Only has rear drum brakes, the front caliper collapse, very bad cheap metal. Installed a kill switch hidden underneath the saddle, but later will use the starter switch as the kill switch. There is a piece of metal with rubber at the end of it, it was done on purpose to keep an eye on loose bolts, every now and then I would take a peak and see if the plate would collapse, so far so good. There was a lot of vibration and if you look at the pictures I placed a plate on the top bolt near the clutch housing, and since then in conjuntion with the exhaust, no more loose bolts. Its my first two stroke, they tend to run like a light bulb, either full throttle or none. I am not sure, but the transmission tends to whine when letting go of the gas, but when I hit the throttle goes away. Tried to change the oil of the transmission and nothing came out, even poured a ounce and nothing came out of the bottom. I am used to the tension of atvs which has plenty of slack, it looks like on these models it needs to be considerably tight because once I did that no more problems. I had a lot of issues at the beginning with the chain, it would always fall off. Will rebuilt this one and use it as a back up. Honda Z series - also known as a Monkey bike.- This is the motor that came with it, there was a broken bolt which was a pain to remove.If you custom build a mini chopper, you will need to adhere to local laws regarding acquiring a title. When you purchase a kit, or retail Mini Chopper intended for street use, it should be accompanied by a title, or a Manufactures Statement of Origin (MSO). Vehicles that are built with engines of less than 50cc, 1.6hp and do not exceed 25mph do not require an inspection. Both require inspections and adhesion to DOT laws. In Pennsylvania, a vehicle with 1.6 to 5 horsepower is a motor-driven cycle while anything exceeding 5 horsepower is defined as a motorcycle. In the US Mini choppers are not legal in all states. To operate on the road, Mini Choppers will require necessary lighting and brakes to be street legal. Full-size motorcycle wheels and tires are also used, but generally require larger engines to have the power to function adequately. Mini Choppers often use bicycle, moped or small motorcycle wheels with pneumatic tires. This was similar to Minibikes or Go-karts, and were often not street legal without modification, due to emissions. Before the prevalence of inexpensive Chinese engines, industrial Briggs & Stratton or Tecumseh horizontal engines with Centrifugal clutches or Continuously Variable Transmission were more commonly used to transmit power to the rear wheel. These engines are Unit construction, allowing for traditional multi-speed transmissions, and may feature either a semi-auto or fully manual transmission. Larger, vertical engines up to 250cc, developed for the ATV and motorcycle market are also used. 50cc (actually 49.5cc) engines offer the advantage of being classified as a Moped or Scooter engine, and many municlities do not require a specific motorcycle license to operate a vehicles with engines sizes of less than 50cc. One of the most popular is a Base 50 engine, a generic term for Imported single cylinder horizontal 50cc to 140cc 4-stroke engines derived from Honda's line of small motorcycle engines. The tube or pipe is bent and then welded together to get the desired angles and shapes of the frame. Custom Mini Choppers are generally constructed from 1" steel tubing or 3/4" steel black pipe. Commercially available Mini Choppers are available from various retailers, some utilizing similar production methods to Minibikes, while others use Scooter, Moped sourced parts/engines. Mini Choppers are scaled-down versions of custom-built motorcycles known as choppers. Mini choppers in Ballard, Seattle, Washington, May 20, 2009.
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