Further to the Flotsam and Jetsam topic, this is not a ‘for sale’ or a ‘wanted’ ad., more of a ‘swap’ sort of thing.
I picked up my roller starter today, which I recently bought from an ex-motorcycle person and, I must say, I am rather impressed with it.
It is the type that uses the drive wheel of a car/van or even another bike (possibly) to operate it.
There are two very substantial 80mm plus diameter rollers, each slightly over 2m in length.
The rollers house the bearings which slot into two very substantial floor brackets, which can be either bolted to the garage floor or perhaps used in a field somewhere.
One of the rollers also has a sprocket drive for a chain together with a drive for a belt, so that an electrical motor can be utilized to drive it if required.
Having very limited space in my garage, I was intending to have the rollers shortened to about 450mm and use an electric motor permanently (as a drive, that is).
However, it is a rather nice bit of very substantial kit and if anyone would like to have a portable roller facility (it comes apart for ease of transportation and should fit into the boot of an average car) at shows or races (or anywhere else, for that matter) and they have a smaller electric motor type starter, which they would part with, I would be happy to swap it plus cash (amount to be agreed).
If not, I will proceed with my initially intended proposal ; it would be a bit of a shame though.
Chris.
ps Thinking about it, a pair of 2m drilled spacer bars might be required to retain the brackets, if the unit is required for field use.
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