Recent content by Mr Big Mini

i recommend you all remember and learn this. LOC - level of consciousness D - delicate spine A - airway B - breathing C - circulation RBS - rapid body survey

studying ... lol anyhow from my observations, there is also a lot of room for the motor, chains and gearing.

i have been studding the frame and it has occurred to me that whoever designed this frame really understood simple good engineering. i have yet to see a more simple effective yet strong design. (ymmv) I like how the fork tubes pass through two holes in the plate brackets and then in turn are...

well, well ..... how cool is that!

awesome, thanks!

just curious if anyone takes there mini bike hunting. i'm new here and i just wondered if there where any hunting mini bike folk.... .... :scooter:

thanks for sharing those photos cool bike. Yes they are very interesting. your brother did a good job!

i was just admiring the El Burro Torque and thinking to myself that i would like to build a similar bike. seems the frame and forks would be within my skill set. maybe a 80 tooth rear sprocket combined with a TAV 2 for off road hill climbing. of-course ........ the build all seems so easy...

thanks, i may just do that.

actually, i meant to say i will be purchasing a new clutch for one of the vanguards at a later date. inboard or outboard has yet to be determined. this mini bike thing is all new exciting territory to me ... but i do have some skills like welding and basic mechanics to help me build my own...

will trade for a Retek Cheetah of similar condition.

excellent! i will grind down the cut-off Wheel so i can grind the key way as far as possible along the shafts, should be able to grind approximately 3/4 of the length of shafts, more or less.

thank you 125cccrazy so here is the deal. i recently purchased 3 new in box 6hp B&S vanguard engines for $140 total. each engine has a 5/8" shaft, the last inch of the shaft is threaded. so i plan on machining the key way into all 3 shafts (i have a jig and dremel). so i was wondering about...

thanks that makes sense. so how much key way length is typically required?

for 5/8" and 1" shafts? thank you :scooter: