I've had this bike for over a year and hadn't done much to it. Jimmy (jpr95) send it. He got it off some kids who came wheeling it up to his shop to see if he could fix it. That was years ago, and he ended up trading them another bike for it. It came with original engine, welded on clutch, wrong carb with a string for a throttle, the usual. I stole the chain guard off of it and used it on another bike.
I repaired the tank with MEK-based sealer, as there was a crack in the plastic weld. Not supposed to do this, but I tested the sealer on a junk plastic tank and it worked great.
I know the chrome bits are supposed to be flat black. However, I did chrome the bars. Also did the fork springs and Taylor exhaust-which blows smoke directly on the rear fender. :thumbsup:
This was my first try at rebuilding a Tecumseh engine, and it came out good somehow. :laugh: http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/t...-getting-ass-kicked-again-h35.html#post714465
This bike needs a TAV and rear suspension, but I'm not going to do it. I have a Cat chain guard coming that I will modify to specs. I will de-weld the extension, and fab up one for this bike and spot weld it on, then chrome it.
We all say these things ride terribly, but I found by clamping my knees to the tank, I was able to ride it around the roads and it would keep up with the traffic if I allowed it to keep accelerating for a long time. I have all the decals for it, including the rare Sumitome tank tape on the bottom. :wink:
Not sure how far I'll take it. Chrome the rims (and wheels with spokes are called rims) maybe paint it, maybe powder coat the fenders, I don't know. But someone asked for photos, and here it is.
What I SHOULD have done was build it into the Canadian version, so the chrome would be more correct.
I repaired the tank with MEK-based sealer, as there was a crack in the plastic weld. Not supposed to do this, but I tested the sealer on a junk plastic tank and it worked great.
I know the chrome bits are supposed to be flat black. However, I did chrome the bars. Also did the fork springs and Taylor exhaust-which blows smoke directly on the rear fender. :thumbsup:
This was my first try at rebuilding a Tecumseh engine, and it came out good somehow. :laugh: http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/t...-getting-ass-kicked-again-h35.html#post714465
This bike needs a TAV and rear suspension, but I'm not going to do it. I have a Cat chain guard coming that I will modify to specs. I will de-weld the extension, and fab up one for this bike and spot weld it on, then chrome it.
We all say these things ride terribly, but I found by clamping my knees to the tank, I was able to ride it around the roads and it would keep up with the traffic if I allowed it to keep accelerating for a long time. I have all the decals for it, including the rare Sumitome tank tape on the bottom. :wink:
Not sure how far I'll take it. Chrome the rims (and wheels with spokes are called rims) maybe paint it, maybe powder coat the fenders, I don't know. But someone asked for photos, and here it is.
What I SHOULD have done was build it into the Canadian version, so the chrome would be more correct.
