the 23 horse vanguard has a 1 inch shaft just like the twenty horse.the comet clutch will take plenty of power.the only problem i have seen with comet clutches...
all the vanguards are basically the same design and bullet proof reliable.go for the most horse power it don't cost that much more.the 14 and 16 are the same...
two tires on the back?sounds like a death trap to me.the only three speed around is joe reese's,and it won't work on a vanguard.joe and i have engineered a ...
the 23 hp vanguard has some uprades such as a better crank case breather design,and better heads with redesigned ports and a little bigger bore.go for the ...
I agree with everything you say, Bill, but I would like to add that if you go above the 20 HP block, like to the 23, you will not be able to buy Bernie's or...
your right there carl,also al would be the way to go for the performance end of it.i was going to get into the performance end of building hot vanguard engines...
WOW....just the info I needed. Thanks Carl. I will definitely chat with Al at some point. Good point about the exhaust. If his motors are that pepped...
Happy New Year all. John B., I suppose if you put enough power to that transmission you could turn it around and use low for your super high gear. Well, that...
Good info, Carl. I learned something today and I thank you for that. I had a different number for Al though. I looked it up on the Internet and the number...
That is correct...for what it's worth I just made a mistake, can you believe that?...., Al Hodge's area code is 704, not 404 that I earlier posted which is the...
Hi gang. Man, after hearing about all those high horsepowers, I am wondering how my 18 will do with my 190 lbs. It is underway, and have hopes of just a nice...
jack the 18 should run right with the twenty ,on take off. the twenty will get the edge on top end but not that much,since the only difference is the carb.it...
seems like i could go all day on a tank of gas on my warmed over 20.it was almost as good as my iron eagle.bill [Non-text portions of this message have been...
for people who have never rode a vanguard with a warmed over 20 horse ,it's quite surprising how much they have got.i can tell you for a fact that a standard...
Hi All, just back from are ride. We go Downtown St.Louis to the river front under the Arch and watch them ski down the Mississippi. A lot of bikers also show...
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I took a short ride around Sulphur Springs TX today. The temp is up around 80 but it is windy as all get out. Kinda blows you around the road a bit. But I...
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Bill What scooter - motor combination were you riding when you raced the silver eagle?...
i had a 58 eagle with a modified 20 hp.vanguard.and weighed about forty pounds less than i do now ,about 190.the silver had a 23 hp vanguard with about the ...
There is a new rule that says nobody should ride a Cushman when the temperature is less than their age. I know that is a new rule, because I just made it up....
I should know better, but I just posted some pictures at http://50th.blogspot.com/ that show what riding Cushmans, and the ravages of time will do to you. The...
Hi All, some time back some one on ebay was selling a CD full of pictures of a airborne. Did any one buy one or know who was selling it? Thanks Rusty in St...
Howard, I would have to be older than 80 to qualify. The temp. here in Texas is in the 80's. Just bring those cushmans to tx. and you wont have to wait till...
Howard,That new temperature/age rule may keep a lot of teenagers and/or young adults from riding.I would need a warm Summer day. 50 F is my lower limit.if...
Howard,myWife saw the pictures and thinks you are growing more handsome with age.I have some pictures of myself in basic training in 1953,and some recent...
