So it begins ….. the Re-Cycle.

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Height: 20" at handlebars, 15" at seat
Length: 28"
Width: 8"
Wheels: 4" goped wheels
Drivetrain: 47cc pocketbike engine with CVT

Required:
-Needs to be short enough to fit under the tonneau cover of my truck so it can be fully closed and locked - max 16".
-Front end easily removable to accomplish this, perhaps removeable handlebars.
-Use pocketbike engine and goped wheels for drivetrain - #25 chain.
-EXTRA CHALLENGE: make it all from recycled metal laying around. Only purchased items can be drivetrain and wheels.

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The frame is made of four tire irons welded together, the inside of the wrench ends filled with - what else? - car lugnuts. The engine plate used to be part of an office keyboard track, with a curved slot cut out for carburetor clearance, and the crossmembers on the frame were bicycle kickstands.

The head tube is a small section of pipe with car lugnuts on either end, and a large 1/4" gusset plate to tie it into the arms of the frame.
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http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/Welding%20And%
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Comparison - that’s a full-size Cag/Daytona frame the bike is sitting next to:
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http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p…sizedCagfr.jpg

(** Note: Earlier photos show a different head tube, made from a small section of 3/8" water pipe inside two sleeves, attached to one arm of a 3-piece bicycle crank. This design didn’t work out very well, as the pipes wouldn’t take a good weld and hold together. After several hours of frustration and easily-broken welds - not to mention enough cussing to make a sailor blush - out came the cutting wheel. **)

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The rear wheel mounts are cut-down training wheel mounts. A funny thing about goped wheels - the axles are fastened INSIDE the wheels, and can’t be slid out like regular pb wheels (or if they have, I haven’t found out how yet.) To accomodate this, slots were cut in the axle mounts with a 4" angle grinder and cutting wheel.
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The front forks are also tire irons, with 1/4" steel plate for triple trees, and chopped-down training wheel mounts, doing the same trick with the slot. (Been using a LOT of cutting wheels - that 1/4" plate is tough stuff!)
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(Yah, I know, the front forks aren’t gonna turn with that big plate like that. I just didn’t get a picture of the bottom end cut out yet.)

Hey, starting to look like a bike now!
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Well, let’s drag out one of the Cags, and see what we’ve got here …..
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Gas tank is a stock Cag/Dayona tank, secured with a big ol’ hose clamp in pure redneck style. Yup, that IS a bicycle seat! The pipe it’s mounted on used to be a set of mountain bike handlebars, cut and notched to fit on the new frame, and supported by a really big nut.
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http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p…ttankengin.jpg
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Kinda hard to believe those are the same size wheels, huh?
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Future plans for the bike include brake and throttle levers, upper engine mount, brake bracket mount, shorty exhaust pipe with goped can, footpegs, and kickstand. Gusset plates for additional frame strength are also in the making.

To be continued …..

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Eric

The bike I have is an X10.

Upgrades or addons:
Carbon Fiber exhaust,control panal/stick on (if thats concidered an upgrade?)

Other than that its pretty much all stock except for the paint. The bike has been in the family for about 4 years now.

I Have an HP Carb with boost kit not yet installed, but will be soon.
Hope you enjoy, Thanks!

It has come along ways from being stock,so the bike has evolved many times over from suspension to motor to light chassis mods.
I named my bike the dirty girl because every time i would lube up the chain.Then i’d go for alittle test run.The chain lube would get slung all over the place and with the slicks picking up the little debris, it would stick to the chassis and things.Plus some of the war scares she aquired over the years.LOL The bike is an x18.

The mod list includes:
1.yx 150cc base.
2.Nology coil.
3.Nology fire wire.
4.a big bore kit
5.TB v2 roller rocker head.(ported and polished)
6.28mm mikuni flatslide pumper carb.(This carb has a spray nozzle that sprays the fuel)Not as radical as my 28mm FCR down draft.But i got the motor tuned in easier with the Mikuni.LOL
7.A Dr.Frankenstien big bore custom underslung exhaust.
8.Tb oil cooler and braided lines.
9.custom dual front disc brakes.(with larger x18 rear rotors up front for the larger discs)
10.A custom front fork brace.It actually serves 2 purposes.(i made the brace recently so not seen i these pics)
11.Fully modded stock forks includes:spring preload adusters(custom made),modded damper rods internals,with bound and rebound adjustments.So now i have total control over the front fork action.This i am most proud of.
12.A custom made rear shock that has bound and rebound adjustments as well as spring preload.(I made this rear shock using 2 shocks from 2 different manufactures)
13.Front slick (soft compound)
14.rear slick (medium compound)
15.x1/x2 triples trees and bar clamps. I decided to go with this setup because with the x1/x2 triples being wider than the stock triples.Allowed me to use rims with wider hubs or use bigger brake calipers and rotors.The bar clamp from the x1/x2’s seem to clamp better than the stocker.Plus the moved the bars foreward about an 1/2in.They also allow the bars to be moved out or closer in.So you can really make the bike more comfortable to your liking.
OH almost forgot.16. modded x7 foot peg brackets.
17.x7 fairings.
18.Slight chassis mods.
19.steering dampener.
20.Vapor trail tech digital speedo/rpm gauge/temp guage.

-Custom painted red frame
-Custom painted Fiji Blue Pearl wheels
-Custom painted body white pearl with red stripe
-Ported stock carburetor
-Stock engine
-Stock exhaust

Hope you guys like it!