The instructor liked it since it was the only project that didn't include a 55 gallon drum lol. Was able to complete the frame and make it a roller before the year was over and got a B+ on it.since it really wasn't complete. Took the wheels and tires off my old wrecked go cart (don't ask lol), got some 1/2" water pipe and went to bending and welding. Well, the plans were for some small 2 stroke engine and I had a 4 stroke from an edger so I modified the plans to fit that engine and used a 20" bicycle front end with butter fly hand bars.
Back then, no one in my immediate family was doing any outdoor cooking but I liked the idea of having a mini bike so I sent off for a set of plans from the back of some magazine. Anyways, when it came time to do our own project towards the end of the year, everyone went to building BBQ pits out of 55 gallon drums.
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The instructor didn't know how to weld except for how to strike up an arc and kinda knew how to get a bead started but that was all I needed and took it from there. The overall result is we still have a minibike that has modern design and technology with a great power plant handles well and I feel priced very resonably for what it has.When I was in high school, they offered a new class dealing with sheet metal, welding and the like. The swing arm has oversized bushing and has been lengthened allowing the rear wheel to be behind you and again not underneath you. Steering head is on about a 26 degree angle, bottom line the 100B handles great. The new front ends allows us to remain a minibike, it places the front wheel out in front of you instead of underneath you. You can see that the fork neck has bearings. We took an old Trail Tamer front end, redesigned and re-engineered it to fit the 100B. That would or could cause people to call us a minicycle. We didn't want to use front forks like those found on KX 65 and other small minicycles. We wanted to build a mini bike that actually handled well and had real suspension. While the frame appears the same I can assure it's not. That was to keep an old school look to the new TACO. You question confirms that we accomplished what we set out to do. What may be offered is a complete rolling chassis to those who would like to put whatever motor they wish in it. It is only our generation that believes that there has to be an American Motor as the power plant. To the contrary, most people see the Honda motor as a high quality piece. I see no shame in having the Honda motor in our bike. No expense has been spared and the quality top notch. The 100B would have to be priced several hundred more to possibly have the same product. Wanting to keep the price as resonable as possible the Honda gets the nod. I know that people wouldn't believe me if I told them what it costs me to produce 1 100B.
If both are equally dependable then cost has to be the next consideration. When you speak of a B&S motor are you speaking of the Animal? That would have been the only motor that could have been a consideration for the 100B. I would argue that both brands are making very dependable motors today. People may disagree on which motor is more dependable the Honda or the B&S. It will only make the mini bikes of our era that much better and nastalgic. My opinion is instead of knocking what has been done, embrace it and encourage the movement. Get them off computers on back onto the things memories are made of. Wouldn't that be great for the kids of today. Maybe Brandt over at Rupp could get things going again. I have no idea if any other ligitimate companies will start to reproduce mini bikes, let's hope so. The 2010 Camaro is the latest and greatest example.
By the same token, Chevy didn't stop making cars at the end of those 2 years, they evolved.
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I think we all could agree that the 55 and 57 Chevys are bitchin cars, however we wouldn't want them for our daily drivers because of how nice todays cars are. The new TACO's are part of what we hope is the evolution of mini bikes. Today you can call a guy like Russell over at NR Racing and for very little money he will increase the HP of your engine and still remain dependable.
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The other reason is that the R&D for engine mods have been done. Anyone with a Honda engine on their lawn mower or pressure washer knows just how dependable the motor is.
After researching all possible options the Honda was the best choice hands down. The decision to put what motor into TACO's new 100B and future models wasn't made overnight.
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