Project Thunder Flush!

[86T3]

This is one machine that I have wanted to build for about 10 years. 3 years or so ago I came across a mid 80s kx60 so I started formulating a plan to covert it like tricky dick did. I decided to go with 350x triples, kx 80 forks, 82 250r modified front hub, and all 1st Gen tecate parts in the rear. I collected all the parts and even found the same rear fender that tricky dick used but always worried about the 60cc motor being too small to whoop on Honda's like any good Kawasaki should. That's when 2 projects turned into one.

As a lot of you know, I owned the rm80 conversion that JustBen built. I loved it, it was my favorite trike to ride but it wasn't a kawasaki so Ben and I decided to build kx100 s in the same fashion. We bought bikes and ben built his but my project stalled. After purchasing an Eric Gore super mini big bore stroker kit I decided I had too many projects and decided to put the 100 on the back burner for a while. But, maybe I could borrow the motor for a while, right?

That was how I made the incredibly stupid decision to stuff my kx100 motor into the kx60. Stupidly, I cut the 60 motor mounts out thinking it would be a quick project. I quickly realized I was way over my head so I brought all my stuff over to Ben's house and let him have at it. It's at this point that I'll say that although I own this and payed for all the parts, it is truly ben's build. It wouldn't even be close to ever getting completed. When I decided to put a bigger motor in I didn't realize that so many things would have to be changed. The pipe didn't fit because the radiator was in the way so Ben moved it. Which required the tank to be moved. My idea for the triples sucked so Ben made his own conglomeration for the top one. I'll add some more photos of the build later but here it is with almost all of the fabrication work done. I need to find a correct shock to come up with the correct length link to finalize the swingarm mount, but other than that the fabrication is done. ATC70s, be on notice. Your uglyness and slowness will not be tolerated anymore, you're all about to be thunder flushed.

[ironchop]

That's SO BADASS!

[200X FT]

Awesome build. What size and brand tire is that on the front?

[86T3]

The front tire is a hi run 16x6.5x8. I bought it at tractor supply, it was probably meant for small lawn and garden trailers. I bought the tire first then found a rim off eBay to fit it. I imagine it was off a small Chinese quad. If I were to do it again I would have used an 81r front hub because I hear you can get an 8" rim to fit that bolt pattern. Live and learn. To make this setup work ben cut the welds on the wheel mount with a lathe so he could center the wheel between the forks. I then had the center of the wheel cut out to the same size as the outide tabs on the wheel mount so the wheel would be held true (hubcentric instead of lugcentri). Lug holes were drilled, the wheel was bolted to the mount and then ben was able to center it. He also used a larger brake rotor (200x I think?) It is also using a first gen 250r fron axle which I still need to have cut down and threaded.

I'm having problems uploading pictures, I'll try again later

[86T3]