Salsbury Model 85 Imperial Rocket Scooter
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- We took on this unusual project, to perform some repairs on this very rare and fun piece for my buddy's granddaughter, who wanted to get this Salsbury scooter up and running.
What brought me here is a voiceover audition I'm now in the middle of doing for the Salsbury mailbox and locker manufacturing company which started out in 1936 manufacturing…… Scooters! When I was researching on their website while doing the audition, I saw a picture of one of the early scooters and then searched to see if any had survived to today's world. Thanks for posting this!
Great post. Thanks for sharing this superb video. Best wishes for any future projects.
My father bought us a Salsberry motor scooter I think it was about 1952 possibly 53. It was a 1948 model and as I recall it was a very very good motor scooter. The only problem with it was they do not have a front brake rear brake that's it. So needless to say when you've got nine and 10-year-old kids riding her out in the country we had to make more than one rear wheel sliding stop. Excellent machine and they will easily get up and do 50 miles an hour. I was very surprised to find out that it only has a 6 hp engine. Doesn't show it in the videos but it has unique transmission in it. It's an automatic Centrifugal affair and as you pour the cold to it the pulley on the rear wheel gets smaller and the pulley on the engine gets bigger. That's how it increases its speed. It was a lot of fun and I'm fortunately I don't know what happened to it but it was a great childhood memory.
Oh! Wow. truly delightful scoot.
I had one back in the 50s. It was famous in its time for having a variable speed belt drive transmission. I now own a Honda CRV with the same type.
So cool!
Thank you for making this video! I have one but there is NO info out there. Your video helped me with 3 issues.
Just need to know what size chain to order :)
sorry, I do not remember
Sounds like a Briggs and Stratton engine, either way it's weird, and looks like loads of fun!
Should have contacted the Salsbury Restorers Society. There is a website (Salsburyscooters.com) and a facebook page. Still, it's good to see any Salsbury up and running.
Had one. Those things were sketchy as hell to ride.
I'm working in a 47! no experience with these old scooters, man claims that theres fuel but no spark, where do you reccomend I begin, after replacing spark plug of course? thank you!
sorry the guy who fixed this bike does not work for us any longer
Why didn't you put a bladder tank in it in place of the old one? Instead of boogering up the trunk. Am I being stupid (quite possible) or was that the way to go?
We chose this way as we wanted to be safe for the people to store, and we knew the customer wouldn't likely be draining it for storage.
@@Johnnysvintage Bungee a gas can down in there then. After "storage", undo the bungees (or maybe a clamp like car batteries have) and the fuel line and replace the fuel, easy peasy.
al fresco kind of like I did with an old small hydroplane boat I built. I used u bolts, rubber pad and bungees to secure my gas tank for my outboard motor. Real easy to fill and take out.
0:20 Did you say "he used to be involved in the Indian business"? What is the "Indian business"?
The girls father made older vintage parts. He has been gone several years ago
Stick a h2 engine in
great video until you started stupid music. I watch these to hear machine. Can find music on music videos