My TankGirl inspired Kymco Cobra 50cc ;D

[tankboyben]

ok so i bought this cobra in may for £100, had to spend that much again for exhaust and tyres etc but since its so cheap and had been painted badly about 10 times i decided to customise it

im a big fan of tankgirl and so this is what i came up with


more (bigger) pics following the link 


https://picasaweb.google.com/116341505068340329083/Moped?authuser=0&feat=directlink

[Pimpy1]

Great scoot.   I love me some Tank Girl but the movie was shiznit.

[tankboyben]

lol yeah the movie was a bit naff, love the comics tho

[ce]

It'z ossome, and I dig it the most.

[streido]

Man thats one cool lookin ride 

I want one 

[mononoka]

Nice job.... !!! + nice ride....

[tankboyben]

cheers peeps, got a few more bits n bobs to do to it but its more of a beater so not looking to win any awards on the finish, just something to have fun with

[zombie]

That's soo cool it's actually a bad ass scoot! I love it. I can do all the work but have no "flair" for design. I'd never think to do something so cool.

[wordslinger]

im a big fan of tankgirl and so this is what i came up with

..yo tankboy..i just bought a 2001 cobra..all oem derestricted....

..how's that tankgirl scoot perform??

..aaannnd, wtf issa "tankgirl"..reckon i missed it..lol..

[tankboyben]

Lol wordslinger. You need to google it. Tank girl is awesome. Read the comics. It was done by Jamie Hewlett, the dude that did Gorillaz. Anyhoo its standard apart from the paint. So 27mph Max (lame) working on de-restricting it but I can't find the bloody copper wire in the cdi and for some reason I can't get the crank case off to install the new boss .....any suggestions much appreciated

[wordslinger]

..i will def google tankgirl..  

...what year is your cobra??

..the 2 that i've seen have a green wire with a connector coming out of the bottom of the cdi..

..like this...

[tankboyben]

Mines a 2000. My cdi isnt like that. If you do a forum search for "YouTube cdi " I posted some pics of mine there,  the most annoying thing is the crank case. I removed all the bolts but the bloody thing wouldn't come off. What speed do you get out of yours?? Are you on the UK?

[wordslinger]

..mines a 2001..the other one i saw was a 2000, just a cpl weeks ago..

..i'm in the US, in central North Carolina...

..i've only ridden mine a few time so far, as i'm recovering from a dislocated shoulder, but she topped out over 80 kmh downhill..

..has good power take-off thru mid as well..

..is your drive boss derestricted??

..what rpms does it run at take-off, top speed...

[tankboyben]

Ah hope us shoulder gets better soon dude. No boss isn't de-restricted. I have a de-restricted boss to install that's why I'm trying to get the crank case off. Think I may have to get my local mechanic to do it. As for the rpms I'm not sure. Seems standard, not redlining at all. Hence trying the cdi. Ill have another crack at the cdi with the kitchen knife tomorrow and see if I get any further

[wordslinger]

..thanx tank..

..so, r you in th uk?

..dang, they may have set these scoots up different here than there i think...

..gotta change th boss and get that cdi derestricted for sure...