and now

It's thundering. I was going down to ride the bike but alas the thunder is ominous.

I managed to take the old engine off the mtb frame. I'm going to put the 31 ryobi on it if it ever comes and if it runs. I can tell anyone who uses my pipe nipple drive wheel not to worry, I could not get mine out of the end cap, The end cap almost never broke loose from the fly wheel either so it was a good system.

It's cheap enough to buy another one no sweat.