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Whilst
arrangements are in place for the main use of the engine,
I thought it would be
fun to fit the XL200 in to
the back of a Pocket Racing Bike. I found this one on
eBay and fortunately it was less that a mile away from
where
I live.
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I had every
intention of giving it to Freddie my son when he was
a 'bit' older, then realisation hit me that being a new
born
he cant even hold the weight of his own head. I guess it
will be sold after completion of the project and maybe he
will get another in a few years when he is a six or so.
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Funky view.
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Top view. |
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To fit the XL 200, the exhaust and
engine will have to be removed to make space. The rear
fairing was removed first.
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Followed by the front fairing and
front wheel. |
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Now the engine and exhaust can removed
without obstruction.
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Just a quick feel to how it will
look. mean or what! |
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Now the downside, to fit the engine
safely and that it also looks the part, the lower front
part of the engine is only about 5mm away from the rear
wheel.
This
concerns
me and as I do not wish to induce any damage to the XL200
by means of FOD, in the interest of safety I am reluctantly
going to have end this project early.
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But Wait; Look what Iv 'e found.
A slightly bigger bike with a bust engine, seems like this
mini projects back on.
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The bike has a seized engine and
my intention is that once I have used it as a jet powered
bike, an attempt will be made to repair the bikes engine
and
it will be put back together and sold on.
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Rear view of the bike showing where
the XL200 will be mounted, in exactly the same place
as the exhaust silencer. |
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This pic shows the very basic installation
of the Wren XL200. The whole installation only took a
couple of hours. |
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Here we go, the bike back together
minus it's original engine and fairings fitted. Now
for some trial runs. I dont expect it will go that fast
with me sat on it as I am a tad heavy, time to find a
light test pilot. |
MGF
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