Louis's Genuine RoughHouse50 upgrades

[Louis Angel]

Ok, continuing on with my custom GY6 Roushhouse,
Since I try not to work much on Sunday, I did not get just a whole lot done. No matter though. New engine is not supposed to arrive till
1st of August. Then the fab work, and who knows what all else.
In the meantime, I must find the parts if available, or build my own set of drag bars. I was unsure of what the Roughhouse handlebar was going to look like under all that plastic. I was hoping it was a 2 piece unit, where I could just simply swap out the 7/8" bars for the drag bars for a Honda Rebel. NOPE! The bar and it's mount are all welded together in a 1 pc.
" Y " of sorts. That simply will not do. So an hour and umpteen blasted screws and wires later, I got the whole front cowling, dash and front fender off.
I went ahead and removed the seat, all the plastic body bits, tail light / signals and fuel tank. Unplugged all connections. only 2 bolts left to remove and the whole engine & trans is out. I have to keep it to where I can roll it around for the most part, so I left the engine in for now.
While waiting for the GY6 150cc to arrive, I am going to put the original parts back in including the 49cc piston & jug and al OEM transmission parts. I plan on reselling the PGO engine on e-bay, along with anything else I do not pan to reuse.

Here is pics from today:
Nothing exciting, just a documented tear down.

[Louis Angel]

I found this ling to a heavily customized Genuine Rattler 110. ( 110cc 2-stroker) It is the Roughouse big brother.
This bikes overall stance is a LOT like what I am going for.
Not a big fan of his color choices, and that is 100% A-OK. :-D
Bit I give him a perfect 10 for application and overall looks.

Clicky thingy ---> http://www.modernbuddy.com/forum/topic20096.html

[Adjuster]

Wow those customs are amazing.



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[Weldangrind]

I'm geeking out over this thread!

[Louis Angel]

Also there will be a color change from original plans. There are just so many black & reds rolling around, I am still going with the "Stealth Black"
body. Front struts, rims, engine case, and underbelly of the scooters new color will be , , , , , announced latter. :-D

Also have decided to keep the factory handlebar. For now. Eventually
it will be changed out for a different style. Eventually.

More to come.

[Louis Angel]

as of today, removed tires, front forks, engine & transmission assembly, and rear half of factory wire harness. New engine came in today early, so tomorrow I will start painting it and it's bits. Can't do much this weekend. Wife is pushing me HARD to finish stripping the wallpaper in her kitchen.
. Body panels painted, all going smoothly SO FAR and ahead of schedule. For a change. But not counting my chickens before they hatch just yet. Still have to paint the frame and put it all back together!

[Weldangrind]

Caution: stripping wallpaper often leads to divorce.

[cheesy]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Caution: stripping wallpaper often leads to divorce.

That should be wallpaper in general.

[Louis Angel]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Caution: stripping wallpaper often leads to divorce.

Well, , , , , , , , since you mentioned it.

jk. but, it is not all that bad. just highly time consuming.
I put on some Christian Rap music ( yeah, I am weird like that) and just start scrapping away. If I keep my mind on the task at hand, and not on how bad I want to be out on the open road on my V-star at that moment, it is not too bad.

[Louis Angel]

So now that all painting is complete, and I am -- mostly-- satisfied with the results, here is some picks. Will look awesome once all is put back together. Still waiting on chopper style mirrors and new hand grips to come in. I cut the springs down 10 coils in the front fork tubes. Hoping for a 2" drop. Dumb me, I have no clue what the factory stance front height was, so no way to know if it is a true 2" drop.
On top of everything else, I had to order new rims. Was not planning on doing that right now. WAS going to go to a "fatty tire" in the rear, latter on when more money comes in. So I got the cheapest thing I could.
A set of 13" 3-spoke aluminum rims from one amazon seller, and a set of (forgot the brand but had excellent reviews) 130/60/13 tires from another amazon seller.
Reason is the factory Genuine Roughhouse50 (applies to the Buddy as well) rear 10" rim uses 110mm drum brake. The Long case GY6 uses a 130mm drum brake. Not sure what size the brakes are on a short case GY6 150, but I would be willing to bet they are 110mm.
If someone could verify that, it would be an important thing to know in reguards to one of the differences between a long and short case GY6.

For future reference!!!! -----> If anyone in any post anywhere asks about doing a GY6 swap, for the love of God, tell them to just buy a COMPLETE cheapest complete 150cc scooter!!!!!!!
Better yet, order one with rear disc brakes! It cost $350 to buy the parts to convert from drum to rear disc!!!

Even with the $250 shipping fees for a 150cc scooter, all the little bits & rims / tires / wire harnesses / exhaust system and on and on and on that is required for a GY6 swap makes buying a $259 engine (plus $69 S&H) NOT a bargain after all!!!!!

OK, so, picture time!

[Weldangrind]

That's a bold colour choice; I like it.

You have a really cool shop, from what I can see. It looks like you get up to all kinds of no good in there.

How do the existing handlebars mount? May we see a pic? I have an idea that might work.

[Louis Angel]

The center post is simply a tube with a slot about 3/4" deep cut on
both sides at the top. The handlebars themselves literally just clamp on.
My initial plan was to use a "drag bar" style handlebar.
but have since decided what I would really like to do, and would look
better / more in line with the overall design of the build, is to install
sport bike style handle bars. . . . . . . . . . . . somehow. I have a
9" lathe, a mig welder, a AC/DC stick welder, and a drill press, along with several different bench grinders and side grinders. What I do not have, yet, is a tube bender. :-/
I too have many ideas running around in my head. But am ALWAYS open minded and quick to listen to any other ideas & advice! Life just seems to
go much smoother that way!

Pic 1 is from the Buddy parts book, but is the same handlebar set up. Oh their website they are calling those "drag bars" as well. I just noticed that. --- shrugs --- Whatever it is, I am going to build my own version of them.
Pic 2 is the style I am going for when I get to building it

[Weldangrind]

I didn't realize that the bars clamp over the steering tube; I thought they would be inserted in it.

Therefore, I like your idea of building clip-ons over a faux triple; that's a cool look, and it's adjustable.

Here's my tubing roller: http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...=tubing+roller

You can find good deals on clip-ons on eBay, and use those for raw material for your project.

[katoranger]

The Zong parts bike has clip-ons. Send me a PM if you want them for your project. You would just need to make that center clamp portion then.

[Louis Angel]

Originally Posted by katoranger

The Zong parts bike has clip-ons. Send me a PM if you want them for your project. You would just need to make that center clamp portion then.

WOW! Thanks for the offer man!
For now, for the moment, let me see what I can build, but
may hit you up in a day or two on those. :-D