I recently bought two used basket case blaster for for my 10 and 12yr olds to ride moving up from 100 and 110cc bikes. I spent a total of $450 on both bikes to purchase them. Both had blown engines, one came completely stock and the other had a Vito's 240cc kit in that blew breaking the skirt and the cases. I bought used cases (entire lower half of motor) from a guy for $40, we split that engine and rebuilt a fresh engine. I was also able to buy a stock bore head for $20 off of craigslist locally. That head as been bored and mated to the new cases along with a new Pro-X piston. Engine is complete and waiting for the bike to be powder coated.
Bike number 2 wasn't quite so bad off. That engine is getting an entire Hot Rods bottom end kit though as the crank had a little play in it. I will also be boring the head and another Pro-X piston will go into that bike. This bike however, came with a Bills Pipe and silencer. I have not decided if I am going to keep that pipe or not yet. This bike also has a bent forward motor mount that will be cut off and re-welded by a friend of mine.
Both bikes have decent rubber all the way around and one of them came with brand new 21x11x8 sand tires. I will try to get some pics posted tomorrow of the torn apart bike and the bike I hope to tear apart tomorrow if I have time. I am planning on sending both frames to the sand blaster and getting them powder coated. I think one of the bikes will be powder coated florescent green and the blue plastics restored and stripped of the black spray paint for my son. The other bike will be powder coated florescent pink with white plastics for my daughter.
Rear end on the Quad
Bills Pipe Silencer
Side shot -Motor (Motor is being rebuild, split cases and checking/redoing everything. This engine is actually getting a complete Hot Rods Bottom end kit as the connecting rod had some slop in it.
Front angle showing the rusty Bills Pipe (it has the emblem on it)
Broken Motor Mount (Good thing I have a buddy who is a welder for a living and is gonna fix both frames and gusset them for me.
I am not sure how I should powder coat the swing-arms though. Should I make them the same as the frame or just go gloss black on both? Same for the rims, how should they be done as they are all all spray painted. I am thinking polished would look best but not sure I can do that on the one pf the bokes as the rims are pretty rough and will need to be sand blasted.
I think these builds will be a lot of fun and I am hoping to have them done sometime late february or early march and then I will head to Koos Bay for a ride.
My trailer will pretty nice when I am all done.
Dad - Susuki LT250R
Mom - 2008 Raptor 250 (She is only 4'11")
Kid 1 - Blaster
Kid 2 - Blaster
Kid 3 - LRX (Korean ATV, same as a Kasea 90)
Bike number 2 wasn't quite so bad off. That engine is getting an entire Hot Rods bottom end kit though as the crank had a little play in it. I will also be boring the head and another Pro-X piston will go into that bike. This bike however, came with a Bills Pipe and silencer. I have not decided if I am going to keep that pipe or not yet. This bike also has a bent forward motor mount that will be cut off and re-welded by a friend of mine.
Both bikes have decent rubber all the way around and one of them came with brand new 21x11x8 sand tires. I will try to get some pics posted tomorrow of the torn apart bike and the bike I hope to tear apart tomorrow if I have time. I am planning on sending both frames to the sand blaster and getting them powder coated. I think one of the bikes will be powder coated florescent green and the blue plastics restored and stripped of the black spray paint for my son. The other bike will be powder coated florescent pink with white plastics for my daughter.
Rear end on the Quad
Bills Pipe Silencer
Side shot -Motor (Motor is being rebuild, split cases and checking/redoing everything. This engine is actually getting a complete Hot Rods Bottom end kit as the connecting rod had some slop in it.
Front angle showing the rusty Bills Pipe (it has the emblem on it)
Broken Motor Mount (Good thing I have a buddy who is a welder for a living and is gonna fix both frames and gusset them for me.
I am not sure how I should powder coat the swing-arms though. Should I make them the same as the frame or just go gloss black on both? Same for the rims, how should they be done as they are all all spray painted. I am thinking polished would look best but not sure I can do that on the one pf the bokes as the rims are pretty rough and will need to be sand blasted.
I think these builds will be a lot of fun and I am hoping to have them done sometime late february or early march and then I will head to Koos Bay for a ride.
My trailer will pretty nice when I am all done.
Dad - Susuki LT250R
Mom - 2008 Raptor 250 (She is only 4'11")
Kid 1 - Blaster
Kid 2 - Blaster
Kid 3 - LRX (Korean ATV, same as a Kasea 90)
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