| It isnt everyday you stumble into a Kreidler race engine, loosely assembled by a mixture of parts, which all happens to be brand new! It happened to me some years ago, and I decided to build a racer around it. First, an engine stand like the one I use for the Honda engines were made, and this four- way adjustable unit makes engine work much easier. Disassembly showed some shortcummings, but the engine was all in all a good starting point. Watercooled, discvalved, six- speed transmission, a dry clutch, and Kreidler Cross housings. Ordered gaskets, seals and various shims, to get this engine fully assembled, and having looked at the space left with fairing mounted , made me decide to run this engine without batteries too. That meant installation of a mechanical waterpump, and a self energizing ignition. Waterpump could be driven by a toothed belt off the PTO and an innerrotor ignition was mounted on a new disc- valve cover. |
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| Inspired by the Rittberger designed Van Veen racers from 1981- 83, a frame was build from 20mm x 2 tubing. Headstock received conical bearings and rear swingarm made of square 30 x 15mm tube, was mounted in bronze bushings. |
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| Found the right front fork through Ebay as a NOS item (New old stock). Its a Marzocchi 28mm, not listed as a Marzocchi, but as a Malaguti 50 front fork! So a little research will lead You to the right parts, at a much lower prize. |
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| And the Grimeca caliper bolted right on too. Triple clamps were swap meet items, had to be honed to 28mm. |
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Wheels were an Ebay find too - Kawasaki AR50/ 80 - Campagnolo lookalikes. Modified both sides to narrow down overall width, and fitted an adapter into the rear wheels 110mm drum, to form a hub for the rear disc. |
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| Opted for an aluminum fuel tank again. Hammerform was made of numerous layers of plywood. |  |
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