Chinese Scooter Transformation, Mk2
Aug 29, 2023 9:03:34 GMT -5
90GTVert, 190mech, and 2 more like this
Post by rollingbender on Aug 29, 2023 9:03:34 GMT -5
This will be a winter project but the pile-O-parts has grown to the point where I deemed a reveal appropriate.
Here’s the donor scooter which is currently hidden from the wife’s prying eyes in a super-secret off-site location
I had an idea of what I wanted to do with this one and yesterday, my vision of what other parts I could recycle became a reality. I found these beauties in my scrapper friend’s junk pile. They are front fenders from a Peterbuilt semi tractor and they are made out of aluminum.
If you squint your eyes and tilt your head at just the right angle, you may be able to tell that semi truck fenders are actually long extrusions of scooter front body panels. There are probably 6 of them sitting in my driveway right now!
This one will be built (second try) for my wife. I’ll build this one with her input as I go as I don’t want a repeat of the first disappointment. The concept at this point is a classic scooter design like her current Vino. I’ll make the seat a bit lower. I’ll stick with the current 50cc case but build it as an 80cc (already have all the parts. And I think I can stretch the seating area so she can have our daughter as a passenger without stretching the frame… maybe a bit of super-scoot vibe.
My wife really enjoyed our recent scooter trip in the South Dakota Black Hills but longed for some more speed and a lot more torque going up the hills. Hopefully, I can tick all the boxes with this one. If not, I’ll sell it and move on to the next build.
Here’s the donor scooter which is currently hidden from the wife’s prying eyes in a super-secret off-site location
I had an idea of what I wanted to do with this one and yesterday, my vision of what other parts I could recycle became a reality. I found these beauties in my scrapper friend’s junk pile. They are front fenders from a Peterbuilt semi tractor and they are made out of aluminum.
If you squint your eyes and tilt your head at just the right angle, you may be able to tell that semi truck fenders are actually long extrusions of scooter front body panels. There are probably 6 of them sitting in my driveway right now!
This one will be built (second try) for my wife. I’ll build this one with her input as I go as I don’t want a repeat of the first disappointment. The concept at this point is a classic scooter design like her current Vino. I’ll make the seat a bit lower. I’ll stick with the current 50cc case but build it as an 80cc (already have all the parts. And I think I can stretch the seating area so she can have our daughter as a passenger without stretching the frame… maybe a bit of super-scoot vibe.
My wife really enjoyed our recent scooter trip in the South Dakota Black Hills but longed for some more speed and a lot more torque going up the hills. Hopefully, I can tick all the boxes with this one. If not, I’ll sell it and move on to the next build.
