Homemade pocket bike 98cc 2 stroke

[karl]

The motor is from a Tecumseh snowblower , 98cc 2 stroke. It has a old Kohler carb so I cant give it full throttle. When I got the float for the original carb it screamed and did wheelies. Then I hit a rock the size of a baseball going full speed down the driveway and snapped the frame. I gutted it out because it was dangerous and uncomfortable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HABGYHPjvfw

 

[Bluethunder3320]

wow. fast for a little 2 stroke.

 

[jrmints1415]

loud too! i guess it is a 2 stroke though...

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Cool. Get a suitable replacement carb and a recoil, and build something funky with it.

Oh yeah- hook up the kill switch next time for safety sake, willya? Brakes wouldn't hurt either...

 

[Blazkowiez]

What brakes do you have if any?

 

[Ghanem]

Thats cool, nice work man

 

[karl]

Who needs brakes and kill switches they make it weigh more lol

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Yeah- Death's underrated...

 

[Rustydog2010]

I gutted it out because it was dangerous and uncomfortable.

Yes because going rather fast with no brakes or helmet isn't dangerous... Think before you do things.

Jeremy.

 

[r_chez_08]

Wow! That goes some for 98cc lol. Like everyone else said though, helmet and brakes in future.

 

[r97]

i love your mini bike, but please get yourself a good brain bucket! my dad is a physical rehab doctor, many of his patients are the lucky ones who didn't were a helmet.

 

[karl]

I usually wear a dirt bike helmet but I just took it down the driveway once.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

... with no brakes or kill switch...
Nothing kills fun faster than a trip to the ER.

 

[robbie]

That's a pretty awesome bike. Do you have any idea how fast you were going?

What are you building with the parts? If you like power but don't want it to pop up in front uncontrollably, try moving the rear wheel behind the seat a little bit.

 

[fowler]

no dont do that thats no fun

if u had no kill switch how were u shutting the engine off?

also u dont neserseraly need brakes
it is all about thinking ahead

being on a farm iv driven many cars and bikes without brakes

not to metion my buggy still has non (it is getting some soon though)

the trick is not to get into emergency situations

it may be a bit hard in a town or city as some of the time it is other people who cause bard brakeing.

 

[robbie]

Brakes are a good thing, but I have to admit that my boys and I have been riding our mini bike without them. Our bike goes only 20 mph, which is not nearly as dangerous as 30 or 40. There's nobody else to run into, so it's not a big deal.

When we have more than one vehicle, brakes will become a bigger issue. We already have a kart with brakes, and I'm working on another bike. I can imagine my kids getting themselves pointed towards each other and going fast enough that the Fred Flintstone method wouldn't cut the mustard.

 

[firekiller52]

i have an identical motor, can you please explain how you got a clutch to go on that little shaft, and how you made the motor mount and im glad to see how fast that thing is, mine should go good
any info you can give me would be awosome

 

[oscaryu1]

AAH I want that lil' motor :3

 

[MK3roberts]

wow thats like a $40k poured cement driveway.

 

[amcjavelin]

man thats scary how fast that little bullet was moving!