Powell Challenger Serial Number 5615E. This is a budget build. It will be solid and period correct down to the engine serial number. But it may not be shiny red, and shiny chrome. Going for a solid third place here, for the OldMiniBikes discounts. A thousand dollars of chrome and fresh paint historically puts me in second place. Not this time. :wink:
Earlier plan was to go Open Class, but I'd purchased a long block for the project and decided to stick with originality. No doubt this bike would benefit with a Honda GX200 running a Comet. But I like boring, slow, under-powered, originality.
Bike as received in late October 2015 as part of a trade. Lots of rust, engine seized, tank split, wheel and drive bearings seized.
Another high quality brand new (.010 over) long block HS from ATKRIDER:
Forgot gloves- Engine timed, test ran, voltage checked and carb adjusted. Using original Powell HS40 tins and lighted wheel and coils. Original Powell clutch cleaned, noisy and working fine. Replacement gas tank.
New bearings, (seven of them) are on the way, along with drive belt. Need to fabricate tail lamp mount, build wire harness, procure head and tail lamps, as well as foot brake switch.
Important Note: Carplay sent me a freshly chromed and re-lined rear wheel/brake assembly. For free. I wont use it unless I chrome the rest of the machine. So for now, the chrome pieces are still Eric's. :thumbsup:
Earlier plan was to go Open Class, but I'd purchased a long block for the project and decided to stick with originality. No doubt this bike would benefit with a Honda GX200 running a Comet. But I like boring, slow, under-powered, originality.
Bike as received in late October 2015 as part of a trade. Lots of rust, engine seized, tank split, wheel and drive bearings seized.
Another high quality brand new (.010 over) long block HS from ATKRIDER:
Forgot gloves- Engine timed, test ran, voltage checked and carb adjusted. Using original Powell HS40 tins and lighted wheel and coils. Original Powell clutch cleaned, noisy and working fine. Replacement gas tank.
New bearings, (seven of them) are on the way, along with drive belt. Need to fabricate tail lamp mount, build wire harness, procure head and tail lamps, as well as foot brake switch.
Important Note: Carplay sent me a freshly chromed and re-lined rear wheel/brake assembly. For free. I wont use it unless I chrome the rest of the machine. So for now, the chrome pieces are still Eric's. :thumbsup:
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