7/8th of a Rupp, how to proceed?

[cfh]

I bought this Rupp Roadster yesterday. Or should i say i bought 7/8th of a Rupp roadster.

A while back i bought a Rupp frame, for no particular reason....

The question is this... how to proceed?
1. Take the green frame to the powder coat guy, he'll sandblast and coat black. Transfer parts from 7/8th rupp to fresh powdercoat (now black, formerly green) frame. Buy a few missing parts, and have a Roadster. The black 7/8th frame now becomes a wall hanging conversation piece.
2. Do #1, but instead leave off the lights and convert it to a Black Widow.
3. Do *not* do #1, but instead take the seat pan off the green frame (essentially making it useless), and weld on the 7/8th rupp (making it a usable frame). Then consider option #2.

Comments?

 

[mrpat]

I'd leave number 2 an unmolested frame. Can still make a black widow wannabe and keep the frame since it looks original. Just my 2 cents for whatever it's worth. Lol

 

[mrpat]

And number 1 looks really cool as is. Maybe a future project?

 

[gumpit]

Leave it as is. Put on a solo seat and change the bars. Cafe racer

 

[manchester1]

I would put all the parts on the green frame. That frame looks pretty nice but I would check for cracks.:thumbsup:

 

[cfh]

I’m going to transfer all the parts to the green frame ( soon to be sandblasted and powder coated black ). It really seems to be the path of least resistance, and gives the best outcome.

Now the question is, do I stay with the roadster, or make it a black widow? I have the Dellorto carburetor and the tailpipe for the black widow. Decals are available for either. If I’m staying with the roadster I need to get a new rear tail light assembly. Not sure which way to go. Even if it’s a roadster it will still get the Dellorto. .

 

[mrpat]

Black widow. Don't have to worry about lights then. And it's cooler too.

 

[older then dirt]

They are both hopelessly broken. Send them both to me and I will dispose of them for you free of charge.

 

[SCooke123]

I'd make it the Black Widow - much cooler looking!

 

[Itype2slo]

The seat pans always rust out, that one looks like someone hacked and ripped it off while still attached to the fender bracket that’s some fancy bending :thumbsup:

 

[capguncowboy]

One of these days, we're going to need to have a conversation about all the pinball machines in your shop

 

[cfh]

Pushed the project along a bit more. Here's two Rupp frames powercoated. Not sure why i spent money to do the second one though...

And here's the Rupp (Black widow) starting to come together:

 

[cfh]

Making more progress. Need to finish up a motor and the gas tank.

 

[Badrooster]

Why do I not see Pics?

 

[SCooke123]

Looks really good so far!

 

[OND]

You are doing a great job on this bike ! :thumbsup: Keep up the good work .

 

[manchester1]

Looking good.:thumbsup:

 

[danford1]

Someone please correct me if I wrong but didn't Black Widows have a chrome front and chrome rear fender?
Danford1

 

[danford1]

Found it.
I looked on Wikipedia and it said this."Black Widow - Perhaps the most famous of all Rupp mini bikes was introduced in 1971—the Black Widow. The Black Widow differed from the other Rupps offered in 1971 in a variety of ways. The Widow was outfitted with a Tecumseh HS40 without a lighting coil, similar to the Enduro, however it came with a Dell'Orto carburetor for increased performance. The Black Widow also came with a chrome straight pipe exhaust and motocross tires. It was also the only Rupp in '71 to have chrome front and rear fenders. As its name suggests it was offered in black only. It was marketed as an off-road racing machine and claimed to be the best in its class."

 

[gammatg]

Dan, the chrome fender was an option that could be purchased for any of the 12" tire models. 10" tire bikes also had the option of a chrome rear fender. I've owned to original paint BW's and both had painted (black) rear fenders.