My last project was a mini bike that I built for my friends mini bike poker run that he calls "Biggin Bash". We ride our minis in a little poker run on the main road. Then we all ride to a camp ground and have field events like a circle track race and flat drags. It's loads of fun and mini bikes are a blast to build. The one I built was a old Ruttman frame I was told, that I bought as a complete bike on Craigslist. I only used the frame and wheels, everything else I made or is new. I made a cool little gas tank, an all stainless front end, seat pan, T bars, pegs, and changed the frame around a bit. I also wanted to build a sick fast motor, cause there are some guys there that are really competitive. I bought a Harbor Freight OHV 6.5 hp motor and kept only the head, block, and crank. It has a flat top piston, billet rod, big cam, heavier valve springs, 22mm Mikuni carb with billet intake, stepped pipe, aluminum fly wheel and the governor has been removed. It also has a Comet belt drive set up which makes all the difference when putting the power down. The local race cart guy said it should make between 15-18 hp now, I want to dyno it to see what it really does. It rips and I had a blast riding and racing it this summer.
Super clean and classy Trumpet. Love the chrome hard tail and painted frame combo. Pic was taken by Josh Kurpius. I met him in Sturgis a few years back, super cool dude, check his stuff out at joshkurpius.com or at kemosabeandthelodge.blogspot.com.
