here is my build thread on my schwinn chopper.
I recently received this when I was around 11, I stored it for around 5-6 years and when I was 18 I thought it would be cool to put a go kart engine on it because I wanted to go fast. so I bought a 5.5Hp go kart engine and found out the hard way that it wasnt going to fit, so we cut out the bottom beam and replaced it with two pieces of c-channel and lowered it about 2 inches. so the engine fits perfect. then we installed the clutch. we took the rear wheel and installed a big sprocket on it for high speed crusing and soon found out that the bearings were shot in the rear wheel. I then took the axel out and made my own(which is still under development and I probably will just get a stock wheel off another stingray chopper). I then installed the chain which I then had to shorten and I also made a tensioner out of an old skateboard wheels(I will make a better one someday). I can't remember what I did with the rear brakes so the brake handle is the throttle for now and there is no brakes!!,
message me if you have a rear brake kit for my bike and we can make a deal, stock ones will be fine.
the exhaust will also be finished soon, ohh I forgot to mention that we are going to STRETCH the frame by swapping out the c-channel for a longer piece and extending the top beam the same length, probably about 8'', because it is too short for me
here it is!
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/stephen1155/P1000152.jpg
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/stephen1155/P1000153.jpg
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/stephen1155/P1000154.jpg
SJ
I recently received this when I was around 11, I stored it for around 5-6 years and when I was 18 I thought it would be cool to put a go kart engine on it because I wanted to go fast. so I bought a 5.5Hp go kart engine and found out the hard way that it wasnt going to fit, so we cut out the bottom beam and replaced it with two pieces of c-channel and lowered it about 2 inches. so the engine fits perfect. then we installed the clutch. we took the rear wheel and installed a big sprocket on it for high speed crusing and soon found out that the bearings were shot in the rear wheel. I then took the axel out and made my own(which is still under development and I probably will just get a stock wheel off another stingray chopper). I then installed the chain which I then had to shorten and I also made a tensioner out of an old skateboard wheels(I will make a better one someday). I can't remember what I did with the rear brakes so the brake handle is the throttle for now and there is no brakes!!,
message me if you have a rear brake kit for my bike and we can make a deal, stock ones will be fine.
the exhaust will also be finished soon, ohh I forgot to mention that we are going to STRETCH the frame by swapping out the c-channel for a longer piece and extending the top beam the same length, probably about 8'', because it is too short for me
here it is!
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/stephen1155/P1000152.jpg
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/stephen1155/P1000153.jpg
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/stephen1155/P1000154.jpg
SJ
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