Mini bikes

Seriously? **** Dale thread is a LOT more off topic than mini bikes in my opinion. ****, I got my minibike FROM the HAMB.

 

I'm on the far left in this picture. Its a '68 Rupp C350. Bought the frame at a swap meet. It now has a 5hp Briggs with a Tilly carb, 3hp flywheel, muffler from a KX80. Also has a 2 speed jackshaft, with a disk brake from a mountain bike. Front forks are off some sort of small Suzuki, and the rears are old KYBs off of a small 250 Yamaha street bike. I should try to get some better pictures of it now that it is mostly finished. I just shortened the front forks a couple inches. Looks a lot more in proportion (for a minibike).

The bike in the middle is all homebuilt out of aluminum with a 5hp Kawasaki, and the one on the right is a Fox with a 5hp Briggs.

 

i love old style mini bike thats were i started working on thing that were powered by a engine

 

BRAKES????hahahaha no brakes ..as for the sprocket..i welded it to the existing sprocket that was already on the hub..easy as pie..goes good,,over 30 klm/h ,,real low to the ground feels like faster!!

 

Poncho, your bike has inspired me. I just scored an old CCM mustang for free today.... I wonder if my neighbour will notice the motor missing from his snowblower?

 

hahaaha nice work grumper....post some progress pics will ya!!!

 

bad***

 

No one's *****ing about you, the HAMB or anything else like that. I just don't find this too far off kilter (engines, old ****, youth, cheap...I could go on). Maybe it's just me. ****, one of my old, old threads asked if catfish made a noise when ya caught 'em (and plenty of weirdos responded within minutes). To me, the HAMB has been about like-minded hot rodders with different interests in life of a similar flavor.
You know I love ya...still waiting on that grill insert for a '34 International, though.

 

Here's mine. 6.5 hp. Real fast.

 

Well since Grimlock hasn't locked this yet, I'll post mine. Dean

 

that sidecar is the cat's ***!

 

heres a mini bike that is taking me sooo long to get done. pretty much the whole thing is homemade, including the springer front end. its got a rupp spoked rear wheel, 5hp briggs engine with a pointless ignition i threw in. i just recently picked up a torque-converter for it so ill be able to pull hills a little better. and its got a hard to find peanut tank.

the tank was in rough shape when i got it. it had alot of dents and dings. i mangaged to bondo it up and smooth it out. now im lookin for a good piant scheme. any suggestions? dont mind the black circles. it just where i need a little more bondo.

 

Got the frame and suspension for 35$ at BTTF, then tossed in the Honda w/torque converter.

2stroke/2cyl boat motor

 

okay I finally have my hooptie pic to post.

 

I have an old Rupp. It's not complete but someday I'll get it together or evilbay it. Pics are here. http://groups.msn.com/chevypartsnewoldstockusedandwhattheheckisit/shoebox.msnw

 

Thats exactly what I'm planning to do with this old bike I got. How did you get the sprocket to center perfectly? Just go by eye-sight and weld? Also how big is your engine? I have a 3hp Briggs, the gear ratio will be 1:6 and I'm running the same size tire as you.



Mike

 

I built this bike about 3 years ago and took it all over including bonneville, got it covered in salt and had a blast. i have not messed with in a while because i was building my car. But this weekend i happened to take it to hammer hanks house. Henry had a nicely bule painted tank that he had many of hours in metal work and paint in, and i had to have it. so here it is, And this is what happened to that nice tank. The throttle broke and i laid it down in the gravel and then into the ditch and it caught on fire! So i got really pissed and i did a fire burnout and i blew the tire. But i got and new impliment tire at the army surplus store kinda cool. Does good burnouts.

 

that is so swwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

 

Anyone know how to jury rig a clutch on my briggs 5hp I have a sweet runnin engine but the crankshaft is too short for the clutch to mount. thew crank sitcking outta the block cover is only 1 1/4" long. Also anyone know how to rig internal throttle to hide it and be ables to use some sting-ray grips without cuttin em?

 

Not as cool as some of the others. I built this with the boy as his first project this summer.