Thanks for the welcome everybody.
The chrome bike was a fun ride. It was a 26" cruiser frame with 24" wheels and had a real low center of gravity. It rode like more like a BMX bike than a beach cruiser.
It was geared real low and I built the motor to really wind out. Top speed was only 32 mph, but, it got there REAL quick!
The motor on that one was one of the early 49cc "Pico WingDing" that Don Grube brought over from China. I did a full port and polish job on it, shaved the head (probably too much) and opened up the exhaust.
It ran great up until it went off like a grenade!! Those old motors had very week bearings....
After replacing the motor with a later 70cc "square head" I broke the frame stays, while playing "Evel Kenievel stunt cycle"
Sadly, that bike is no more. But, I do have the 70cc motor, the black Whizzer tank and the wheels hanging around in my garage....
darwin,
I never thought about selling it (really can't now, it's gone). I built that bike on a very slim budget.
However, I did agonize over every little detail through-out the entire build.
wheelbender,
The seat that was on it is actually a cut down banana seat. I cut the front 4 or so inches off of it so that it would wrap around the top bars of the frame. The rear of it was supported by little struts connected to the top frame stays. I also had to cut the top of the seat post lug off of the frame to get it that low.
It was surprisingly comfortable.
Here's a side view that shows the seat setup a little better.....
Here's a pic of the 70cc I built to replace the original motor....
Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of this motor in the bike.
I still have this motor and plan on some day using it. I've had this idea to make a copy of the first bike, but, using a 20" stingray frame. Maybe I'll finally get around to doing it soon.
I kind of lost interest in the china motors when I got my Whizzer, but, it might be fun to start playing with them again.