10-02-2004, 03:34 PM
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My Dad and I are building a mini bike. We bought a chassis for $20 and we are going to sandblast it to get all the rust and stuff off. We already have the clutch and motor bought, also. I am just wondering what you all think of it.
picture 1:
[url="http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=12270&stc=1"]http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=12270&stc=1[/url]
Picture 2, and yes that is me!!!:
[url="http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=12271&stc=1"]http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=12271&stc=1[/url]
Picture 3:
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and here is the motor:
[url="http://smallenginewarehouse.com/product.asp?Product=664"]http://smallenginewarehouse.com/product.asp?Product=664[/url]
I hope to post some more pics when we have gotten a little bit farther on progress.
Last edited by CPdude05; 10-02-2004 at 04:22 PM..
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10-02-2004, 03:59 PM
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| | | Honestly, if that was me, I would be embarassed to ride that. It just looks so goofy. It dosen't look comfortable without a back, and it looks to small for something I would ever use. But I am sure you will have fun. How fast can it go? And just wondering.. where do you plan on riding it? Because I can almost guarantee those are not street legal.
I would love something like this... [url]http://www.atlantatriumphducati.com/ducati/620Sport.html[/url] And its actually something affordable for a Ducati..
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10-02-2004, 04:06 PM
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| | | ^I'm not going to ride it on the street!! I'm probably going to ride it through the new neighborhood which has just been paved and doesn't have many houses yet that is right down the road. The bike that you are looking at is roughly 12 times the price of mine. I'm only 13. This thing is awesome to me. Edh, you are just always in a bad mood aren't you? |
10-02-2004, 04:16 PM
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| | | You asked for everyones opinion, and I gave mine to you. Sorry if it is not something I would ever ride. I just have different tastes then you. When you ask for someones opinion, not everyone has to like it. I DID say "But I am sure you will have fun." Not liking the same thing you have dosen't make me be in a bad mood. And I am 19. So obviously I would think about stuff differently then a 13 year old.
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10-02-2004, 04:18 PM
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| | | I noted the "My dad and I". Good to see that you are doing something with your dad, cpdude. Mini-bike does look cool.
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10-02-2004, 04:21 PM
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| | | [QUOTE=edh101985]You asked for everyones opinion, and I gave mine to you. Sorry if it is not something I would ever ride. I just have different tastes then you. When you ask for someones opinion, not everyone has to like it. I DID say "But I am sure you will have fun." Not liking the same thing you have dosen't make me be in a bad mood.[/QUOTE]I'm sorry. I just guess I viewed the whole post as bad.
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10-02-2004, 09:10 PM
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| | | [QUOTE]I would love something like this... [url]http://www.atlantatriumphducati.com...i/620Sport.html[/url] And its actually something affordable for a Ducati..[/QUOTE]
Is it those pocket bikes? Those things are noisy (even though I expect it to be). They were on the news once, disscussing about how its illegal to ride on streets and such. |
10-02-2004, 09:16 PM
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| | | Here is another link with that Ducati.
[url]http://www.goldcoast-motorsports.com/pages/03Ducati620Sport.html[/url]
And no, it isn't a pocket bike. It's a motorcycle (well for $7,000 it better be). And your right, those pocket bikes are noisy. I've seen people riding them before at my school. It would be so hard to fit on one of those.
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10-02-2004, 09:28 PM
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| | | let's not diss home-based projects. Have fun with the bike. It's not like he's going ride out to Sonic or some other joint with that.
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10-02-2004, 11:15 PM
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| | | Its nice to get into a project with your dad, it should be a lot of fun to do. Plus minibikes are cool to ride around the neighborhood in.
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10-03-2004, 01:54 AM
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| | | [QUOTE=Andrew Polcyn]I noted the "My dad and I". Good to see that you are doing something with your dad, cpdude. Mini-bike does look cool.[/QUOTE]
Same thing I noticed. I wished when I was young I could have done construcive things with my father.
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10-03-2004, 11:15 AM
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| | | If I was thirteen, I'd be extremely envious of you.
However, cars are infinately more fun.
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10-03-2004, 11:24 AM
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| | | Dude, I had alomost the same mini bike. Mine was green black. Man, me and my brother had fun times riding it in our yard. We always got in trouble though becasue we would accidentally rip up the yard. AWe had to trash it when some jealouse neighboor poured Sprite in the gass tank. When I found the person that did that I made him make sure that he didnt do it again. Nothing like a punch in the face a couple times to get an appology. Have fun and be safe and make sure that no jealouse neighboor sabotages it. |
10-03-2004, 01:30 PM
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| | | [QUOTE=BimmerZ3]If I was thirteen, I'd be extremely envious of you.
However, cars are infinately more fun.[/QUOTE]
Yes, but only when you are grown up. I had various motorbikes (full size though, or very nearly, designed for younger people) and even a quad when i was about that age (sold them all long ago now). The quad was the most fun because i never dared to take the motorbike off road properly, and they were difficult to ride with an awkward gearbox (about 5 gears but 2 more low ratio). I might even have some pics lurking about if i can find them i'll post them.
Now i have a nice car though which takes all my money so i don't have anything like this any more. Having a car or bike that is road legal probably is more fun though......... |
10-03-2004, 04:30 PM
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| | | We might paint it a rocket red or an orange, and we are going to put an OCC sticker on the back. After we get it running a little bit we might lengthen the forks and make it into a chopper, but thats a might. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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