Okanagan B.C. Canada Goodness

[slumlordkuype]

Just finished my first project bike here on Oliver B.C.

I have mounted a Skyhawk 80 CC on a kickass GMC Hardtail mountain bike... yet to fire it up...

Only problem I have run into that could not be easily solved is the muffler is against the frame and also in the way of the pedals so i cannot pedal it... once those problems are dealt with i'm gonna be flyin!!!

Anyone know of a way to bend the muffler myself or should i take it to a shop and have it done professionally?

Take a look at the almost finnished product....
Tell me what you think so far...

Later guys and Gals...
Slumlordkuype....

 

[Dan]

Howdy Slum, welcome. All sorts of ways to bend your muffler. But think tipping your engine up a tad might be the way to go. Will look at yer pic again, but aside from it being a pain to re-shorten yer chain, might be the way to go. How bad are yer cranks hitting it? Not suggesting this but I have used a mallet and or steel toed work boots to move the muffler out of the way but always only if it was just "tapping" the cranks.
I can't remeber where it is, but there are pics on a thread here of some one bending a muffler by parking their car on it! LOL. For hard bends, I have used a bench vise. Will work but will mess up the chrome/paint if ya go to far.

There is always a way and you will find it. Search around. Some gifted builders here and this comes up a good bit.