1970 Fox Minibike Part 8

I saw a pitbike exhaust online for sale for about $60!  Free delivery, too.  Anyways, once the suspension was figured out, lining up the exhaust system was next.

The new larger diameter pipe fit like a charm at the front, but angled upward to much to suit the vintage nature of the bike.


It would appear I needed a way to bend the muffler down, but without heating or damaging the chrome on the pipe.  If I cut the pipe ahead of the factory upward bend and fit a sleeve inside the pipe, I could rotate it to the angle I needed.  So, out came the cut off tool and I began.  This would also hide the clamp and cut behind the heat shield.



Once clamped and the heat shield was put back on, you’d never know it was bent upwards.  Thanks again to my friend John V for the chrome handle bar pipe and clamp!




The rear brake pedal from the pit bike wouldn’t work at all on the Fox bike, so into the parts bin I dug.  I came up with a 1978 Honda CT90 pedal that with some heat would work.  A spacer was cut to fit behind the pedal arm, to bring the pedal outward.  It fit the stub mounting shaft perfectly and by repositioning the brake lever and return spring tab, it solved the problem!






Notice the tight clearance above, between the swing arm mount, brake pedal lever and frame!


With the pedal bent level with the foot peg, it was good to go!  The gas tank was set into place after many days of choosing the best of what was available.  That’s for the next instalment of how to spend months building a minibike!







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