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    Finally got around to this Manco pathfinder.

    So it was about 5 years ago I bought this bike used from a friend and needed help identifying it. I started to tear into it and halted When I found thatthe frame was twisted and cracked. I have a welder but progress never took up again due to having kids. Yes young ladies and gentlemen, If...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Great info. Thanks! I can probably make some plates if I can't get a pair pre-made. I'll look more into the forks before I get too carried away too. There is some slop in the steering tube/bolt. I haven't taken it apart yet but there's just a tiny bit. I think getting it to handle the way I...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Good info. Thanks for chiming in. Sounds like modded jackshaft plates and running a separate driven pulley will have to be the way to go, assuming I switch to that, which I probably will. It'd be nice to keep the number of moving parts to a minimum, versus running a TAV and a short chain from...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Worth a shot. I plan to run fenders, just haven't got around to them yet. In the meantime I might make a brace. Can't hurt. Thanks :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Id like to know more about fitting the torque convertor to that frame with that engine, if you don't mind sharing. That may be what I end up with on this bike but I fear the stock jackshaft mounts will be in the way. Did you have to run your engine off center, or move it really far forward or...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Longer springs on the fork would raise the front a little, tilting the head tube/pivot point back a tiny bit... it might need to be a combination of small things, unless we ditch the fork altogether. Oh, and you mentioned changing the rake. If changing the rake puts the bars too far back...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Thanks for chiming in with your experience. Sounds like the bigger tires alone won't do it. Leaning the bike back more would help... I thought if the tires didn't fix it, I would look into modifying the parts of the fork where it pivots on the head tube (Would be called the triple...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    So I think I figured out why the steering is so unstable on this bike. Due to the offset of the fork tubes from the head tube, and the small diameter of the tires, I believe the bike has either not enough trail, or possibly even negative trail, with the given rake. Maybe the bike was designed...
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    Should I buy it?

    Dude. That is super cool. Agree on just making it functional, clean up and ride. That's got character that a shiny new paint job will never have. Love it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Ok, so the more I ride this bike with the manual clutch, the more fun I'm having. It's wicked, and takes a lot more practice than any other clutch I've ever operated, but I'm getting the hang of it a little better, and it's fun. I still say it's definitely not for beginners, and not appropriate...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Good points. I appreciate the honest input. I'm kinda thinking along those lines too, and I agree I'll probably only be happy with the torque converter. However Im pretty sure I have a new clutch for #42 chain in the garage that I was going to use on a smaller engine bike for my 13 year old...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Ok, so I'm pretty sure I'm gonna try a centrifugal clutch, since it's an easy swap, but probably end up with a torque converter in the end. Im generally impressed with this manual clutch, but it's not a good fit for the intended purpose for this bike. I'm also finding the steering to be a bit...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Another quit test ride yesterday and I'm starting to think the clutch isn't for me. It's difficult to go slow with it. It's either hauling ass, or nothing. That's fun, don't get me wrong, but I actually use my mini bike as transportation around the pits each year at the helicopter event I...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    It was just as quick to hook up the clutch cable as it would have been to remove the chain, and needed hooked up anyway. So I got it done last night :-). Got my twist throttle set up too, so it was test ride time. It was pitch black, raining, and was trying to be quiet cus the babies were in...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Good call on the loctite. I'll be sure to do that before I do any test rides. Key material is whatever OldMiniBikes sells, and the sprockets are the double set screw type. Thanks :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Got the engine mounted tonight :-). Only problem is now it's hard to push the bike around the garage, because I don't have the clutch cable connected yet. So it's basically fighting the engine compression when im trying to roll it around. Guess that'll have to be the next part I work on. Sent...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Awesome. Thanks:-). I've been kinda worried about it. Stock was only 5/8 at the very ends. The parts where all the strain would be was about 3/4. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Little touch up paint... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Welded the engine mount plate on. Didn't get too carried away, in case I need to grind it off someday for a more original setup. But since I don't have the original engine, and I'm a big fat dude, I don't see myself switching to anything less than a 6.5hp. But hopefully it's solid enough to...
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    Gilson/Wards build

    Ok, here's the lever that comes with the clutch Here's the motorcycle lever for a 1" bar that I got. The actual levers are interchangeable with the clamps. Perfect fit. So I though I could use the lever from 3D, on the red 1" clamp and drill and pin the red clamp for the locking lever to...
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