rattler 400?

vespatech · Post by **vespatech** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:15 pm

i would l ike a show of hands. who wants to see a klx 400 engine and swingarm in a rattler. i have all the donor parts and the equipment to do the job. im just not sure i want to start chopping a working bike. I have built a few custom scoots from the ground up, so its likely to be a quality build. just looking for a few opinions.

Ray Knobs · Post by **Ray Knobs** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:17 am

I don't want to see you build it. I want to watch you try to ride it.

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:35 am

How many miles per tank of gas to you think that beast would get

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:44 am

jasondavis48108 wrote:How many miles per tank of gas to you think that beast would get

Haha, you'd be stopping every ten minutes to fill up, not to mention you'd have to get really good at riding wheelies as your front tire would never touch the ground!

nissanman · Post by **nissanman** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:16 am

Makes me smile to even think about it

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:15 am

Yea..... I have to say I'm in. Not enough build threads on this forum.

vespatech · Post by **vespatech** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:14 pm

good thoughts are rolling. the wheelbase would be way longer to handle the speed and yes i have thought about not being able to ride it but any bike can be ridden safely. the fuel issue wouldnt be one. I would need a down tube for the upper motor mount i would just put a cycle tank on there. my main issue is rear brake. if i am doing a wheelie through all 5 gears i need a rear brake in a comfortable position and making it look clean and be practical for dismantling i need to come up with a decent design. did i mention the donor bike was thrown away by someone because they lost the motor mount hardware and gave up to buy a new cr 250.

vespatech · Post by **vespatech** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:16 pm

all i am thinking about is stomping a cbr600 ON A SCOOTER

Major Redneck · Post by **Major Redneck** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:27 am

i can remember when your scoot looked like this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maj_redneck/3677157084/

vespatech · Post by **vespatech** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:17 pm

Its a new scoot every month