New Member - PK80 66cc 26" Bayside

Cheap bike, has a nice steel frame otherwise cheap. Looks good, though.
I've seen a lot of people slap engines on this same bicycle and wanted to kinda improve on that. This is what I ended up with...

My bad on all the boxes, we just moved a while back and that's the burn pile by the door.

 

[Avyrus666]

Nice, i just got lucky and found the bike on clearence. I like that paint job though i was thinking about trying to do something similar but im not a great painter lol.

Prismatic coating I paid to have done. All over the entire bike and engine.

 

[Kage]

Prismatic coating I paid to have done. All over the entire bike and engine.
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Thats a pretty good idea i might look into that. I'm more worried about getting mine running at the moment though.

 

[Avyrus666]

Thats a pretty good idea i might look into that. I'm more worried about getting mine running at the moment though.

PK80s have always started first try with me, what issues are you having if any?

 

[Kage]

PK80s have always started first try with me, what issues are you having if any?

My problems are with the chain. I just need a master link but i haven't been able to find one the right size. Other then that its ready to run.

 

[Avyrus666]

My problems are with the chain. I just need a master link but i haven't been able to find one the right size. Other then that its ready to run.

415H master link can probably be found at your local hardware store (not a chain store but your mom's and pops store)

edit: but then again there is always eBay. Lol.

 

[Passenger66]

Nice looking bike so far. I almost bought that bike for my first build too, but I didn't like the brakes and the fenders seemed like they were cheaply installed, probably just the fault of the guy at Walmart that put it together. I ended up buying the margaritaville bike instead and love it so far.

 

[Avyrus666]

Nice looking bike so far. I almost bought that bike for my first build too, but I didn't like the brakes and the fenders seemed like they were cheaply installed, probably just the fault of the guy at Walmart that put it together. I ended up buying the margaritaville bike instead and love it so far.View attachment 75920

Digging the muffler! Mine is pretty much a high up mini expansion chamber straight piped afterwards. Loud and mean sounding. Bet yours purrs though! I may need to get a black one...

 

[Passenger66]

Digging the muffler! Mine is pretty much a high up mini expansion chamber straight piped afterwards. Loud and mean sounding. Bet yours purrs though! I may need to get a black one...

Thanks I modified a banana pipe type muffle and made the rest myself. Just used the banana pipe for the expansion chamber, it does sound good and has some low end power. I like making my own parts if I can, but eventually I want the sbp expansion chamber exhaust.

 

[Avyrus666]

Thanks I modified a banana pipe type muffle and made the rest myself. Just used the banana pipe for the expansion chamber, it does sound good and has some low end power. I like making my own parts if I can, but eventually I want the sbp expansion chamber exhaust.

Ahh, the ol' coffee can muffler! I can respect someone who makes their own parts but I usually don't do that myself! I am however working on a cargo/passenger conversion trailer reminiscent of those old hotdog or ice cream carts pulled by bike. Imagine one of those in red and black with a bumpin Bluetooth stereo system with a woofer powered by a car battery.

 

[Passenger66]

That would be interesting to see haha. I thought about trying to make a side car for my dog to ride in. Seems like a difficult thing to make but I could probably start with the frame from one of those trailers u put kids in to ride them behind you on your bike. Custom stuff like this is what makes it fun for me. R u in lower or upper MI?