Remodeling the Motorcycle 



This article won the second cash prize of $15 in 

 the Popular Science Monthly Motorcycle Contest 



By Edwin C. Schurch 



ALL modern motorcycles are equipped 

 with the latest conveniences for start- 

 ^ ing the motor and for operating the 

 brakes and clutch. This places the older 

 machines, however good, in the antiquated 

 class and makes them seem of little value 

 compared with the newer machines. I did 

 not care to sell my old machine at a very 

 reduced price simply because it was not 

 provided with modern equipment, as it 

 served its purpose well. To bring it up-to- 

 date in equipment I added a step or pedal 

 starter, attached footboards, put on a foot- 

 brake and a foot-operated clutch, and now 



into one edge like a saw. The other edge 

 of the band is beveled as at A to prevent 

 catching on the chain. The band is made 

 of a piece of metal about 3^ in. thick and 

 I in. wide with the length the same as the 

 measurement of the circumference of the 

 clutch-rim. 



After cutting the teeth and beveling the 

 edge it is riveted in place on the clutch-rim. 

 The holes on the inside should be counter- 

 sunk so that the rivets, when hammered 

 down, will not catch on the clutch-plates. 

 It is preferable to have the piece welded to 

 form a complete band; but it is not neces- 



Details of the clutch band and the attachment of the crank so that a pin will turn the 

 engine shaft by a push on the pedal pin. The construction of the footboard supports 



it compares favorably with a new machine. 

 It is necessary to have projections on the 

 clutch for engaging the catch on the pedal 

 starter. These are applied in the form of 

 a band, shown in Fig. i, having teeth cut 



sary to do so as the rivets will hold it in 

 place. 



The left crank is then bent back so that 

 the hole for the pedal is directly opposite 

 the toothed band, as shown in Fig. 2. A 



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