bicycle ron
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Cool *** bike dude!!!!! You did great!!!! Can't wait to see what you do with it. I'm sure it will be beautiful!!!!
Here's a wild Kulana, I call it my SUPER STRETCH BANANA TANDEM!!!
Dude, don't talk negative!!! Sure you'll have an engine!!! And the way your going, sooner than you think!!!! Remember, nothin but a thing, chickin wing on a string Bro!!!!
I started looking for a bike about 2 weeks ago and came across the Moon Dog. My first impression was who in their right mind would buy such an ugly bike. I was getting ready to plop down 200.00 - 250.00 for a bike to get around in town, not even knowing about these motor kits. Right before I made my purchase, I did some last minute research on the net and came across these kits. All of a sudden the beauty of the Moon Dog hit me.
I bought my first Moon Dog last Sunday, already assembled, the headset and crank bearings were a mess, so I took it back the next day and got one in the box. The assemblers in China over tightened most of the stuff, headset, crank and wheel bearings. I took mine apart, greased and adjusted everything. It rolls real good now without any noises except for the little stud pieces of rubber on the tire slapping the fender supports, and I've about got them all trimmed off.
There is a big big difference in the ride (not necessarily comfort, but effort it takes to propel it) between the one that I got off the shelf and the one I assembled (plus a lot less scratches).
If you are going to motorized this bike I would strongly suggest you doing the same, especially the wheel bearings and the freewheel assembly, because if your motoring along, your not going to notice that your bearings have cratered until its too late. The bearings on these bikes are not the inexpensive ones, they're the cheap ones.
That one poster that you thanked for giving the heads up on the flywheel... I think he probably meant freewheel.
I'm painting my engine now and assembling most of what I can, then I'll be waiting on my 50T sprocket.
Headset, crank and wheel bearing adjustment instructions are in the manual, and there is just a short entry for inspection of the freewheel. If you have never broken down a freewheel before and are not too mechanically minded, I would not attempt it without some help, it is one of those things that you might get apart, but have trouble putting back together.
As far as the headset, crank, and wheel bearings, its pretty simple, I first started doing mine when I was 7 years old. After greasing just tighten down to the point that there is extremely little (less than a hair) or no play, without any drag. I normally spin the wheel and thighten until there is just a touch of drag, then back off a tiny bit, but once you've thightened the the locknut you may find that you need to go back and loosen the adjusting nut once more. Its just something you'll have to play with to get the right feel. I just use general purpose (wheel bearing) grease.
I'm painting my engine black with the ceramic engine paint. Not only does it look good on that bike, but it actually makes it blend in to the bike without standing out. It makes it not so noticeable going down the street. This bike, even with the 48cc engine, will not be "street legal" here, I'm hoping to stay under the radar with it, and keeping the speed down below 20 MPH, most of the time I will probably run about 10 MPH and peddle at the same time. That way I might get away with it.
Under pedal power, and a slight incline I must add, I have had this bike up to 21 MPH, for me and this bike, that was plenty fast, and under motor power if I get caught going over 20, I could get in big trouble. That's why I went with the 50T sprocket.
I guess you would have to have lights if you were driving at night. Not sure about that part yet. But that makes sense.