Well I'm a little new to the minibike scene but I've worked with other things that run on small engines (i.e. generators, lawn mowers, lawn tractors) and thought this would be cool to get going again to have something fun to mess around on until I decide to ride a motorcycle. Of course I'm only 19 and still don't have my license yet, so it'd be suicidal to hop on a motorcycle at this point. lol
I had to do some research at first to find out which bike this was, and eventually I figured it was a cat. The only one that looked most like this was the eliminator since it had both front and rear suspension and had a seat with a sissy bar on it with the gold sides.
Here's a couple pics of it. It's kind of gotten past this point, but I'll explain it later.
Here's the engine available to me to use:
Here's the story of this thing:
My dad said that he got it from a customer when he worked for Gill Bros. as an HVAC tech. sometime when I was maybe 3 or 4 years old, back in the mid-90s. He put on an old '54ish Briggs 6S (which I've never seen run on that thing) and eventually it sat for another 4-5 years in the back yard. Later on my dad found another engine for it, a little newer. It was a 70s(?) 3hp briggs engine, and I've actually seen it run with that engine on it, but I don't remember it ever going fast. Eventually it sat for almost another decade until my half-brother decided to take it and put on this harbor freight engine. Of course with his lack of engineering skills he bolted it to a piece of plywood then just wedged some carriage bolts through it from the bottom of the mount plate because the base of the engine was too small. He then proceeded to spray paint "chrome" on the handlebars and shocks, and then tore up the seat and brake caliper, along with a ton of other stuff.
Afterwards, he told me he's been wanting to get rid of it so I took it back. I had to clean the carb on the engine because he left gas in it for about 18 months, so that runs now. Since I didn't get a whole lot of brake parts back with it, I'll have to replace them too. I already redid the seat. It's not the same as the original but I didn't really like the upright look. That's just me. I have yet to get a throttle cable and grips, drill new motor mounts (I filled in the holes my brother blindly drilled) retrofit the new brake caliper onto the bracket, get a new master link (I bent the last one test riding it and lost the plate and clip) and this thing should be ok to use until winter is over, then I'll sand down all the parts the best I can and repaint the whole thing. I'm not really wanting to go for original on this. "Pineapple flam" isn't really my favorite look honestly. I'm thinking more of doing a racing green metallic for the frame and try to get the chrome back on the handlebars, fenders and wheels. If I can't do that then I'll just opt for silver or something. I also want to replace the engine. This one does alright, but I'd rather get something that actually fits the stock motor mounts and has a little more power. I'm thinking about eventually buying a 212cc predator to put on this thing.
I had to do some research at first to find out which bike this was, and eventually I figured it was a cat. The only one that looked most like this was the eliminator since it had both front and rear suspension and had a seat with a sissy bar on it with the gold sides.
Here's a couple pics of it. It's kind of gotten past this point, but I'll explain it later.
Here's the engine available to me to use:
Here's the story of this thing:
My dad said that he got it from a customer when he worked for Gill Bros. as an HVAC tech. sometime when I was maybe 3 or 4 years old, back in the mid-90s. He put on an old '54ish Briggs 6S (which I've never seen run on that thing) and eventually it sat for another 4-5 years in the back yard. Later on my dad found another engine for it, a little newer. It was a 70s(?) 3hp briggs engine, and I've actually seen it run with that engine on it, but I don't remember it ever going fast. Eventually it sat for almost another decade until my half-brother decided to take it and put on this harbor freight engine. Of course with his lack of engineering skills he bolted it to a piece of plywood then just wedged some carriage bolts through it from the bottom of the mount plate because the base of the engine was too small. He then proceeded to spray paint "chrome" on the handlebars and shocks, and then tore up the seat and brake caliper, along with a ton of other stuff.
Afterwards, he told me he's been wanting to get rid of it so I took it back. I had to clean the carb on the engine because he left gas in it for about 18 months, so that runs now. Since I didn't get a whole lot of brake parts back with it, I'll have to replace them too. I already redid the seat. It's not the same as the original but I didn't really like the upright look. That's just me. I have yet to get a throttle cable and grips, drill new motor mounts (I filled in the holes my brother blindly drilled) retrofit the new brake caliper onto the bracket, get a new master link (I bent the last one test riding it and lost the plate and clip) and this thing should be ok to use until winter is over, then I'll sand down all the parts the best I can and repaint the whole thing. I'm not really wanting to go for original on this. "Pineapple flam" isn't really my favorite look honestly. I'm thinking more of doing a racing green metallic for the frame and try to get the chrome back on the handlebars, fenders and wheels. If I can't do that then I'll just opt for silver or something. I also want to replace the engine. This one does alright, but I'd rather get something that actually fits the stock motor mounts and has a little more power. I'm thinking about eventually buying a 212cc predator to put on this thing.
