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  1. #1 The Crap Bike Chronicles Challenge 
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    This is an open challenge to anyone who wishes to accept it, I will be announcing this challenge to the world on youtube next week too.

    The challenge is, take a rubbish basic old bike and turn it into something special, points will be awarded for the following:

    Cost (how much the whole project costs, lower cost = higher score)
    Top speed (to be measured with GPS)
    Trick ability (can it do a wheelie and or stoppie?)
    Style (what does it look like?)

    Here is my entry:

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    It's a ridden into the ground supreme piece of shit knockoff of a knockoff of a fake Honda CG125, otherwise known as a farmer bike special

    Purchased as is for RMB550 (yes that's more than it's worth, but just look at how screwed up it is... I had to have it).

    - Update coming soon
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  2. #2 Re: The Crap Bike Chronicles Challenge 
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    Day 1

    The engine was seized, basically a throw away (I'd planned on changing it anyway).
    The petrol tank had a few leaks where it had rusted through, and basically everything on the bike was broken... I don't think that there was anything other than the frame that was actually in reasonable condition.

    Parts I needed to buy:

    Inner tube for the rear tyre RMB20
    New seat, that one was rusted through and well bloody disgusting RMB50
    new headlight, new ignition and petrol tank cap plus new side covers total RMB95

    First, pushed it to a car wash and gave it a good clean, then the strip down began:


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    stripped off and threw away just about everything on the bike:

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    I then sanded down and fixrd the petrol tank:

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    (Epoxy works well to fix this sort of thing, just make sure you bash out all the rusted areas and clean them properly)

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    Next I took out the air filter, took off the mud guards etc and cleaned the shit out of everything, sanded off all the rust, oiled and painted up the exposed bits etc... it was like a horror movie, when I opened the air box, about 25 of those massive cockroaches climbed out all and scattered all over the place... ugh... horrible!

    I also rattle canned the side covers as well as the tank, and by the end of the day she was looking like this:

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  3. #3 Re: The Crap Bike Chronicles Challenge 
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    I then put on the new seat (which looks crap) and the new headlight, I drilled a hole in the top of the headlight for the ignition to go in, it fits beautifully, so no messy wires, ignition is in the headlight and no need for an instrument cluster:

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    I've just ordered a nice new 250cc six speed engine off of taobao as well as a new carb, wiring harness, switches etc, total RMB 2210

    It's going to be fun shoehorning that 250 into this little frame, but it will happen.

    - Updates coming soon!
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  4. #4 Re: The Crap Bike Chronicles Challenge 
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    That's not fair you already got a head start.
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  5. #5 Re: The Crap Bike Chronicles Challenge 
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    So the pipes, tires, and frame are still good? Wondering if you're taking apart the wheel hubs to look at the bearings? Also very curious as to what 250 motor you got off Taobao that cost you less than 2500 RMB :).

    Good luck, hoping for more posts on this project.
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  6. #6 Re: The Crap Bike Chronicles Challenge 
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    Nope, the pipes are rusted through, the front forks are seized, rear shocks are dead and have been welded onto the frame.... the bearings are okay, already checked them, but I'll replace them anyway. The engine is awesome! It's a CB250S and I'm buying it from the bodgeworx people. It comes with it's CDI, regulator, coil and intake manifold. I was thinking about getting water-cooled, but that would spoil the retro look.

    I've just ordered a bunch of new stuff, I'll post more updates as they arrive!

    Can't wait to get this bike running :)
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  7. #7 Re: The Crap Bike Chronicles Challenge 
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZMC888 View Post
    That's not fair you already got a head start.
    well there's no real time limit here, I guess done by sometime next year will do :)
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    Sorry, mistaken post and board will not let me delete.
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  9. #9 Re: The Crap Bike Chronicles Challenge 
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    Quote Originally Posted by Serpentza View Post
    This is an open challenge to anyone who wishes to accept it, I will be announcing this challenge to the world on youtube next week too...
    If I would not be hibernating during the winter, I'd buy a fully functional MZ ETZ 250 from the first year of production for 250-300 euros, and I wiped the floor with your bike project by all the parameters you mentioned.

    But I will not do it...

    Because I am a good person.

    Jokse aside. I thought you'll try to "resurrect" bike you bought with the replacement of only those parts that are impossible to repair.
    Ask me nothing - I DO NOT speak english. Really...
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  10. #10 Re: The Crap Bike Chronicles Challenge 
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    these parts are so cheap in China, I'd rather buy new parts than spend time fixing things that are really beyond repair, also the challenge is to make the bike perform well, and the stock seized engine has about 6 horse power new and a four speed circular Chinese style gearbox *puke* so the engine even if it was in perfect condition would have to be replaced... wait till you see the finished product, I think she'll be a beauty.
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