All right, this one could be fun. Now, to preface, I love vintage bikes (such as my Rupp Roadster), but I find that I become a perfectionist when working with them. The end result is that I have a great bike that I've sunk more money into than I'd care to admit. :doah: :laugh: For my Anything Goes build, I intend for this to be mildly unique, relatively affordable & above all, fun!
So, with that out of the way, I acquired a Chinese pocket bike which had been partially stripped. It was identified HERE as a 50CC Cat Eye pocket bike. As you can see, it is absolutely glorious in its ugly nakedness:
The plan is to retain as much of the pocket bike suspension as possible & to set it up with a more traditional minibike engine setup. A lot of this is up in the air at the moment (particularly the rear suspension & sprocket/jackshaft setup), but I think this will actually turn out pretty well.
I'm expecting this to be a bit of a slower build, primarily since I'm wanting to use this as a chance to learn how to weld. So this may wind up going down in flames, but at least nothing of value is at risk here. :devil2:
-Rob
So, with that out of the way, I acquired a Chinese pocket bike which had been partially stripped. It was identified HERE as a 50CC Cat Eye pocket bike. As you can see, it is absolutely glorious in its ugly nakedness:

The plan is to retain as much of the pocket bike suspension as possible & to set it up with a more traditional minibike engine setup. A lot of this is up in the air at the moment (particularly the rear suspension & sprocket/jackshaft setup), but I think this will actually turn out pretty well.
I'm expecting this to be a bit of a slower build, primarily since I'm wanting to use this as a chance to learn how to weld. So this may wind up going down in flames, but at least nothing of value is at risk here. :devil2:
-Rob