Author Topic: Engine choice (Read 8678 times)

TMKIWI · « **Reply #30 on:** May 12, 2013, 08:36:13 AM »

Saw this the other day.
Kawasaki Avenger motor in a FZR250 frame.

factoryX · « **Reply #31 on:** May 12, 2013, 08:44:54 AM »

Gives me some ideas for motor mounts, thanks for the pic.

Jeram · « **Reply #32 on:** May 12, 2013, 09:11:24 AM »

that would be a fun little bike to ride. much like the 750 kawasaki triples mounted in ZXR750 chassis. they would be wicked to ride!

scotty dog · « **Reply #33 on:** May 12, 2013, 10:33:03 AM »

Lolerbabop · « **Reply #34 on:** May 12, 2013, 11:03:32 AM »

Lolerbabop · « **Reply #35 on:** May 15, 2013, 10:02:29 AM »

I think ima have to try and find one of these.. The older ones are expensive and it feels wrong to buy an old motorcycle in mint condition just to cut it up and ruin that original paint job and stuff..

It would be pretty easy to make an older looking bike out of this thing.

So what do you guys think of machining a wheel HUB out of one of those solid wheels that's in the picture above? I'd like to have spoked wheels with a disc brake on the front like on the newer KS125's.

Here's another view of the front wheel.

evo550 · « **Reply #36 on:** May 15, 2013, 01:24:22 PM »

I'd say it would be easier and safer to try and find spoked wheels to fit. Drilling 36 holes into a hub not designed for it might be a recipe for disaster.

Lolerbabop · « **Reply #37 on:** May 15, 2013, 04:55:18 PM »

Quote from: evo550 on May 15, 2013, 08:24:22 PM

I'd say it would be easier and safer to try and find spoked wheels to fit. Drilling 36 holes into a hub not designed for it might be a recipe for disaster.

Yeah i kinda figured it might become a death trap, but still.. And i would only need a hub that fits. I think... But im gonna try and get a hold of one of those rims and see how much material there is to work with. Priority number one is to find a damn bike to work with though. The front disc brake hub spoked thingie is dead last. I'll just use the solid wheel if i have to untill i find something with spokes that works.

VintageBlueSmoke · « **Reply #38 on:** May 16, 2013, 09:12:04 AM »

Any front wheel would work, you just have to make spacers. The trick will be to mouont a disk brake caliper to those old forks. It can me done but it might be more than you bargained for.

Lolerbabop · « **Reply #39 on:** May 16, 2013, 11:55:34 AM »

The forks already have brake calipers.. The newer KS125's have disc brakes on the front.

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