saleens7
11-24-2008, 04:23 PM
Hey everyone (who remembers me)....its been a while since ive been on here.....
might as well stop by and let everyone know what ive been up to...
tho i havent been doing any RC projects, i have been doing a project of another kind....ive been working on a motored bike....
took an old schwinn stingray my little brother used to ride and stuck an 80cc motor on it...though most of it actually came from a kit i bought on ebay, there was some custom work that had to be done.....i had to buy a motor mount to fit this type of frame, and redrill it as the holes didnt line up with those on the motor....had to make a custom mount for the gas tank as well (consisting of zip-ties and duct tape)....i also had to torch the exhaust and bend it so it would clear the bottom bracket and cranks
its still not finished quite yet, but as soon as a different sproket comes in and i get a different chain (the one that came with the kit was too short, so i need to buy a longer one at a tracktor supply store and shorten it to fit)
anyway, here are some pics of what ive done so far, ill add more once more progress has been made.
origional bike:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2379.jpg
motor:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2381.jpg
motor on bike:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2392.jpg
bike (almost) finished:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2391.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2394.jpg
might as well stop by and let everyone know what ive been up to...
tho i havent been doing any RC projects, i have been doing a project of another kind....ive been working on a motored bike....
took an old schwinn stingray my little brother used to ride and stuck an 80cc motor on it...though most of it actually came from a kit i bought on ebay, there was some custom work that had to be done.....i had to buy a motor mount to fit this type of frame, and redrill it as the holes didnt line up with those on the motor....had to make a custom mount for the gas tank as well (consisting of zip-ties and duct tape)....i also had to torch the exhaust and bend it so it would clear the bottom bracket and cranks
its still not finished quite yet, but as soon as a different sproket comes in and i get a different chain (the one that came with the kit was too short, so i need to buy a longer one at a tracktor supply store and shorten it to fit)
anyway, here are some pics of what ive done so far, ill add more once more progress has been made.
origional bike:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2379.jpg
motor:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2381.jpg
motor on bike:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2392.jpg
bike (almost) finished:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2391.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/saleens7_01/IMGP2394.jpg