Grandfather grandson build off

Mini chopper engine?


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So me and my grandpa like fixing and building stuff.
He has helped me rebuild my coleman ct200u and my yerf dog i have had other projects too but he helps me out if i get stuck. For his kindness i gave him a rupp (brown one). And i have a mini chopper we are gonna fix and race them! I have not made a video on them but we will. Also i scored baja 196cc mini bike but it was crashed and it wont run so i gotta figure it out.
 

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I would go with the regular predator. Why pay so much more just for a 212 with a better carb (basically), when a normal Rotaderp on a mini chopper will be more than enough. Save the extra money and get some nice tyres
 

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Tilliotson would make it faster because this chopper will be street legal so i was gonna straight pipe it and haul.. You know what i mean also i got a baja warrior at 2am yesterday!
 

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Straight pipes + street legal bike = no muffler ticket. Or at least a loud muffler ticket if you can somehow convince the cop that the muffler fell off, and you're extremely polite.

Personally I'd get the predator, pull the governor, and spend the money you save on a 30 series.
 

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Here's my 2 cents; Buy the electric start Tillotson 212. You have electric start, an already built engine, plus a charge coil for head light, tail lights, and turn signal. Make room for a motorcycle battery (small LiFe, Lithium Iron) and you'll be golden. Yes the 212 Predator is great as is, but its so over used. Save up a bit and buy the electric start version.
 

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all true all true

the tillotson is a Ducar 212.. that's NOT i repeat NOT heavily modified at all
Soo check the prices for an e-start Ducar 212 and a stage 1 kit for it ..
maybe buy the tillotson carb
(the tillotson mostly comes without that magic carb... for oddest of reasons)

and see if that's a cheaper option.

personally I'd get the R version of the 196cc instead.. (also tillotson)
it's a Lifan clone for all I know mostly modified
(comes with tillotson race cam, heavy springs, billet flywheel and rod etc... and the magic carb :D)
that has the best bang of all tillotson engines so far.
(oh billet flywheels means NO charging coils.... sooooo maybe that's not for you here.. Sorry)
there's an inbetween 196cc with e-start and mods IIRC...

but yeah maybe a simple e-start ducar 212 is more to your liking.
(add airfilter and header pipe with or without tillotson carb and you very likely save a few bucks)

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