Recent content by Pellethuntr2

Long time member (10 years?) but haven't been active in years due to other hobbies and family obligations. As the title says I am working on building an off road scooter and would like it to be electric. #1 Because of the noise level and #2 Because I would like something that I can put on my...

Been a long time since I was on this forum. I am moving in a few weeks and I am looking to get out of karts and mini bikes so I have two frames for sale if any one is interested, I am in NY about 40 minutes south of Rochester and an hour from Buffalo. For starters I have a mini bike frame with...

Question for all you experienced guys.. I have a 7hp Briggs with one of those bolt on 6:1 gear reductions.. My question does the gear reducer take the place of using a large rear sprocket for more low end torque? I plan on using a standard 12 tooth clutch, so does that mean I should get a 12...

Hey guys change of plans...as some of you know I just got my hands on a 87 Arctic Cat 500cc twin Spirit...well I have decided that over the next however long im going to be building a full sized street legal bobber/chopper...here's some pics of what I got so far more info to come as I get it...

hey guys just picked up an Arctic Cat Cougar...motors an 87 500cc twin...now I know nothing about 2 strokes so any advice there would be great...first question is does a 2-stroke half to have a tuned pipe or can I straight pipe it??? and also any idea of hp on this???

Ok so im getting these 2 sleds today... http://s854.photobucket.com/albums/ab102/pellethuntr/?action=view&current=sleds.jpg&newest=1#!oZZ2QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs854.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab102%2Fpellethuntr%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3Dsleds.jpg%26newest%3D1...

http://rochester.craigslist.org/rvs/1783142565.html Ok so IDK much about sleds but for $20 I thought id look into it and see if you guys thought I could get it running again...all I want is the motor and maybe some other stuff for another project

hey guys im trying to figure out what gear ration to get for my street bike...I have a 12hp briggs and 14in tires...now because this is a strictly street bike I want it to top out at 50-60...im also using v-belts...my thought is to use a 9in on my tire and a 4-5in on my motor...im not a real big...

hey guys here's what I got so far... http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab102/pellethuntr/SAM_0200.jpg?t=1275050693 http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab102/pellethuntr/SAM_0199.jpg?t=1275050693 that's the basic outline of the bike...and yes IK that's a vertical and the pulleys are all...

Ok so I did a little looking around on this poor pathetic engine I just got in the shop and I can't find the #s!!! it has no top and very little extra metal to have the #s stamped on so I was wondering is there any other way you can ID them??? it's a vertical and I believe 12-12.5 hp

hey guys so I have this project wheeler and I just got a new makuni for it and jump started it today... it ran great and all so I went to take it for a test spin and when I hooked up the cables again to jump it stupid me put them on backwords and now it has no power...so any ideas of what I did...

where you guys get your V pulleys from and if anyone has a good way of attaching one to a minibike tire.

Hey guys couple of probably seemingly dumb questions for yah...ok so im lookin into getting a 50cc mini harley motor...how will 50cc compare to a 5hp briggs as far as torque and HP. ive heard that a 50cc is around 8hp???

Anyone know roughly what the max rpm's are out of a stock 13hp Briggs?

So DIY really needs a FB group...what do yall think???