custom mini-ish bike

gran_pann

gran_pann

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#1
Hello all. I have been kicking around an idea. I want to see if you all want to kick it around.

I was able to get a nice little honda gx610 (no i did not mix up the 6 and 1) and it looks like it is a few inches too tall for an existing baja heat mini bike. Now I have some nice fabrication skills (or at least I think I do) and have made my own go kart from scratch and whatnot, but.... I have always loved mini bikes. Im 6'3" though and am wanting to make a somewhat larger off road bike and need help sourcing parts that are a little more heavy duty.

Do you all know of any places to source the following? I plan on having some nice tires on it, maybe big balloon ones (not dirt bike style).

Front forks
Front rim w/ brake
Rear rim w/brake &bolt pattern for sprocket

The rest I think I can figure out. Ive got an old 40 series torque converter Id like to put on it and gear it for about 40 mph, maybe a tad higher. I originally was thinking just modify the baja heat, but the cheap bearings and small axle at the rear and front wheels make me a little worried. That and raising it up may just make it less stable.

Thoughts?
 
bikebudy

bikebudy

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#2
My first thought, If I were going to do a Big Wheel Bike. I would look for a Honda Big Red Trike front end.

This would give you the fork and front braked wheel.
 
gumpit

gumpit

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#3
Cheaper to just buy a Heald than to gather those parts. Big tire wheels with brakes arent cheap if you can find them... And neither are the fenders.
 
gran_pann

gran_pann

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#5
Well guys, it looks like cost will get in the way of this one. After searching a bit more, I have decided to just dump some cash into my little briggs engine instead for the time being. Thanks so much for the ideas. I might use the engine on a trike build later on now.
 
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