Cutting and welding stock exhaust?

[Al Regresar]

The stock exhaust on my P-85 kit hits the frame (ever so slightly) hand front wheel on my mongoose sycamore. A possible solution would be to cut out an inch from the pipe and weld it back on to the exhaust flange. Is this feasible with the quality Chinesium exhaust material? Have people done this before? Of course I could try to play with the motor mounts but I like the current position and the chain seems to line up perfectly.

 

[GW's Motorized]

The better option is ordering a cnc front mount to raise the engine higher out of the way of the frame. @DAMIEN1307 made a front mount for his.

 

[DAMIEN1307]

The better option is ordering a cnc front mount to raise the engine higher out of the way of the frame. @DAMIEN1307 made a front mount for his.

I am not at all sure if that will work or not with the Mongoose frame...They are not the same as beach cruiser frames and have been a little problematic in getting the motor kits to fit properly without lots of futzing around...here is the link to that mount anyways.

Amazon.com

And a pic of my homemade mount.

You will see in the pic that the front mount allowed me to be able to adapt the motor in such a way as everything fit OK...The built in swivel head allows you to angle things into place...Same with the store bought one too.

 

[Al Regresar]

I am not at all sure if that will work or not with the Mongoose frame...They are not the same as beach cruiser frames and have been a little problematic in getting the motor kits to fit properly without lots of futzing around...here is the link to that mount anyways.

Amazon.com

And a pic of my homemade mount.

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You will see in the pic that the front mount allowed me to be able to adapt the motor in such a way as everything fit OK...The built in swivel head allows you to angle things into place...Same with the store bought one too.

View attachment 194984

Great! I already have one on order. I guess I was influenced by the old Dan Woods car show, ‘Chop, Cut, & Rebuild.’ Heh, heh…

 

[Wrench]

The stock exhaust on my P-85 kit hits the frame (ever so slightly) hand front wheel on my mongoose sycamore. A possible solution

(ever so slight) Can always just put a dent in the pipe, It won't hurt performance

 

[Al Regresar]

That’s what I was thinking (rubber mallet time). However, there is still the matter of the exhaust and front tire contact when turning the wheel. I was thinking of borrowing some different forks (v2 bombers) from my mountain bike. These forks have a front disk brake, shimano xtr components, and a carbon fiber handle bars.

 

[DAMIEN1307]

However, there is still the matter of the exhaust and front tire contact when turning the wheel

That front motor mount should set the motor further back where this should no longer be an issue.

 

[GW's Motorized]

That front motor mount should set the motor further back where this should no longer be an issue.

That's what I was thinking

 

[Al Regresar]

Thanks again. They say that it takes a village…ah, nuts…forget about it.