My Bird Duck Restore

**randyk72@verizon** · 07-14-2008, 11:06 PM

I'll try to post some pictures. I bought this on e-Bay for $61.00
At this point I'm 3/4 done. I'm still looking for the "rite" FORKS and I need the seat recovered.
Engine is a briggs raptor racing engine. should make about 7HP conservatively on pump gas.

kbs8ball · 07-15-2008, 01:28 AM

got a pic of the seat you need?

**randyk72@verizon** · 07-15-2008, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kbs8ball

got a pic of the seat you need?

Seat is intact, it needs recovered. These are some before pics.

**randyk72@verizon** · 07-15-2008, 03:19 AM

I really don't have these in any sequence. I'll just post them as I find them on my PC. And I'll ad new ones once I get the forks and seat.

**randyk72@verizon** · 07-15-2008, 03:30 AM

Before, during and after of the frame

**randyk72@verizon** · 07-16-2008, 12:34 AM

I gave up looking for the "correct" forks for my bird, I bought these from a guy. I think there old Charger forks? I cut the lower triple tree off so I can relocate it for the rake and width between tree's that I needed. I also removed the fender mount. I stripped them down and mocked them up on my bird tonight. "get it mocking bird"<-------ha ha

Anyways I please with the rake and profile or the bike. I'll weld them up in the next couple of days and post some more pics. I must say cutting the triple tree off was a job. Trying to cut just the welds and not the rubes was a XXXX But this way at will be right. have some adjustability. And will not be messing with shimms ot the neck

**randyk72@verizon** · 07-18-2008, 12:48 AM

handel bars are done. There welded and stripped and sanded. I'll post a pic once I paint and install them.

**randyk72@verizon** · 07-18-2008, 09:09 PM

Just cut the seat down about a inch in the back and two inches in the front. I used a thermal hunting seat for a pad because I wanted it low. Recovered with vinyl, in red. I'm happy with it. Its not like some of the ones I've seen on here, but I did it. And it only cost about $2.00 in vinyl,,,,,, Plus $50.00 in gas looking for a fabric store.

**randyk72@verizon** · 07-18-2008, 09:24 PM

The bike is done with the exception of exhaust. I'm not sure of what I'm going to do with it. It's either going stright out the back or I'll run a pipe down and exit out the side? But it is just about done.

offroadwhatever8 · 07-22-2008, 02:03 AM

Damn dude. that thing is nice! Id probually just go strate back for the exhaust. But if you have a tube bender or some real nice pre bent pipe, I think you should atleast try to make it come out and down to the side....kinda like a harley. Good luck with it, it looks damn good.