Sportsman Racer Latest Photos
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Racer | Flickr - Photo Sharing! If you mean the engine here, this is a Franco Morini Italian race engine! It is not cheap, but it is excellent quality! And only 50cc too!
Piratecycles.com is a good place, also Franco Morini KickButt Engines here. I don't know about getting it to Australia, may be hard, but not impossible. Good luck 
Here is the latest Sportsman Racer. I really didn't think chrome wheels would look good on a boardie, but I guess I was wrong. The Worksman wheels have a kind of satin chrome, not a real high polish, so it is a toned down chrome look.
DSC06238 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr
DSC06238 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr
This one I'm keepin. Racer number 5 will be my personal bike.
DSC06253 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr
DSC06253 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr
Do ya think I can get one of those Pat....I will trade my complete Dyno Fleet for one...lol and give you the bike after I win the death race also...Ha Ha
That bike is sooooo nice. One day I will have to have one...
That bike is sooooo nice. One day I will have to have one...
I'm about to short out my keyboard if I keep droolin on it like this lol
You do awesome work Pat! Top freegin notch.
You do awesome work Pat! Top freegin notch.
what kinda special touches are you going to add? seeing as it will be your personal bike
I can't stop drooling
I can't stop drooling
I have to play it cool on answering questions as to cost. Forum rules require those questions to be handled in the swap and shop section or through emails. As for any special features at this point it is hard to say. I'll be happy just to have a completely stock yet running Sportsman Racer. I need to do some long term durability studies! I have a WZ Flyer in the shop right now also that I plan to keep. The Racer will be a boardie. I hope to give the Whizzer version the full cruiser treatment.
Gotcha, I completely understand about following the rules. I'll shoot you an email! Thanks! You do great work.
I need start a fresh thread as I have a lot of cool builds going on right now. Here is a beautiful Indian Red Sportsman Racer. I need to get it outside for better photos. I used Brooks handlebar wrap and covered the seat pan with leather. This one gets the full treatment.
DSC06263 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr
DSC06266 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr
DSC06263 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr
DSC06266 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr
Pat, it would amaze me if anyone could make a more crudely-built bike Really, whenever I see your work, I'm shocked, I feel like some of the really skilled guys here need a biography section added for them on the forum. Incredibly beautiful work!!!! I can imagine american pickers in 2120 saying, "oh, the sportsman racers are very rare but built really well" Just imagine your bikes as barn finds!
Really, whenever I see your work, I'm shocked, I feel like some of the really skilled guys here need a biography section added for them on the forum. Incredibly beautiful work!!!! I can imagine american pickers in 2120 saying, "oh, the sportsman racers are very rare but built really well" Just imagine your bikes as barn finds! That is a totally cool thought. I should try to build one up with a "distressed finish" to give it a true barn find look. When time permits I plan to build one up as just a pedal bike with Nexus rear hub, and I still get requests for a 110cc Lifan version. I already have it drawn up as a 5" stretch and it works on paper.I can imagine american pickers in 2120 saying, "oh, the sportsman racers are very rare but built really well" Just imagine your bikes as barn finds!
I never power them up, I just sit around and stare at them! Seriously, though, this bike is still in assembly and I needed to give it the pedal test so I wrapped the bars so I could hang on. It will get finished over the next couple weeks. I have a nice little hill out in front of my shop so I was coasting this thing all over last night. The 4" stretch on these frames makes for a nice, smooth handling machine. I had a grin from ear to ear. Can't wait to twist the soon to be added throttle and run it on up to 50 mph!