Last weekend my dad turned 54 and i bought him an old manco thundercat (may be called thunderbird im not sure). When i was young he bought me my first minibike and i have never fallen out of love with them. My brother and sister (11 and 13) both have doodlebugs and my popps has been really wanting to get something with a little suspension that he can putt around on with the kids.... that being said
I have a gx200 clone with all of the basic/easy mods done and of course all of the free ones as well. As the engine sits it has
-exhaust -air filter (with stock intake andifold) -governor removal -re jetted- index spark plug- 18 LB valve springs -advanced timing and smaller cooling fan. The only thing left on the engine i would like to do is aluminum flywheel.
So the engine is far more than he will ever need/use.
I dont know what you guys think about the thundercat but i have always liked it, a friend had one when we were younger and i liked them then and still do.
What are your expert opinions about these frames. Iv already ordered new seat shocks but something MUST be done with the front end.
Is there a common thing people do to either replace the forks or make them function. I would like to just get new forks and be done with it.
Please let me know what you think about this setup and what my options are concerning the forks. They are un-salvageable at this point. I would like to put factory forks back on it but i just cant seem to find them. Is there something else i need to know about the front end? and does anyone have one of these bikes with a gx200 in it?
btw this engine IS going in THIS frame and it WILL run, my heart is set on this setup. I respect if anyone is in disagreement with pairing the two but please dont try and convince me otherwise. I just need to be pointed in the right direction as far as locating aftermarket/origional forks. or is there a more common fork that will fit this bike. Thank you in advance for your time. This project means very much to me.
i am sorry if i did not put this in the correct place. new to the site but not to minibikes
I have a gx200 clone with all of the basic/easy mods done and of course all of the free ones as well. As the engine sits it has
-exhaust -air filter (with stock intake andifold) -governor removal -re jetted- index spark plug- 18 LB valve springs -advanced timing and smaller cooling fan. The only thing left on the engine i would like to do is aluminum flywheel.
So the engine is far more than he will ever need/use.
I dont know what you guys think about the thundercat but i have always liked it, a friend had one when we were younger and i liked them then and still do.
What are your expert opinions about these frames. Iv already ordered new seat shocks but something MUST be done with the front end.
Is there a common thing people do to either replace the forks or make them function. I would like to just get new forks and be done with it.
Please let me know what you think about this setup and what my options are concerning the forks. They are un-salvageable at this point. I would like to put factory forks back on it but i just cant seem to find them. Is there something else i need to know about the front end? and does anyone have one of these bikes with a gx200 in it?
btw this engine IS going in THIS frame and it WILL run, my heart is set on this setup. I respect if anyone is in disagreement with pairing the two but please dont try and convince me otherwise. I just need to be pointed in the right direction as far as locating aftermarket/origional forks. or is there a more common fork that will fit this bike. Thank you in advance for your time. This project means very much to me.
i am sorry if i did not put this in the correct place. new to the site but not to minibikes