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Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Jim on February 20, 2021, 03:23:53 pm
I have to agree the flywheel looks so much better with a bare metal polished rim rather than completely painted all over.

Really changes the look doesn't it Philip.
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Swift Fox on February 20, 2021, 12:40:30 pm
I have to agree the flywheel looks so much better with a bare metal polished rim rather than completely painted all over.
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Jim on February 17, 2021, 09:59:21 pm
Quality workmanship Jim!

Not really, I'm just a backyard metal basher.
A metal basher of the highest order Sir 😉😊👍

Way to kind my friend, its seeing work like what you produce Bruce that gives me the incentive to have a go at learning new skills and trying different things.
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: St Paul Steam on February 17, 2021, 09:41:20 pm
Quality workmanship Jim!

Not really, I'm just a backyard metal basher.
A metal basher of the highest order Sir 😉😊👍
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Jim on February 17, 2021, 08:30:03 pm
Quality workmanship Jim!

Not really, I'm just a backyard metal basher.
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: ShadetreeMotorcycle on February 17, 2021, 05:32:36 pm
You guys are killing me with the nice mods on this engine that seems relatively easy to personalize....while I wait for my shipment to arrive :'(
   I have a mod in mind I have not seen anyone do yet...for now it will remain under wraps, but if it works I will sing like a Canary! 8) 
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Jim on February 17, 2021, 03:01:27 pm
Thanks all.
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: St Paul Steam on February 17, 2021, 12:33:02 pm
Looks real good Jim , topnotch mods on that one.
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: ShadetreeMotorcycle on February 17, 2021, 09:28:00 am
Quality workmanship Jim!
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Jim on February 16, 2021, 11:28:39 pm
:D  :D  :D


50 seconds in, pink and brass. Gotta admit, this one looked good!  8)

https://youtu.be/17lzIbiGqd0?t=50

LOL Jenny just walked past and I showed her....got the thumbs up  :D
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Nick on February 16, 2021, 11:23:35 pm
 :D  :D  :D


50 seconds in, pink and brass. Gotta admit, this one looked good!  8)

https://youtu.be/17lzIbiGqd0?t=50
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Jim on February 16, 2021, 11:19:12 pm
Looking good Jim  8)  Definitely going to have to add oil cups to mine

The red off the flywheel ...PMR should save on red paint  ;D

I think that was off within the same hour that I'd seen yours off  ;)

Not going to go ahead with the hot pink flywheel? 😂

Can't show Jen, she might say "oooh I like that " :) :) :)

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Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Nick on February 16, 2021, 10:41:01 pm
Looking good Jim  8)  Definitely going to have to add oil cups to mine

The red off the flywheel ...PMR should save on red paint  ;D

I think that was off within the same hour that I'd seen yours off  ;)

Not going to go ahead with the hot pink flywheel? 😂
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Jim on February 16, 2021, 10:36:33 pm
Looking good Jim  8)  Definitely going to have to add oil cups to mine

The red off the flywheel ...PMR should save on red paint  ;D

I think that was off within the same hour that I'd seen yours off  ;)
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Nick on February 16, 2021, 10:30:35 pm
Looking good Jim  8)  Definitely going to have to add oil cups to mine
Title: Re: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Jim on February 16, 2021, 10:25:52 pm
Oil cups -

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Also made an 'ember catcher' I have some stainless steel flyscreen (it comes painted black)and fitted it into the part I made that sits in the PMR chimney. I'm not sure if I'm 100% sold on the look of it yet. Its sitting too high, but I didn't want to cut down the PMR stack -

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Title: Some small PMR Peanut Rider Mods
Post by: Jim on February 16, 2021, 10:18:38 pm
Some small PMR Peanut Rider mods that I have been mucking around doing in the shed as the weather has been not to stinking hot.

Took Nicks advice and cut the red back on the flywheel.....wow what a difference that made. Looks like a completely different engine and to me more upmarket and expensive :)

Turned up some brass bolts to replace the PMR screws -

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Very carefully hand filed the top of the shaft support (a mill would be too rough) and then super carefully drilled to take some friction fitted oiler cups that I turned up -

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Just checking that the brass bolts will fit -

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I'll put some more up below this post.