This build started life at the first of this year in the build off with a weldking micro mini frame and a predator 79cc engine. I never actually started on the bike and I never finished the other two bikes I started for the build off. Life got hectic when I decided to go to college at the age of 31 and within the first week of school my wife and I found out we were expecting child number two. All minibike activities stopped immediately as I had to focus on the tasks at hand. In the last few weeks, with my first semester of school ending, I've started slowly working on a couple projects again, the micro bike being one of them. My 4 year old son has started taking an interest in mechanical stuff (which has made my heart swell with pride), so this has become our first father/son project.
Progress has been pretty steady so far with putting together the rolling frame, then fabricating the gas tank mounts(a blatant rip off of manchester1's tank mounts), mounting the engine, and fabricating a header. Next step will be making a chain tensioner and a kickstand, then filling with fluids and taking a test ride before I blow it apart for paint. I'm expirementing with a thumb throttle since this will be my son's first bike and he's used to a battery powered lightening McQueen quad with thumb accelerator. This thing has been a blast so far and I can't wait to finish it.
Progress has been pretty steady so far with putting together the rolling frame, then fabricating the gas tank mounts(a blatant rip off of manchester1's tank mounts), mounting the engine, and fabricating a header. Next step will be making a chain tensioner and a kickstand, then filling with fluids and taking a test ride before I blow it apart for paint. I'm expirementing with a thumb throttle since this will be my son's first bike and he's used to a battery powered lightening McQueen quad with thumb accelerator. This thing has been a blast so far and I can't wait to finish it.
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