The grandkids bikes I build

[ensapp]

As I have said I've been riding since I was 15. My grandchildren are that age and a couple years younger and I want them to love bikes the way I do. In order to build your riding skills you must learn by doing so I built them their own starter bike. Take a look and tell me what you think.

[Paul in NZ]

I think you have lucky grandkids....

[unstuck]

Very very cool. Lucky kids.

[ensapp]

If you like that one check out this one.

[ensapp]

Building bikes for the kids is relatively cheap and allot of fun.

[unstuck]

If you like that one check out this one.

Very cool.

[Rhubarb]

................... tell me what you think.

Fantastic - Will you be my Grandad?

[russd7]

very very cool, lucky grandkids

[imdying]

You're a boss!

[MIXONE]

Great job there mate.

[ellipsis]

...lucky grandkids...good on you...

[Grubber]

Now,,,, about the one your gonna build me. Could you do it in Black please.

[ensapp]

Actually I just finished one like the Red one in Black. I'll take a picture of it in the next few days.
I start out with a Orange County Chopper (OCC) Schwinn Stingray.
Then I add a Russian Designed Chinese built 66cc two stroke engine. Then I make it work because those kits aren't made for the OCC. I add a few goodies like a boost bottle and other odds and ends I like. Sometimes I add ape hangers, custom seat and on some disk brakes. It usually take me a day or two putting them together in my spare time and costs me between $400.00 USD to $500.00 USD. I like putting them together and you should see the kids faces when they are done. They know they are it riding through town on them. Besides the little bikes get over 100 miles per gallon of gas. I don't know how many liters that is. They top out at about 45 to 50 mph on level ground and will carry a 250 lb man easily. You don't need a tag or license plate and they are street legal in most of the U.S.. I even ride them a little after I get them built to see if there are any bugs in them. Getting the rear sprocket mounted and true seems to me to be the hard part.

[Road kill]

Good skills an lucky GK's.

In NZ the gov't would either tax that,or ban it.

I'd bet on banning.

[fridayflash]

fantastic stuff!! the grandkids are very lucky, not only to have the bikes, but most importantly such a great role model and not to mention handy grandfather