TOTAL POCKET BIKES TUTORIALS

MINI CHOPPER MODS

The reason i decided to write up a section on this is because one of the categories in which money is usually skimped on in manufacturing is often the crucial parts that hold your bike together.The reason is because the materials used are often a cheaper style of alloy with other metals, and as a result they are not as strong and I rather not risk them coming off or breaking. I know that way i can just enjoy the bike. They will no doubt do the job to hold the bike together but i rather be safe than sorry.

The first step is to look over the bike. There are a number of areas which will need bolts changed on. I have broken it down in the following areas:

FRONT FORKS

The front forks have 8mm bolts holding the triple clamps onto the actual forks The triple clamps have a total of 4x 8mm bolts holding each part of the forks. As a precaution you will want to use some loctite 262 (high strength bolt sealer) which will make sure the bolts won't come undone and it will also stop the likelyhood that any vibrations will vibrate the bolts loose.

REAR RIM/BRAKE ASSEMBLY

The rear rim has 4 8mm by 50mm long bolts holding the back rim on. These were rusty and they hold the spacer to the back wheel so it was a must to change them. i got stainless steel bolts and the bike looks much better as a result.

MOTOR BOLTS

These aren't necessarly necessary to do but it gives a much cleaner look and the bolts will undo much easier when you haven't got crossthreaded bolts.