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Post by wikkedspree57 on Jan 3, 2011 8:03:02 GMT -5
So I have been kicking around building a custom scooter lately. I have a few extra of these minarelli clone motors and I've got an 85 Tomos Golden Bullet. the tomos is missing the front tire and tube, amongst a few other small things. Thought about dropping to 10" BWS wheels on it, from my parts eton beamer.
What do you folks think? Would be wild and most definately different.
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Post by 90GTVert on Jan 3, 2011 9:28:55 GMT -5
That would definitely be unique. Dropping from the tall more bicycle like wheels to 10" wheels would instantly give you a lowrider. It's gonna take a good bit of fabrication to get the scooter engine working in there I'd guess. I'd love to see it, but just be prepared to spend plenty of time cutting, welding, grinding, etc...
If you could work it so the engine fit kinda under the rear area, below the seat, and then rework the forks you could have that sucker right on the ground and it would look really stretched out with the tire past the seat that far. Not sure that would make a good rider, but that would accomplish the wild and different parts.
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Post by wikkedspree57 on Jan 5, 2011 12:06:48 GMT -5
Definately. I'm trying to not chop the front suspension so the BWS idea might not work. a 10 inch wheel barely fits between the front forks...
Kinda sucks but I'll figure out what to do with it, I'm sure I can make something work.
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Post by reveeen on Jan 6, 2011 6:46:11 GMT -5
What I have seen here is: a set of pit bike forks, with either a 10", or 12" spoke front wheel, with disk brake, and scooter tire mounted to fast mopeds, giving better suspension and brakes.
I'm almost certain a spoke rear wheel off of a Honda moped/noped will fit within the confines of a long case motor (splines, brake drum, I'm not certain of the wheel diameter, but you could lace in a smaller/wider rim?)
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Post by wikkedspree57 on Jan 7, 2011 7:15:06 GMT -5
I'm using a short case motor. My goal is to use 10" scooter wheels(aluminum at that for less weight) to make it a completely custom lowrider. I could swap in the forks off the Eton Beamer I have for parts but I'm questioning it. I don't know for sure that the BWS rim/tire will fit the short case motor I have. I don't know if they are universal, but if they are, oh yeah. she will go BW one way or another. If the frame was sturdy enough I'd chop and bob it, if it was a top tank frame I'd rake the front end.
I don't know which direction I'm going to go really. The beamer's fork tube is too tall so i would have to cut it down *shudders* but I would at least have the advantage of disk brakes up front. I'd have to drop the front suspension to make the bike sit even and not look retarded I think.
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Post by 90GTVert on Jan 7, 2011 7:25:01 GMT -5
You could always chop the steering head off and then weld it back on at a different angle to rake out the front. That would both lower it and stretch out the wheelbase, like a chopper. lol It would definitely fit the different category at that point
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