bogies pocket bike, aka X18

bogieboy · 05-26-2013, 01:43 PM

ok guys, been asked to get a thread up pertaining to this...

i bought this thing off craislist for $100, looking like this, these are the pics from the ad...LOL

at this point it had no clutch cable, no brakes at all front caliper was dry, and locked up, rear was down to the backer, and low on fluid as well... ordered a clutch cable, as well as new brakes all around and a new rear tire... the cords were showing on the other one...LOL figured i didnt need the choke, and got a tank cover and seat pan and called it good....LOL

wasnt happy with the clutch, so i got a hydro clutch off ebay...now, these clutches are meant for the bigger engines, or the start in any gear engines...mine had to be in neutral to kickstart, which meant it used a shorter cable reach for the clutch.... however with some ingenuity, i made it work with a clutch cable perch for a 79 honda xl75 with a bit of tweaking and grinding....and a big stack of nuts...LOL

after that, i put in the race cam, which as you can see on the left, has a substantially more radical profile than the stock on the right....LOL

then out with the old pz19 carb, and in with the new mikuni clone 26mm...

added a race cdi in there somewhere and blew up the clutch good at 11k rpm....

then i ordered the monkey bike exhaust, which fit quite well off ebay...

then, me and one of the counties finest got into it about my use of a pocket bike on the back roads for fun, and i ended up getting a "different bodykit" for it.....LOL in the form of a kawasaki, traded the bike and $300 away for this, thus ending the pocketbike saga...

if anyone is interested in the hydro clutches, theres a bunch on ebay with either 90cm or 120cm hydro hoses, depending on how far you need it to reach...

90cm hose version

120cm hose version

SpudRider · 05-26-2013, 03:18 PM

Thanks for staring the new thread, and filling us in on the details of your pocket bike, Bogie.

bogieboy · 05-26-2013, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SpudRider

Thanks for staring the new thread, and filling us in on the details of your pocket bike, Bogie.

youre welcome! i forgot to mention that i hand ported the head as well, with an air die grinder.... didnt see very much improvement, but the butt dyno said i gained a bit more in the top end....LOL

zingshoen · 05-27-2013, 07:13 AM

that was a beautiful little bike. you could have put it in the lounge room just for its good looks! does the kawa need a bit of restoration?

bogieboy · 05-27-2013, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by zingshoen

that was a beautiful little bike. you could have put it in the lounge room just for its good looks! does the kawa need a bit of restoration?

Haha the kawi was bought in perfect running order with 860 miles on it, i have since added a few things to it like a vapor dash, bark busters, and a UNI pod filter...

Weldangrind · 05-27-2013, 10:29 AM

That looks like a really sore thumb.

Thanks for all of the detail. So, were you happy with the hydro clutch? Was it worth the effort? Do you have pics of the replacement clutch that you installed, to replace the stamped cage?

Do you know the model designation for that bike? I'd like to try and find the rearsets for another project I have in mind.

The low-slung Monkey bike exhaust looks really good!

bogieboy · 05-27-2013, 01:30 PM

as for the hydro clutch, i would get one again in a heartbeat... in fact i have both lengths of hose bookmarked in my ebay watchlist for the bike i am gonna get...gotta do some measuring and figure out which one i need...as for the actual replacement clutch, i didnt take pics of the new one...

as for the model of my pocketbike, its an X18,i dont recall the manufacturers name... started with a z, thats all i remember...LOL

i thought the monkey exhaust really added that sportbike feel to it....LOL

05-26-2013, 01:43 PM	#1
bogieboy Join Date: May 2013 Location: finger lakes NY Posts: 2,063	bogies pocket bike, aka X18 ok guys, been asked to get a thread up pertaining to this... i bought this thing off craislist for $100, looking like this, these are the pics from the ad...LOL at this point it had no clutch cable, no brakes at all front caliper was dry, and locked up, rear was down to the backer, and low on fluid as well... ordered a clutch cable, as well as new brakes all around and a new rear tire... the cords were showing on the other one...LOL figured i didnt need the choke, and got a tank cover and seat pan and called it good....LOL wasnt happy with the clutch, so i got a hydro clutch off ebay...now, these clutches are meant for the bigger engines, or the start in any gear engines...mine had to be in neutral to kickstart, which meant it used a shorter cable reach for the clutch.... however with some ingenuity, i made it work with a clutch cable perch for a 79 honda xl75 with a bit of tweaking and grinding....and a big stack of nuts...LOL after that, i put in the race cam, which as you can see on the left, has a substantially more radical profile than the stock on the right....LOL then out with the old pz19 carb, and in with the new mikuni clone 26mm... added a race cdi in there somewhere and blew up the clutch good at 11k rpm.... then i ordered the monkey bike exhaust, which fit quite well off ebay... then, me and one of the counties finest got into it about my use of a pocket bike on the back roads for fun, and i ended up getting a "different bodykit" for it.....LOL in the form of a kawasaki, traded the bike and $300 away for this, thus ending the pocketbike saga... if anyone is interested in the hydro clutches, theres a bunch on ebay with either 90cm or 120cm hydro hoses, depending on how far you need it to reach... 90cm hose version 120cm hose version
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05-26-2013, 03:18 PM	#2
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Thanks for staring the new thread, and filling us in on the details of your pocket bike, Bogie. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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05-27-2013, 07:13 AM	#4
zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	that was a beautiful little bike. you could have put it in the lounge room just for its good looks! does the kawa need a bit of restoration? __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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05-27-2013, 10:29 AM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That looks like a really sore thumb. Thanks for all of the detail. So, were you happy with the hydro clutch? Was it worth the effort? Do you have pics of the replacement clutch that you installed, to replace the stamped cage? Do you know the model designation for that bike? I'd like to try and find the rearsets for another project I have in mind. The low-slung Monkey bike exhaust looks really good! __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-27-2013, 01:30 PM	#7
bogieboy Join Date: May 2013 Location: finger lakes NY Posts: 2,063	as for the hydro clutch, i would get one again in a heartbeat... in fact i have both lengths of hose bookmarked in my ebay watchlist for the bike i am gonna get...gotta do some measuring and figure out which one i need...as for the actual replacement clutch, i didnt take pics of the new one... as for the model of my pocketbike, its an X18,i dont recall the manufacturers name... started with a z, thats all i remember...LOL i thought the monkey exhaust really added that sportbike feel to it....LOL
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