new here starting mini chopper

[lowone]

hi All
new here got a lot of good idea's here . Started this week to find parts got the basics. Now i have started
welding a frame together. here are a couple pic let me know what you think.I hope that it is going in the right direction to end up as
a cool chopper.

 

[chopperboybrent123]

Lookin good! Ive got mine thats been a work in progress for the last few years! I just keep tweaking things and I think in the near future I could have a pretty cool bike!

 

[bigfootrules31]

where do you ride these choppers, arent they bad for offroad

 

[lowone]

going to use it to check the mail are driveway is about 1/2mile long
and i can ride it in the yard. i have a kdx80 for going trail riding

 

[lowone]

Now i have come up with another idea. What if i add two wheels to the back for a trike.WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO.

 

[freakboy]

chopper looks better!

 

[lowone]

The trike chopper ? is over it's a chopper baby o yeah
dad said noway to the trike to much work.He didn't like the
idea of doing it.Chopper look's suweeeeet maaan:rolleyes3:

 

[freakboy]

damb that choppers looking good man!

 

[lowone]

Putting up a few pic of what got done so far
Dad made a realy cool kick stand And got the rear wheel mounted. We are waiting for some part's for the back wheel
sprocket brake. what do you think does it look cool .I think my dad is doing a good job Put he will not let me weld anything only hold things in place while he welds.
He does let me bend think when we use the torches.

 

[JADknives]

Thats looking real good, very cool kick stand.

 

[lowone]

Well we got the clutch but now my dad say's we will have to get a jackshaft .Do you think a jackshaft is needed he said it is to get motor in the center of frame.If it is not in center will it ride ok i would like to ride it but the sprocket did not come yet.
This will add another week waiting for that jackshaft part.:toetap05: plus all the other work.

 

[r_chez_08]

sweet chopper!!!! i love the kickstand!

 

[lowone]

This is as close as i will get to riding it.Dad is not ordering any more parts until next week .I am glade you like the kickstand we made the foot pegs like that too.I will post more when we get parts and work on it again. next week were taking the boat fishing a couple of day's. while my dad is off work later

 

[lowone]

Here is a picture showing the brake and foot pegs
we twisted them like the kickstand. My dad is a hobby blacksmith he let me pick out the type of twist . I think this was the coolest looking twist and yes he let me twist it . .
He said he would let me try and weld something when we start to work on it again.

 

[jorge0136]

Was this done with just a forge and some pliers?

 

[lowone]

Hi
jorge0136
You can but it's easy'r to hold the one end in a solid mounted vise then twist from the other end.My dad has a monkey wrench with an extra handle welded on it so its easy to turn and keep straight. If you use a forge you have to use a water cup to localize the heat. It's easy'r to use the torch heat an area about 1 inch long all the way thru to red then twist it right or left a little over 90 deg then heat red at end of that twist.Then twist it in the opposite direction about 90 deg lining up the original flat
then just repeat until you have the number of twist you like.

 

[EagleTalons]

I might do that! All I need to do is add that extra handle onto a vise grips and get some stock to bend.

 

[chevy_cow]

nice bike

 

[lowone]

Got the jackshaft on brakes and clutch here's a few pic's

 

[lowone]

The first ride in the yard it handles ok on grass gets a little rough on the gravel.You just have to keep on the gas. Now we will
have to tear it down and prep it for paint don't know when that will happen later.