Pocket chopper to mini chopper

bigoboy

bigoboy

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hi all, new to the forum and wanted to play wit the rest of you all. my goal is to buy a old school mini bike. found a guy in a flee-market that has a ton of them. old school mini bikes and choppers. i just need to work on the prices. lol . if you know what i mean. but. this is my project as we speak. now please don't laugh. this is my first bike i'd be playin wit. i'll show my other toys then. ( karts )










yea i have a ways to go on this thing. but one day at a time.
 
bigoboy

bigoboy

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thanks guy, not sure what it is. but it will be fun. i hope. i just posted some pics of my other toys. on my profile photos. again, thanks.
 
The Restore Kid

The Restore Kid

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HAHA!!! Well I tell ya what, for not having a vintage bike ya sure got a nice first :scooter: It looks pretty close and good ole American drive line. :thumbsup: A springer is the front ends with springs at the top and rockers on the bottom to give you front suspension. It looks like you are doing fine. :doah: Just do what you're doing. :hammer: :lol:
 
bigoboy

bigoboy

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The Restore Kid said:
HAHA!!! Well I tell ya what, for not having a vintage bike ya sure got a nice first :scooter: It looks pretty close and good ole American drive line. :thumbsup: A springer is the front ends with springs at the top and rockers on the bottom to give you front suspension. It looks like you are doing fine. :doah: Just do what you're doing. :hammer: :lol:
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thanks for the words my friend. it will be fun doing so.
 
richs

richs

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did that bike have #35 pitch chain my wife has one but it has a really small chain size nice job thats the best thing you can do to them
 
vette66_00

vette66_00

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I would swap the rear wheel back so the Disc brake is on the correct side, then use a Jack Shaft to drive the wheel form the other side. Also a single running chain that far back will only cause you headaches and continue to fall off without at least two tensioners holding it still.
 
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bigoboy

bigoboy

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vette66_00 said:
I would swap the rear wheel back so the Disc brake is on the correct side, then use a Jack Shaft to drive the wheel form the other side. Also a single running chain that far back will only cause you headaches and continue to fall off without at least two tensioners holding it still.
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thanks guy, i looked at it really close and yes i did decide to run a jack shaft on it which if you see has a nice plate for the jackshaft setup. thanks.. i know all about long chain problems,,, if you look at my photos. my 1978 kz1000 stretched and lowered.
 
SpyGuy

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Nice little ride, looks like one of the Kikker 5150 mini choppers. Definitely run a springer fork on it - look up pictures of the springer forks on Harley-Davidson choppers, and work from there.
 
Ratbike

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SpyGuy said:
Nice little ride, looks like one of the Kikker 5150 mini choppers. Definitely run a springer fork on it - look up pictures of the springer forks on Harley-Davidson choppers, and work from there.
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Here's a couple of pics of mine.:hammer:
 
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Ratbike

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Header...

Might want to pull that header in a bit...could be a leg burner. Its a pain , but worth it when you're done. Just throwin' more at ya!! LOL!:hammer:
 
bigoboy

bigoboy

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Ratbike said:
Might want to pull that header in a bit...could be a leg burner. Its a pain , but worth it when you're done. Just throwin' more at ya!! LOL!:hammer:
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no no no, that's what i want, other eyes. i did see that when i made the pipe but the pipe bender that i was using only did that little bit of a bend. those are those things that will need doctored up closer to the end. you know... but no thanks man. i love your bike. looks sweet.
 
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