Mini moto

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:50 pm

Is your brother big boned?

chris218i · Post by **chris218i** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:52 pm

opps that was my post didnt realize my girlfriend had signed on as her
nah hes only 10 stonne :O think the bike had an awful lot of load in the wrong place whilst cornering at 45 mph,

chris218i · Post by **chris218i** » Wed May 11, 2005 9:14 pm

well thats what im making

hopefully in ally or steel

need a argon gas setup an cupboard for alloy welding though and not sure how storng it will actually be, even with extra bracing. stainless maybe the way to go.

Drew · Post by **Drew** » Thu May 12, 2005 7:30 am

mines made of mild steel.

Drew

chris218i · Post by **chris218i** » Thu May 12, 2005 11:07 am

dont suoppose you could get a pic up of the back end for me could ya Drew, you had any problems with the metal bending and such like? Im not sure what to use to build the new frame with yet, it will probably be mild steel box section.

Drew · Post by **Drew** » Thu May 12, 2005 12:47 pm

yeah ill try and get a pic at lunch.

Drew

chris218i · Post by **chris218i** » Thu May 12, 2005 4:20 pm

cheers dude will put some photos up of the current state :d

Sp00ny · Post by **Sp00ny** » Thu May 12, 2005 4:22 pm

Me and about 10 of my mates have these cheap Chinese bikes too, they break *all the time* but no one's managed to bend a frame yet and some of the guys are pretty big! Our frame's look different to yours, the same but different if you know what i mean? I have a spare one in my garage, along with pretty much every other part you can think of.... :wink:

Sp00ny · Post by **Sp00ny** » Thu May 12, 2005 4:32 pm

chris218i · Post by **chris218i** » Thu May 12, 2005 5:30 pm

spoony sent u a pm dude, Might meet up with you and your mates for a race in the not to distant future

getting rovertech graphics sorted for it aswell

Drew · Post by **Drew** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:29 am

http://www.drew.redmail.co.uk/DSCN0912.JPG

Drew

chris218i · Post by **chris218i** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:43 pm

Through this fantastic community managed to source a new frame

cheers guys

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:48 pm

Just out if interest, how much do these things cost new?

Looks like a laugh... they road legal?

chris218i · Post by **chris218i** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:57 pm

not road legal due to them not having lights etc... there anything from Â£150 to Â£1000 brand new mine was just under Â£200 they are a great laugh and can run all day for about Â£3 at 45mph

Slick · Post by **Slick** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:43 pm

i've seen some around somewhere for Â£200. might have to get one for the summer. would be a laugh. If i find a link i'll put it up

carlo

Slick · Post by **Slick** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:55 pm

just a few sites i found but theres plenty more out there:

http://www.gizmos-uk.com/Mini%20Moto.html - Â£290

http://www.colchestermotorcycles.co.uk/minimoto.php - Â£499

http://www.shop.edirectory.co.uk/motors ... id=1483465 - Â£200

http://www.prezzybox.com/products/index.aspx?pid=3074 - Â£299 and this one says its possible to mod it to go 70mph!

Slick · Post by **Slick** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:09 pm

one more i just found from a work mate whos bro's got one

www.minimotoworld.co.uk - about Â£178 incl. vat. Might have to get one meself.

danr · Post by **danr** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:31 pm

Id love one of these.

Maybe bring yours to the next meet chris??? :wink:

pow · Post by **pow** » Fri May 13, 2005 10:35 pm

mine was in the shop being fixed nearlly every day lol. I got a full black fairing on mine to b like ghostrider lol

Sp00ny · Post by **Sp00ny** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:16 pm

Slick wrote:just a few sites i found but theres plenty more out there:

http://www.gizmos-uk.com/Mini%20Moto.html - Â£290

http://www.colchestermotorcycles.co.uk/minimoto.php - Â£499

http://www.shop.edirectory.co.uk/motors ... id=1483465 - Â£200

http://www.prezzybox.com/products/index.aspx?pid=3074 - Â£299 and this one says its possible to mod it to go 70mph!

You have to realise that most of the links here are for the cheap Chinese bikes like mine, there are slight differences but they are essentially the same. However the Â£499 one is a Blata and they are infinitely better.

The chinese ones are unreliable and badly made, they break all the time but thats half the fun to people like us. You get what you pay for, a chinese bike can be had for around 150 on eBay but a warranty is worth getting. I wouldn't pay 300 for one though.

Its the most fun you can have with your clothes on :mrgreen:

Slick · Post by **Slick** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:28 pm

might be quite interesting strapping a bit of Nitrous onto one of these things. Could be a bit hairy!

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:32 pm

Hmm.... reckon I may have to save up some cash. And figure out where to take it. Would they fit in the boot of a coupe?

chris218i · Post by **chris218i** » Sat May 14, 2005 12:53 am

easily and if not will go on back seats

Drew · Post by **Drew** » Sat May 14, 2005 9:22 am

bought mine a long time ago for Â£700

made by Blata, works well though, never had a problem apart from people falling off it.

twisted sanity have put nitrous on a minibike!

Drew

roverspeed · Post by **roverspeed** » Sun May 15, 2005 1:31 am

search for mini moto nitrous on e bay, it brings up loads of kits!!! pretty scary thought, i have seen ones in mags for Â£699 claiming 70mph top end, that would be scary, my sister fell of one the other day and broke her thumb, ha ha, women!

Warren.