The April 2016 Mini Bike of the Month is Jeep2003's scratch built custom Clinton Board Track Racer.
BRIEF HISTORY and INFORMATION:
Bryan set out wanting to build a board racer, based on a bicycle, but did not want to use the typical 50cc chinese/clone engine (the one most commonly used for those builds). He wanted to have a leaf sprung front end and a sliding pillar rear. He wanted the build to remain true to the mini bike sized frames/wheelbase, instead of building one the size of a typical bicycle. He proportioned the bike relative to a set of wheels/tires he had laying around, as a starting point.
For the engine, he used the old Clinton engine, because its a bit more antique than anything aluminum. It was the first small engine his family has ever had. The engine has been in his family, since he was only a few years old. His brother got it, to put on their first go kart but never got it running, because it didn't have a carb. It had sat and hadn't been running for the past 30 years. Bryan thought it would be the perfect heart for this animal.
This build took approximately 9 months to complete. Bryan puts a lot of passion into his builds and it shows. Take some time to look up some of his projects. I am sure you will find inspiration in them. Awesome job on this one Bryan!
To see more detailed information and progress pics on this mini bike, please check out the original build thread here:
http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/projects-and-rides/102324-jeep2003s-clinton-board-track-bike.html
BRIEF HISTORY and INFORMATION:
Bryan set out wanting to build a board racer, based on a bicycle, but did not want to use the typical 50cc chinese/clone engine (the one most commonly used for those builds). He wanted to have a leaf sprung front end and a sliding pillar rear. He wanted the build to remain true to the mini bike sized frames/wheelbase, instead of building one the size of a typical bicycle. He proportioned the bike relative to a set of wheels/tires he had laying around, as a starting point.
For the engine, he used the old Clinton engine, because its a bit more antique than anything aluminum. It was the first small engine his family has ever had. The engine has been in his family, since he was only a few years old. His brother got it, to put on their first go kart but never got it running, because it didn't have a carb. It had sat and hadn't been running for the past 30 years. Bryan thought it would be the perfect heart for this animal.
This build took approximately 9 months to complete. Bryan puts a lot of passion into his builds and it shows. Take some time to look up some of his projects. I am sure you will find inspiration in them. Awesome job on this one Bryan!
To see more detailed information and progress pics on this mini bike, please check out the original build thread here:
http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/projects-and-rides/102324-jeep2003s-clinton-board-track-bike.html
