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    Mini Chopper flop

    Sorry guys, but Sid nailed it. :thumbsup: Got rid if the tree rake. Moved the offset a little closer. Shorten the forks and VIOLA!!!!!!!!!!! Now we have a fun chopper. Very good handling at slow and fast. No more worries about castration. Will send pics upon completion. Now all I gotta...
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    Mini Chopper flop

    Sid You are right. I'm going to loose the tree rake and move the neck and forks closer. Right now I have 3" spacing from the center of the neck to the center of the forks, (if you measured it as a T). Think I'll take it down to about an inch
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    Mini Chopper flop

    Mini chopper flop Thanks to all for the input. Some very good ideas. Guess I will try to answer your questions, here goes sid: I raked it to 40°. But I guess I'm a little closer to 43° By caster, do you mean trail? Depending on the tire I get 2" to 3". I will get rid of the rake trees...
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    Mini Chopper flop

    mini chopper flop Hi, Here are the pics of my build. The first one is a wide shot to get an idea of where I'm going. I've got the tire on top of the forks. acceptable? I have also switched to below and moved the tire along the notch. Closer seems to be better. #2 is the raked triple...
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    Mini Chopper flop

    Hi folks Maybe some of you can help me with a flop prob with the mini chopper I'm building. I used an old Mini Baja and stripped it. Cut the neck and raked it 40 degrees. Made the offset for the forks 2.5" and made the forks 30". The flop was terrible. No control slow or fast. Did a little...
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    #35 or #41????

    Hi folks. Almost done with the kids kart so it's time to get the clutch, sprocket and chain. I've got a B&S 8hp with 1" shaft ready to install. 16" turf savers on the back and set up for live axle. More dirt than pavement out here. Soooooo, #35 or #41? Thanks for the help!!!!!!
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