first chopper build

[kronos]

hi i am planning on building a mini chopper from scartch. i am currently stuck on the dimensions that i will need for the frame. i live on a farm so i have plenty of resource material. i am about 5'11" and weigh about 160.
any help would be greatly appreciated as i am stuck at this point and cant do much else at the moment

 

[athif]

hey, do you have an old bicycle lying around? maybe you can put an engine on that, since its your first time building a 2 wheeler, its a great way to learn the basics of choppers and 2 wheelers and it will get you around the farm since bikes have big wheels.

if you want to make the chopper check around websites for "chopper bike kits"
and see what kind of parts they have in the kit to get a good idea of what you need, if ur gonna make a chopper, you probably need a tube bender, a welder, flame torch for custom bends, a clutch, a heavy duty sprocket, and some motorcycle cable systems.

Your lucky you live on a famr because, you probably have a huge v twin engine lying around and probably some heavy duty clutches and sprockets, so you shouldnt have much trouble as me getting things done, since i live in the city and i dont have all these tools.

 

[kronos]

oh ive got plenty of bicycles lying around but i think i solved my problem.
i found an old 1983 trike motor in my dads garage and he said i could have it. its five speed, built in automatic clutch, and its got the frame and all other parts that go to it except wheels and forks. we got the motor when my dad bought our trike. it was supposed to be a parts engine but i made it run so thats pretty good. thats a good idea with the bicycle though, never thought of that actually. ill probably make one when my choppers done

 

[2or3wheels]

Three wheelers kick ***, make that one, forks and tires are somewhat cheap. Fenders are expensive though.

 

[kronos]

lol yah i know they do ive got one exact same model that runs like a top. but i wanna show off to my friends and make a mini chopper lol