After a 20 year break I'm back...only now I have an unlimited budget!!!!!

[torqueboxer]

So I was trying to find something to hopefully bond with my nephew and ran across these. My bike at 12 was an "el-Tigre". It went away at some point now it's back...20 years later. Another El-Tigre!! I'm educating myself on where to get parts. I think I'd like to build a "retro mod". I'd like to get a 60s Briggs and add all the cool new billet stuff to it that they didn't made back before the Internet.

 

[mrpat]

Welcome! Those El Tigre's are a nice comfy ride.

 

[Sixpac440]

The orange one looks like an MTD with the spring on the wrong side of the triple tree.

 

[mrpat]

The orange one looks like an MTD with the spring on the wrong side of the triple tree.

Yea, no shock absorbing qualities there!

 

[Sixpac440]

The pull start leaves something to be desired as well ....

Tec tank on a Briggs ... or is that a Briggs recoil on a Tec?
The carb is a Tec ...
Lack of air cleaner ....

 

[torqueboxer]

The Briggs on the orange one seems to be a mutant. The tec on the Tigre runs poorly, i still hate tec motors. I'm gonna go get a couple Briggs 5hp motors tomorrow. The orange one is gonna be my nephews if he shows appreciation/interest in it. Probably get a flojet or whatever they used to be called carb for it so it runs well. And let him weld a header for it. Tigre I'm gonna either put a 440 sled motor on it or a full boogie 5hp with classic tin

 

[jbrewton]

Really, UNLIMITED?????

 

[Sixpac440]

I love Tec motors!!! Send her my way!!

 

[torqueboxer]

Yea why not unlimited? Lol

 

[jbrewton]

yeah, I'm unlimited also.............as long as the wife doesn't find out!

 

[Raskin]

well good luck with your nephew! Make him do some of the work ; )

 

[torqueboxer]

That's why I cut the cord off the orange one.....lol

 

[nds1968]

They look like a couple nice mini's to start with. What area you in, I'm South Park. Nate

 

[torqueboxer]

I'm in white oak. As soon as I have one running we can go and have a showdown. What are you running, motor wise?

 

[nds1968]

I'm in white oak. As soon as I have one running we can go and have a showdown. What are you running, motor wise?

Ha ha I'm not really competitive, I just do my own thing... I mostly ride up north by Meadville PA, nothing special just mostly in a field with one of my kids riding with me.

My Boonie is the only ridable bike now and it has a knock off Honda, doesn't have much power. I had a bike with a Tecumseh OHV 6hp that was stock, the bike would do wheelies with the 2 speed setup.

 

[torqueboxer]

Well I'm supposed to pick up some motors this week I also got a go kart for my other nephews I'm just waiting on new torq-a-verters to show up. Then I can play with mine

 

[torqueboxer]

Well look what I got today!!! I've got 7 motors to work with now!! Lol. I just need my dream motor for the el-Tigre now and I can start mocking up the chassis

 

[Raskin]

Uhoh..you know what happens to loose engines..they get lonely for a frame : ]

 

[torqueboxer]

Lmao!!!!