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Post by lain on May 15, 2015 9:08:28 GMT -5
I recently got a 50cc 2004 Geely scooter with a great frame to replace my frame which is all bent now. It appears to have the bottom mount built into the frame but also has the top engine mount welded on the frame. The engine is a 2 stroke top mounted engine, has more than a dozen problems so I'm not going to use the engine at all (let me know if anyone wants it).
I am going to cut the top mount with a hacksaw, will post pics soon.
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Post by lain on May 15, 2015 20:55:14 GMT -5
Been doing so much hard work today... I love it! So there was also a bar at the bottom of the frame that would have been in the way of the muffler, it is the bar where the center stand attaches, but my engine has the stand on it so I don't need the frame center stand. I cut everything off the frame that I needed to with surprising ease with a lenox high tension hacksaw with medium (24 tooth) blade. I oiled the blade between every cut with gear oil, worked great to make the cutting take less effort and work faster. I am currently at the point where I have the front fork, tree, shocks, wheels, front brake caliper, disc, and the engine mounted. The top pictures show where I am right now. I am finishing tomorrow but I need to take a break, my body aches... but it's hard work so it's great!     This is what I got for a frame from the CL scoot I bought, as you can see it is top mounted:    This is the pesky center stand bar: This is me demonstrating how light the new frame is: These are the cuts I made off the new frame:Top mount:     Center stand (forgot to take pics of the bar cuts too this is just cuts of the welding on the sides of the bar):   This is the finished product of all the cutting:      |
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Post by dmartin95 on May 15, 2015 21:07:54 GMT -5
Looking good so far!
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Post by lain on May 17, 2015 1:00:10 GMT -5
Posting pics tomorrow.
I got everything together but the front wheel dips down and rubs the wheel fairings both front and back, the worst part is when I hit bumps the muffler tube scrapes the ground... I am thinking if I get longer front shocks it will lift it up off the ground more to provide the clearance I need. Right?
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Post by lain on May 17, 2015 1:23:39 GMT -5
I essesntially built a low rider scoot, but I don;t want to have to replace my muffler often. If I could find a way to wrap the tube in something that won't grind off that would be great, but I'd rather lift up. I need higher clearance, not to grind my muffler off.
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Post by keikara on May 17, 2015 13:25:48 GMT -5
with what your doing reminds me of what a buddy of mine did in the late 80's early  's, we took a honda spree 125 and a honda elite 250, cut the frame at the back of the foot rest on both scoots, welded the front of the 125, to the rear of the 250, damn thing would do 80 up a steep hill with two people on it lol. Worked great untill another buddy of ours had it going almost 100 up a hill and at the top of the hill he got air and the frame bent where it had been welded at. Man I miss those day putting big motors on little things, 400 polaris motor on a gocart, 125cc cement cutter onto a mini mountain bike, 351 windsor into a 4cyl hatchback mustang. Man we did some stupid stuff growing up  |
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Post by lain on May 18, 2015 7:25:09 GMT -5
So I cut the plastic on the front behind the wheel to give it more space because I found that the wheel and plastic were also grinding on stops. Since then the wheel only barely touches the frame at super hard stops, the muffler is still an issue but I've found avoiding potholes helps.
I am thinking, what if I just make the shocks stiffer somehow? Like add washers or something to the spring? That might prevent it from going low enough to be a problem?
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's, we took a honda spree 125 and a honda elite 250, cut the frame at the back of the foot rest on both scoots, welded the front of the 125, to the rear of the 250, damn thing would do 80 up a steep hill with two people on it lol. Worked great untill another buddy of ours had it going almost 100 up a hill and at the top of the hill he got air and the frame bent where it had been welded at. Man I miss those day putting big motors on little things, 400 polaris motor on a gocart, 125cc cement cutter onto a mini mountain bike, 351 windsor into a 4cyl hatchback mustang. Man we did some stupid stuff growing up