First time poster, but I've been lurking on this forum a while, lots of really nice bikes/projects here.
Recently picked up a bike off of craigslist, (it's my first mini bike) and probably paid a bit too much for it. I liked the size of the frame but I'm not exactly sure what make it is, possibly a china knockoff?
Anyways I purchased it in non running condition, the past owner must have crashed it as the bolts holding the carb in place were broken as well as the pull start being ripped off and nowhere to be found.
I immediately bought the $99 dollar chonda special from HF, and it's now running despite every other piece of the bike being in questionable condition.
The forks are held on with an undersized OD piece of all thread, the throttle lever is almost completely broken, both wheels are loose, clutch engagement does not seem very smooth etc etc.
I plan on fixing the head tube/fork play first, measured the ID of headtube to be .510" so I plan on just using a 1/2" bolt unless I find a way to mount some external bearings.
Future plans inlcude:
fixing the wheels/axles
new brake setup, possibly hydraulic disc
new clutch
change throttle linkage to grip style
new seat
weld in new brackets for mounting seat (currently there is only one
ut
weld mount in for kickstand
and possibly fab up a small stainless exhaust pipe (although I kind of like the quietness of the stock muffler)
Any feedback or tips/ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.
I understand this is not the forum for questions (so if my thread is out of line feel free to move it to the correct section), but I'd like to post my progress and get feedback from some of the more experienced guys.
Recently picked up a bike off of craigslist, (it's my first mini bike) and probably paid a bit too much for it. I liked the size of the frame but I'm not exactly sure what make it is, possibly a china knockoff?
Anyways I purchased it in non running condition, the past owner must have crashed it as the bolts holding the carb in place were broken as well as the pull start being ripped off and nowhere to be found.
I immediately bought the $99 dollar chonda special from HF, and it's now running despite every other piece of the bike being in questionable condition.
The forks are held on with an undersized OD piece of all thread, the throttle lever is almost completely broken, both wheels are loose, clutch engagement does not seem very smooth etc etc.
I plan on fixing the head tube/fork play first, measured the ID of headtube to be .510" so I plan on just using a 1/2" bolt unless I find a way to mount some external bearings.
Future plans inlcude:
fixing the wheels/axles
new brake setup, possibly hydraulic disc
new clutch
change throttle linkage to grip style
new seat
weld in new brackets for mounting seat (currently there is only one
utweld mount in for kickstand
and possibly fab up a small stainless exhaust pipe (although I kind of like the quietness of the stock muffler)
Any feedback or tips/ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.
I understand this is not the forum for questions (so if my thread is out of line feel free to move it to the correct section), but I'd like to post my progress and get feedback from some of the more experienced guys.
