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well, for my last birthday dad gave me the old lawnmower...i completely forgot i had it until today he cleaned out the shed...
I had some left over quad parts...
lets start it out like this...
quadparts used:
msr clutch lever (my broken one)
parking break cable (300ex)
handlebar clamp(400ex)
handlebars(400ex)
exhaust clamp(300ex
lawnmower mods:
180 degree engine swap
.7cm engine spacer
msr throttle configuration
handlebar clamp chrome exhaust
view from seat position
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p2406575464bb79ac92ffc2df983c4d38/f87d907c.jpg
throttle
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p7ebfb22fbea4bfa43907df69cc69779b/f87d907f.jpg
view of 180 engine and spacers and throttle
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p614f19bc843afe21fd9ebefeeda7f5b5/f87d9081.jpg
view of exhaust system :blah:and thorttle system
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p3a419e24d0e2438479b8d0586a1418e6/f87d9084.jpg
throttle
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p657ebf898c9b4ddec6eccb732f771887/f87d908d.jpg
spacers
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/pab919cc7a60d167c2dd056f542514a9a/f87d908f.jpg
whole project done:) and the throttle actually works
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/pee4ba89c0456c2d816d4f0b4cb61fff4/f87d908a.jpg this is the only way to go when you dont have a quad to ride :blah:
honda_rider_08
05-29-2004, 03:43 PM
LMFAO!!!!
sweet how much horse power?
Syrus
05-29-2004, 03:51 PM
Hhahahaahaha thats creativity ! nice lol gave me a good laff.
4.5hp
its louder than the 300ex with a sparks x4 when its at full throttle
brian-250
05-29-2004, 05:53 PM
i just bored a 3.5 horse briggs motor goes on a tiller took the muffler OFF and messed with the idel-wide open, all boone country heard that when i strated it:devil:
Johnny_G
05-29-2004, 08:46 PM
I used to do stuff like that all the time, but now they wont even let me work on my own bikes:(
Every time I pick up a wrench at the track everyone starts yellin, and I get tackled...................." you just ride it they say"
I think they are trying to say i am not that gifted with a wrech:mad:
wishin4ahonda15
05-29-2004, 08:52 PM
LOL:D
roostin_dale
05-29-2004, 08:52 PM
I threw a lawn-mower engine in a bicycle frame once...The chain even tore one of my pant-legs off...lol
It was in my friends garage when it burnt down...(you don't want to know the story how that happend)
btw, i like your throttle
SHOCKER
05-29-2004, 10:20 PM
nice job man :) i like messing with stuff like that to
i only use the throttle for heavy brush, its my trail maken mower now:blah:
and if anyone wants to donate some stickers to it ill throw em on there, looks like it needs somethin cosmedic wise
xr50layke
05-29-2004, 10:27 PM
i cleaned up xr50tims trail, took an hour, looks sick.
Originally posted by brian-250
i just bored a 3.5 horse briggs motor goes on a tiller took the muffler OFF and messed with the idel-wide open, all boone country heard that when i strated it:devil:
ima quote my neighbor on this one
"turn off dat daaamn quad of yers before i call the cops...oh and get rid of that awful lawnmower"
lmao
Mxjunkie
05-30-2004, 09:19 AM
Originally posted by roostin_dale
I threw a lawn-mower engine in a bicycle frame once...The chain even tore one of my pant-legs off...lol
It was in my friends garage when it burnt down...(you don't want to know the story how that happend)
btw, i like your throttle
hey was it hard gettin the lawnmower engine in there?
brian-250
05-30-2004, 09:20 AM
Originally posted by Brad
ima quote my neighbor on this one
"turn off dat daaamn quad of yers before i call the cops...oh and get rid of that awful lawnmower"
lmao
lmgdmfao!
mine come over with a shotgun in his truck:eek2:
hond_rider52
05-30-2004, 09:46 AM
ahahahahah nice how fast does it run the 1/8 mile
heres some things you need to do if there not already done
1)take off the govner
2)shorten the exaust
3)rig up a ram air lol that would be sweet
4)have a chain goin from the engine to the back axle the put a seat ontop of the motor and go for a ride
damn now i wants a project mower:blah:
Originally posted by hond_rider52
ahahahahah nice how fast does it run the 1/8 mile
heres some things you need to do if there not already done
1)take off the govner
2)shorten the exaust
3)rig up a ram air lol that would be sweet
4)have a chain goin from the engine to the back axle the put a seat ontop of the motor and go for a ride
damn now i wants a project mower:blah:
i had a uni filter on there
and depends on how fast i can run an 8th mile:blah:
SHOCKER
05-30-2004, 06:19 PM
i saw a brigs and stratton 5 horsepower mower today, it runs and everything, i didnt get it do to i dont have enough money fora project, i would of got it and put it in a custom 3-wheeler frame but i dont have money for metal, mower, stuff to convert engine to stand on its side not face down, and i still need a hub for a rim
roostin_dale
05-30-2004, 06:43 PM
Originally posted by Mxjunkie69
hey was it hard gettin the lawnmower engine in there?
it took us a long time....
we drew pictures of it in studay hall then it took a few hours after school to do it....
We used those U-Joint things and we drilled some holes through the frame..
Basically the chain was the hardest thing to do..
I wish we still had it:(
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