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[ToM 2012]

Had this Honda qr50 bike for some time sitting around finally got abit of time to strip clean it up and get it in its original colours as previous owners have messed around with it. I started stripping it last week and in the week I have painted the parts. Today I have put most of it back together but needs plastics painting. Here is some pictures thanks Tom

[jpw1275]

Brings back memory's of when I used to rebuild Honda monkey bikes ( all road legal ) , I used to import them from the USA ... Sometimes full bikes and sometimes just buy the parts ..... I built a 140cc using a takegawa spec Honda engine that I used and built for myself and had over 80mph out of it .... Built using a billet aluminium frame and wheels

I keep dropping hints to the Mrs as I would love to get back into building them

Keep up the good work tom

Cheers james

[ToM 2012]

Cheers mate yeah chap ino up the road does the old monkey bikes and the Kawasaki ones he imports them and does them up and sells them on they are getting hard to come accross now. Next stage on this is to repaint the plastics but what's the best method to use on the gas tank as I heard petrol will peel it back of if spilt on.. Cheers tom

[megamini_jb]

Very cool!

[jpw1275]

I used to use a lacquer that was petrol/oil resistant mate ..... Off the top of my head I think frost restorations in Rochdale sells it tom

Cheers james

[minimissions]

I am not a bike guy but this is pretty cool nice work :)

[cal844]

Painted correctly (prep!) It shouldn't peel!

[ToM 2012]

Thanks guys ile give them ago in the week ile pop up to halfords see what primer and lacquer I can get.

[ToM 2012]

Got the engine up and running and got everything working as it should tonight I got the plastics painted up and will fit them tomorrow hopefully finished tomorrow here is some pictures of plastics thanks Tom

[ToM 2012]

All finished running ok needs little tuning few pics thanks for your comments

[jpw1275]

Cool tom.... Watch it don't fall over onto your car :0).... Whatever you do don't get into the monkey bikes..... They will drain all your money and are very addictive !!!!! Especially when you get into the takegawa engines .... Been there lol


Cheers james

[ToM 2012]

Thanks James I've enjoyed doing it they so simple to work on probz sit up the corner for some time now but worth keeping for when my kid gets older. Hopefully be rare then lol. I would like to do a z50r monkey bike they look cool

[jpw1275]

That as my first monkey bike I built , kept it standard .... Bought for £150 and sold it a year later for £1200 ..... Probably spent £600 ish on it rebuilding th engine etc

Cheers James

Il have to dig so e photos out for you

[ToM 2012]

That would be ace if you can share the photos. If I ever come across a cheap Honda again ile buy it as they are becoming rare little sought after bikes.

[xrocketengineer]

Very nice!