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Post by twowheelinjim on Dec 7, 2014 23:30:21 GMT -5
A couple of weeks ago a good friend decided to take an interest in scooters. He visits me and enjoys turning wrenches when he's hanging out at my shop. So he started looking at a few YouTube videos and got motivated to finally pursue ownership of his own scooter. Lucky for him he has a pal that has a few squirreled away as future projects and he made a selection. He chose my Baccio vx-50 with a 1E40qmb engine. Not a bad choice. When I asked what his intentions were, he simply grabbed a grinder with a cut-off wheel and began sculpting his masterpiece. I understand a puppy dies somewhere in the world whenever a nice scooter gets chopped by an amateur wanna-be customizer but this is what happened...  A perfectly stock frame, stripped of it's plastic body and harness.  A few tabs, brackets and rails were in the way. The excess parts hit the floor.  The end result. No turning back. The brackets that the motor hang from were deliberately removed and are set back 5" inches. this increased the length and lowered the scooter in one operation. After some careful measurement the brackets will be re welded to the frame. |
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Post by Clank on Dec 8, 2014 5:42:16 GMT -5
Is the engine touching the floor? That's really low. :popcorn:
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Post by scooterpimp on Dec 8, 2014 5:56:28 GMT -5
Bye Bye little puppy.....  |
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Post by Lucass2T on Dec 8, 2014 6:26:05 GMT -5
Yet another hipster with a lowered scooter...
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Post by twowheelinjim on Dec 8, 2014 9:29:36 GMT -5
The engine is pretty much sitting in it's original position. The frame is slid forward . The center stand will be cut offf when the engine mount and shock are configured in a proper location.
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Post by 90GTVert on Dec 8, 2014 11:05:46 GMT -5
Lowered and stretched scoots aren't really my thing, but I'm all for making stuff your own. Hope he enjoys the process and I'm interested to see how it turns out.
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Post by twowheelinjim on Dec 8, 2014 12:58:21 GMT -5
He needed to accessorize his hipster wardrobe by building a scooter. It will accentuate the skinny jeans made popular by today's youth.....
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Post by theridge69 on Dec 11, 2014 6:38:02 GMT -5
OMG! poor, poor, puppy! I was like that at first. Not to that extends,, but some ppl think these things are toys. I'm on my 3rd scoot. Thank fully a friend from here and a local friend stopped me before I got to that point. But after a wreck, a stolen, and this one I rode one day, and it broke my ankle/leg. Broke both ankles this years time LOL.
Someone take the Tools before he gets hurt!
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Post by aeroxbud on Dec 11, 2014 9:23:12 GMT -5
Make sure you give us an update Jim.
Will it ever roll again? When is enough, enough?
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Post by twowheelinjim on Dec 11, 2014 11:45:59 GMT -5
It's never enough....frame is ready for welding but making a tank to mount on the floorboard is proving quite a challenge.
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Post by tiny on Dec 11, 2014 11:59:22 GMT -5
The Honda Dio(Not Elite SR) and Rukus both used a floor fuel tank try finding a used one of those they might fit.
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Post by twowheelinjim on Dec 12, 2014 12:49:50 GMT -5
I'm copying a Honda metropolitan tank. I just found out it's the same as a ruckus. The frames are the same as well.e
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Post by tiny on Dec 12, 2014 13:23:15 GMT -5
Cool. Good luck on the tank build keep us posted
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Post by Mrx2002 on Dec 13, 2014 2:19:20 GMT -5
Lowered scooter?  |
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Post by scooterpimp on Dec 20, 2014 20:15:01 GMT -5
Doin your own thing ,no matter what anybody thinks is what scootin is all about!  |
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