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Looking for opinions about these things. Thanks in advance! https://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/inverted-carburetor-intake-runner-manifolds-for-mikuni-clone-engines.182903/post-1348138

Anybody modding their slide or flat side carburetors with non-standard manifolds? Specifically, I'm looking for comment from tinkerers out there in the 200-ish.cc ohv world, and I want to hear all about your experience with anything similar to the attached. What do you like or not like about...

Would you call this one of the better Doodle vintages? It doesn't appear to be one of the newer models. Should I grab it? Might it adapt well to 8" wheels? Maybe a 200cc clone? Much thanks in advance, all...

I got this stool last year and thought it might serve as a good starting point for a seat one day. With my latest build looking like a chopper, I figured it was time to cut into it and see what I was dealing with — thinking it was a metal pan. Well dang if it isn't pre-shaped and t-nut drilled...

A remix of one sunny afternoon last summer: https://youtube.com/shorts/vROKYd-hj5U?si=Kdndh96doydWVXWv Oh, and be sure to "turn it up" :scooter: Btw, setting up a u-tube channel is easy (and totally private as you want).

I was out of town for the holiday and seeing this up close made me miss my garage.

https://ottumwa.craigslist.org/snw/d/richland-mini-bike-rare-vintage/7807982418.html

Not mine https://limaohio.craigslist.org/snw/d/upper-sandusky-db30-mini-bike-pit-bike/7808673868.html

And it's all little stuff. God bless those hurting tonight.

Really hope they're Phoenix's rising, tho :D Plus, getting these three in a lot helps me edge my bets :p My metal guy's gonna love this material :scooter::scooter::scooter:

You know what I'm talking about. They're all so short it's like they expect we're all riding on 6" wheels. And the "extra long" version is just about an inch bigger. Might be good for 8" wheels... I ride on 10 and 12 inch wheels but can't find a decent replacement stand for the minis I'm...

Getting ready for one here.

Thinking about the struggles of all the people (and members) in the southern states getting hit by this hurricane. I can't believe the reports of weather already falling on North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Hope everybody can stay secure and safe through it all.

Thought I'd share a bit of an old textbook I picked up a few years back. It's where I'm getting some of my more advanced knowledge about metal (and hardening steel) these days. :p

I'm no metalsmith, but I asked online if anybody hardens their chain drive sprockets and Google said hell yeah and I figure I can make fire, so here we go. This used Honda style sprocket has the right hole configuration for my build, and while the teeth weren't too broken up, their troughs and...

Thought I'd share this preliminary mock up of my latest Arctic Cat build. It's the first I'm seeing in person what's so far only lived in my imagination or been hanging from hooks to dry. The shocks and struts are at extremes and likely need adjusting up and down, respectively, to dial in the...

One of you guys suggested this last time I was looking to extend my Ramrod's fork struts. Haven't forgotten the idea, and here I am with another Ramrod build so I'm sharing again. I would have done the same as last time but finding adequate springs has been slow going. But the cool part about...

I tried this once before a couple different ways and couldn't get the effect I was seeking but they say if you're not failing you're not trying and I'm getting ready to go again. Since my last crash and burn, the pieces have been stripped, sun dried and primed anew with 2 coats of high quality...

Call me a survivalist or just plain old-fashioned, but the wise commentary I heard on this subject of fork sleeve alternatives got me thinking about the idea of brass sleeves as an interesting and long-lasting custom upgrade. Careful measuring and research has got me to the point you see here...

You may have seen this elsewhere. I did, and bought a 8oz. bottle of 80% phosphoric acid and mixed in a couple ounces of cheap alcohol sanitizer, sprayed it on and let it dry. You tubers might use a wire brush next, but the scale on mine was a hardened candy coating that scraped off with a...