Roller Starter.

[firko]

Does anyone have a grinder or car starter motor powered roller starter they'd like to sell?
Failing that, where do I buy the grinder powered rollers?

[Lozza]

Buy one ? Thought you were working to a budget there firko?


Here's a  run down.
9 in angle grinder
4 pillow block bearings
 2 boat rollers V/ concave shaped
Some shaft
a small and large sprockets and drive chain
some RHS steel
A 'normaly open' switch.
Approx cost $120 with a saturday afternoon of cutting/welding and machining
Put all together and you get something like this a 1 man operation

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PM member 'suz125' he might be able to show a pic of his

[firko]

Buy one ? Thought you were working to a budget there firko?

It's not the money so much as the time Lozza . I'm building 2.5 bikes before HBBB and haven't got the time to dig up my old boilermaking skills to whip up my own.
I'm actually going halfsies with a mate to soften the financial hit.

Worst case scenario...Can someone loan me a roller for HBBB? Of course the old 'you break, you pay' comes into play without question .

[curly001]

Mark give Bruce Kinnersley In Victoria  a call Lightest direct drive 240 volt rollers going. About $770 start my high comp TT500 easily.
Mobile 0417 551255
Ph 03 52783240
[email protected]

[Curly3]

If you're interested Mark, I'm planning to build a set of rollers that fit under the rear wheel of the car.
Saves having to find 240v or cart around a battery or even the bulk of a small engine to run it.
I can always make 2.

[firko]

I'll send you a PM Steve . Thanks also to Curly, I'll give Bruce a ring. What does he use to drive them...grinder or car starter motor.......or something else?

[Freakshow]

still seems a lot of money for some chain and a little motor and some tin............

[matcho mick]

Firko,Bruce uses h/d grinders,buys them in bulk,lot of guys use them in r/racing, car driven rollers are now banned from most tar tracks ,or have designated use areas,(to buggery away from everyone)

[curly001]

Mark, looks like a 9" angle grinder. As for using the car type rollers you need two people who understand each other, three is desirable. A solid & level piece of ground and a vehicle that has a non LSD diff.

[firko]

,Bruce uses h/d grinders,buys them in bulk,lot of guys use them in r/racing, car driven rollers are now banned from most tar tracks ,or have designated use areas,(to buggery away from everyone)

As for using the car type rollers you need two people who understand each other, three is desirable. A solid & level piece of ground and a vehicle that has a non LSD diff.

Thanks boys....I sort of knew in the back of my head that the car rollers were banned but didn't want to say so until I was sure. I've used both types and have to admit that the electric grinder powered job is way better than the car wheel powered version for both safety and convenience. I used Mick Hockleys griner powered starter to start my misbehaving Maico at Nepean a couple of years ago and was suitably impressed at how well it worked.

The other, probably more important reason I need rollers is that because of my dicky old joints I now find myself unable to kick anything bigger than a Pee Wee 50. I'd like to be able to start my bikes at home, without having to call up a mate every time I need to start one up so methinks the grinder powered version gets the nod.

[Curly3]

You blokes are party poopers, just when I thought I had a plan, you come along with a sane & reasonable argument and put the kybosh on it.
Where is your spirit of adventure.
Okay plan B, starter motor.

[bazza]

 Marky i will "turbo" the Klub Kevlar margareeta mixer and we can run a Mk 1 Zepher fan belt to the roller to start the beasts.