by "AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
Published 09/21/2017 at 15:05
by "AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
Published 09/21/2017 at 15:05
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Back in December of 2016, I was hellbent on buying a Go-Kart for christmas. Something about the idea of speeding around my neighborhood in a motor vehicle as a 12-year old gave me joy, no matter how small said vehicle was. Eventually though, my parents talked me out of it, they said that if a car suddenly goes behind me, they wouldn’t be able to see me and would run me over (also, there were no go-karts that actually ran in our budget) . Later on I came up with an idea they liked: buying a mini-bike.
Initially, I wanted to buy a gas mini-bike, but then I remembered that one of my friends in the Dominican Republic had an electric mini-bike, and that thing ran faster than my great-uncles late 1980's POS Corolla (we raced them). To add fuel to the electric fire, I had found a a nice Razor MX350 Mini Dirt Bike for $100. It was scratched and it had no batteries or charger, but every other part looked great. According to the seller, the bike was his loving nephews’, but after they got older, they stopped visiting him and the bikes sat in his wood shed for years, he needed to sell the bikes for emotional relief. As we went to pay for the bikes, he told us he’d sell both of us the bikes for $150. We told him we only had $100 and he said “well, just take them both.” So we got two bikes for $50.
I fixed and sold one of the bikes to a cousin for $80. My first order of business on my bike was of course to replace both the batteries and buy a charger ($30), but after that, I received a FaceTime call from said cousin, he said he painted it:
This was the result, and take my word for it, it looks perfect in real life! It also gave me the inspiration to paint my bike, with help from him of course:
I loved the result, and so did my friends. I took it to one of our get-togethers and every single one of them wanted to ride it. I was at least the 3rd coolest male in our neighborhood then. And then the 2nd when I modded the bike (max speed was 25MPH before, I barely pushed 50 with the mods). Then, briefly the 1st when I dusted a gas bike
So in total, I bought a 50MPH Mini Dirt Bike (that works great off road, by the way) for $80. I think thats a pretty good deal.
P.S: I have some videos of when the bike was first fixed that I have to blur out and then post.
Update: Oh my god! I’ve been shared to the best of the best, the cream de la crem (hon hon): OppositeBlog
Another Update: Repost because it was night when I posted this
"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/20/2017 at 20:31, STARS: 0
I dig this. Paint scheme is nice!!
I’ve been wanting to do a drift trike and was thinking a gravity or pedal one - so an adult big wheel. This however gives me an idea, would it be difficult to put the motor on to a drift trike frame? Silent power sounds pleasant.
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/20/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 0
Nope, the motor and all parts are pretty plug-and-play. How do you think, Me, a 13-year old child was able to rebuild and mod it. At least when I rebuilt a honda civic engine I had experience
"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
09/20/2017 at 20:42, STARS: 2
50 mph... downhill with a strong tailwind.
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/20/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 0
Actually, yeah. It was a windy day downhill. But on flat ground it goes up to 35MPH
"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/20/2017 at 20:59, STARS: 0
What are the mods?
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/20/2017 at 21:20, STARS: 1
Motor and Battery upgrade. Got the motor at electricscooterparts.com and the battery on eBay
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/21/2017 at 00:06, STARS: 0
I’ll make you a video showing how it sounds tomorrow
"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/21/2017 at 09:10, STARS: 0
cool! I’ve done that on a smaller scale with RC. Figured it would translate the same. Google the modified powerwheels videos, there is some crazy stuff some dads get in to
"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe)
09/21/2017 at 15:18, STARS: 0
teehee red versus blue...
mini bike jousting sounds like a plan :D
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
09/21/2017 at 15:20, STARS: 1
Does it do dank whoolies.
"Straightsix9904" (Straightsix9904)
09/21/2017 at 15:23, STARS: 0
Well done with the bike.
Also, really impressed with your writing! Can’t believe there isn’t one U for you, and it is coherent. You may be a better writer than me and I am more than double your age.
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/21/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 0
Haven’t tried.
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
09/21/2017 at 15:55, STARS: 0
What? That’s the first thing I would try. I used to pop wheelies on my grandpas mower.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/21/2017 at 16:02, STARS: 2
Reposting or changing the date/time without providing additional information is generally frowned upon in Oppo.
"CRider" (crider)
09/21/2017 at 16:07, STARS: 0
Good job on the bike (and for painting it KTM orange). How long does the battery last?
One thing, you might want to move the brake lever to the right hand side so you don’t get into the habit of grabbing the clutch to stop when you move to a gas bike.
"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
09/21/2017 at 16:21, STARS: 1
I was under the impression that a single re-post was acceptable (i.e. “repost for the morning crowd”).
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/21/2017 at 16:26, STARS: 0
If I pace myself I get up to 4 hours
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/21/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 0
Well, sorry. But now I know
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/21/2017 at 16:28, STARS: 0
I havent even done a wheelie on a normal bike.
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/21/2017 at 16:29, STARS: 0
Wut?
"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe)
09/21/2017 at 16:37, STARS: 0
"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/21/2017 at 16:38, STARS: 0
"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe)
09/21/2017 at 16:39, STARS: 0
certifiable
"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
09/21/2017 at 16:54, STARS: 0
This would be a great time for someone to link to the posting guidelines for the benefit of newer members. I don’t have it readily available though.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/21/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 0
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/sharing-rules-and-guidelines-1802758660#