So I recently moved from Austin to LA and had to leave my first build behind. A buddy of mine has it and it doesn't run at the moment. I would like to ship it here at one point but till then I had to get something going!
I started with a Schwinn typhoon
And found a guy on craigslist selling the motors for $185 about half an hour from me. From what I hear online companies won't ship them to ya in Cali so I went ahead and picked one up from this guy to try out. It was brand new and everything was in there perfectly.
So I got everything set up and on the bike.
Flipped the handle bars upside down and bought soft white handlebar tape and put it right over the stock grip to match the bike. I still have to buy white electrical take and take off those black stickers it came with.
Took off the magneto cover, sprocket cover, gear cover and motor sprocket and painted them blue (the color on the spray paint can matched the bike but unfortunately the outcome did not
) after I primed them I stuck them all in the oven at 350F for about 30 mins to set the paint then did 3 coats of blue and repeated the process.
Now my main issue is figuring out a seat system... I want the seat to go right in that "V" crevice so that it is lower. I really don't like the look of having the seat be at even height with the tank. Seems like the only way to do it is going to be sawing the seat post and buying a layback seat tube but I would love to hear suggestions.
One I figure the seat out I'm going to ride until the gallon of gas/oil I bought is gone then drain the tank and paint it blue with a white stripe down the middle in order to match the rest of the bike. The carb air filter will be painted white until I buy a better one in blue or white.
After that is done I'm going to put up for sale so I can fund the next project
Would love to hear some feedback!!
I started with a Schwinn typhoon
And found a guy on craigslist selling the motors for $185 about half an hour from me. From what I hear online companies won't ship them to ya in Cali so I went ahead and picked one up from this guy to try out. It was brand new and everything was in there perfectly.
So I got everything set up and on the bike.
Flipped the handle bars upside down and bought soft white handlebar tape and put it right over the stock grip to match the bike. I still have to buy white electrical take and take off those black stickers it came with.
Took off the magneto cover, sprocket cover, gear cover and motor sprocket and painted them blue (the color on the spray paint can matched the bike but unfortunately the outcome did not
) after I primed them I stuck them all in the oven at 350F for about 30 mins to set the paint then did 3 coats of blue and repeated the process. Now my main issue is figuring out a seat system... I want the seat to go right in that "V" crevice so that it is lower. I really don't like the look of having the seat be at even height with the tank. Seems like the only way to do it is going to be sawing the seat post and buying a layback seat tube but I would love to hear suggestions.
One I figure the seat out I'm going to ride until the gallon of gas/oil I bought is gone then drain the tank and paint it blue with a white stripe down the middle in order to match the rest of the bike. The carb air filter will be painted white until I buy a better one in blue or white.
After that is done I'm going to put up for sale so I can fund the next project
Would love to hear some feedback!!
