Little project I am working on right now.

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Check out last page for 2012 updated pics!

Well I built this first chopper when I was 16, and I was just learning how to weld and bend pipe. So needless to say the first one wasn't perfect! It had a 5 hp briggs motor on it and a suicide brake. I had taken the engine off and figured I would take a pic of it before I threw it away. Here it is...



My brother got a 8 hp Honda engine that he was gonna rebuild and put on a go kart or something, and he decide he didn't want it. So it got me thinking I should redo my chopper. Then I was like hell, I'll just build another one. So I figured I would post up some of the progress on it. It's fun building this stuff from scratch. You get to decide how every little thing is gonna look and it's challenging.

Here is the front forks and head tub and bars.





And the front drop outs for the front wheel.



Here is just a little mock up to get an idea of the stretch and ride height and seat height and where the engine will be.



Here is the engine torn down to the block. So I can hone the cylinder and put in the new rings.



I had to cut 2 inches of the crankshaft off because it's built for a cement mixer so it's extra long. I got in my new clutch and got the chain lined up.



And here's after today. I built the top tube and figured out the bottom of the frame. And got a seat. Here is kinda what it will look like. Still lots of figuring and changing to do.





This the the pipe thats gonna connect the two lower pipes to the head tube. This was fun to make fit.




I will defiantly be keeping this thread updated with new pics until I get it done. Thanks for any comments!