told me that if you're building a Trials Bullet in a 250 frame the thinking is to bend the front downtube for better weight distribution. If you're building a road bike you leave the front downtube alone and cut back the rear swing arm plates, you may have to move the swingarm pivot to do this. The frame I have has been modified like this.
REgards, Mark