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i meant for those stray cables, not the wires. may not be good to frame-route them.

i will proudly admit that i am against the war in iraq and afganistan.

but the military is MOSTLY a bunch of honerable folks who are just following orders. they deserve respect and a protest free funeral as much as any other person. its the GOVERNMENTS that are at fault that have been PURCHASED by corporate greed that is destroying our country.

where are you located?

take some pics of the current mount setup, and the replacement motor. make sure to take stuff off so we can see what we are looking at.

a 50 gy6 should be much easier to mount than a 150 gy6! but a 150 would be more fun lol
seriously tho take those pics i will see if i can steer you in the right direction. i am currently making my own custom 150cc gy6 motorcycle too i call it the moto-scooteR go check it out

how novice are you? it doesnt take much to be a decent welder. a lot of your welding is like bodywork, its all about prep. make sure your metal is clean of paint, rust and whatnot and it will make welding much easier. remember never to spray anything you are about to weld with brake clean, it will create a gas that will kill you faster than poo starts to stink. as long as your welds are not porous (wee little holes) and have penetration (color changes on back side of welded metal) then welding a frame isnt hard. just have to keep things straight and use plenty of triangulation.


shoot me a sketch of what you were thinking of for a frame and i can help you design it if you want.

And here are pics of what it has become. First up are some frame shots, after i cut out the old engine, cut off the random brackets, and found a gas tank for free:








next we have the motor mock up, and ride height mock up. you can see here i used the stock 50cc swing arm as the rear shock mounts, and can also see my groovy gauge placement. simply look straight down to see how fast you arent going! and yes my forks here are currently made of the kitchen broom...





and after trying two different times to find straight fork clamps (i bought and cut up one to find out its bent, seen in the previous photo) i found some that had a long AND skinny enough stalk to mount my 50cc bearings to. reuses the nut and thread from the donor scoot.





the triple tree will be about an inch shorter than the pic, its simply mock up at this point still. handlebars will be mounted to where they will just clear underneath the frame. a small ring of radiator hose will be used on either triple tree bar for steering stops



and once i got the frame welded up i moved it to my own garage. i plan on using two long pieces of strut to clamp the wheels straight while mocking the motor mount, this should help me get things... well straight.



and here is a nice size comparison so you can see just how short this little bugger is going to be. i can easily put both feet flat on the floor (cant on the benelli) my kick start is turned around to make a foot peg, and once i figure out exactly how my exhaust will be routed then I will make something for the other side as well.

i am currently working on finding something to make a seat pan with, as well as making bars to clear the gas tank and mount some sort of chest pad to. i will be laying across this thing so i need to make it comfortable. for the seat pan i am actually considering finding a large plastic serving bowl and cutting an arse-appropriate shape from it, then adding foam and some sort of seat material.

i am very tempted to use faux silver snakeskin from a women's jacket i picked up at the salvation army. i got it specifically to cover a seat or something similar... there may even be enough to do more than just the seat... look out for gaudyness!

I ordered two sets of 83 degree billet aluminum motorcycle valve stems from Kurveygirl.com

Worried that the item would be out of stock, I called in my order to ask if they were on backorder or not. NOPE got some on the shelves how many you want? The lady was SUPER nice and VERY personable! Almost broke out into a normal conversation. Ordered on friday, got an email over the weekend that said: "PS Sorry for the delay in up dating your order status, it was a race weekend for us here" it was the best excuse i ever heard. Valve stems still came in uber fast and well packaged, with receipt in the bag, as good as if i had walked in their door.

I recommend everyone go replace their valve stems, and i recommend this company whole heartedly!

also came with four company stickers. one is now on either side of my lid! covered some scratches quite well...

whats wrong with a vert motor?