81 express sr brainstorm.... Advice and ridicule
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:06 pm
So here is the deal. I have an express sr frame, seat and plastics, no motor, no triple tree or suspension. I also don't have any money or this would be easy.
What I do have is time and some left overs. I have two options for motors and you guys are going to hate them both. I can swap in a 50cc Honda ruckus GET (four stroke), or I can drop in a 125cc gy6 with a 6.5" wide rear tire, also a four stroke....
The ruckus motor would go in more easily and get me to 45mph no problem, while looking stockish.
The gy6 would get me to 60mph but would need a lot of work and 20lbs more steel added to the frame to keep it together.
I'm not sure what to do with the front end. I have a stock triple tree and forks from a ruckus but it is still riding a little high, would the front end out of a dio be a better idea? It needs to be sturdy
Before everyone gives me a bunch of crap for using a four stroke, I know it's wrong. So unless someone wants to gift me a decent two stroke with full wiring harness this is what I have.
Well there you have it. Please tell me why my plans are dumb and what I could do to make them less so, remember I'm on a budget.
What I do have is time and some left overs. I have two options for motors and you guys are going to hate them both. I can swap in a 50cc Honda ruckus GET (four stroke), or I can drop in a 125cc gy6 with a 6.5" wide rear tire, also a four stroke....
The ruckus motor would go in more easily and get me to 45mph no problem, while looking stockish.
The gy6 would get me to 60mph but would need a lot of work and 20lbs more steel added to the frame to keep it together.
I'm not sure what to do with the front end. I have a stock triple tree and forks from a ruckus but it is still riding a little high, would the front end out of a dio be a better idea? It needs to be sturdy
Before everyone gives me a bunch of crap for using a four stroke, I know it's wrong. So unless someone wants to gift me a decent two stroke with full wiring harness this is what I have.
Well there you have it. Please tell me why my plans are dumb and what I could do to make them less so, remember I'm on a budget.