V twin - 50cc bike...

[Jemma Hawtrey]

EVIL 50 T-3 V-Twin 50cc 4 Temps

Now all we need to do is find their engine supplier

Jemma xx

[Lightfoot]

Looks like the same bike as this one Mini Choppers V Twin

One cylinder is a dummy.

[Motoschwinn]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

Looks like the same bike as this one Mini Choppers V Twin

One cylinder is a dummy.

Yep! Airfilter in the 2nd cylinder....

[Jemma Hawtrey]

I wondered as much - shame really

back to the drawing board

[jasonh]

Originally Posted by Motoschwinn

Yep! Airfilter in the 2nd cylinder....

Lame. That's just as bad as auto manufacturers welding on a dummy 2nd piece of pipe on the back of mufflers to give it that dual exhaust "look"

[HoughMade]

Would still be a great starting point for something like a replica board tracker or pre WWI cycle.

[Jemma Hawtrey]

Originally Posted by HoughMade

Would still be a great starting point for something like a replica board tracker or pre WWI cycle.

It could be but the detail would be poor... most of the pre WW1 machines used a vertical round cylinder - would take alot of work to make the engine look right.

Jemma xx

[HoughMade]

You are absolutely correct about the round cylinder. It would take some work with a grnders, belt sander an polisher, but there's don't seem to be many options out there for a V-twinn look with the round cylinder.

[Lightfoot]

I think I've seen one of these bikes for sale in an autoparts store awhile back. I wasn't paying much attention to it at the time but I remember it having pretty much your standard minibike engine with lots of cheap looking chromed plastic shrouding it to make it look like a harley engine.

[Autocycler]

I've considered trying to mount a V-twin Honda generator engine on a bike...but they start at 16 hp (610cc) and may be too heavy and the police may have a hard time believing it is only 50ccs. With the plastic shroud removed, it may look like an early twin.

Anyone else tried something like this?

Steve