O&RBike

Hi Wall...actually we found a spring loaded brake lever that looks real good on the bike and seems like it will do a nice job as a throttle control. Really appreciate the offer but that throttle belongs in a display case I think, I found out they are pretty rare !

Both halves of the finished mount :

For the actual engine mount in the bike we had to get a little more creative. We made a "saddle mount" out of some 1" I.D. DOM tubing. We split the tube and welded a flange along each edge. By loosening the 4 screws you can slide the motor fore and aft to adjust the chain tension...then lock it down.

Having different mini bikes over the years we've fooled with lots of engines ..Clinton, Briggs, Tecumseh...but never one of these little O&R engines. Decided we better fire the motor and see what it was like. We made a temporary motor mount and clamped it to the old truck-hitch "dyno" lol we had made some years ago for testing small engines... Haha...looks lost sitting on the plate. Short fire up video: You may notice the recoil wanted to push the rope back out while running...the ratchet pawls were not retracting properly and needed a little adjusting/servicing (thanks Wallfish !)