Regret buying the kit I bought!

coolshoeshine

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So yeah I'm trying to return the kit I bought from thelashop.com and I'd rather get a full refund from them and buy from another website! It was a **** Chinese kit and yeah I didn't find this forum until after I purchased this kit! Well yeah any suggestions on what sites I should buy from and what companies I can get a good quality engine from?
 
it's all in what one wishes to pay we reckon ?

and what one expects from the motor bike ride ?

you are here now -- look around -- many different threads -- vendor area -- should be a must

MM
 
Why are you returning it? I asume you are talking about a H/T frame mount. I think to most people, the kits are all very similar. i have 3 from 3 different places just different grips, one had a dished sprocket, the other 2 had plain flat sprockets. not much difference otherwise. ask if your getting exactly what is in the pic of the kit.
 
well first the fastening bolt for throttle sleeve broke and so i went and bought a new one then when i was mounting the muffler the bolt broke on that and i wasn't even trying to force it tighter!
 
that sounds normal, i have had at least 2 peices of hardware break, strip, twist on each bike, of the 3 i have. i go to the parts house, & buy better grade hardware, a inline fuel filter, & some good gasket material to replace the intake, & exhaust gaskets. you can also purchase these items from the vendors on this site, or any number of other websites.
 
Coolshoeshine,

A bunch of people sell upgraded hardware kits. Which is a good idea no matter where you got the original kit. The washers that come with the kits can be bent in your hand. Chances are the motor you got is ok, or as good as many you can get. Rather then pay a restocking fee if they will take the kit back at all.

Chock up that $100 as an experience. You're only 23, it is good to learn lessons without a trip to the hospital or jail.

Spookytooth, LivefastMotors, USABikeMotors. (Yes they are all AZ companies, but I am a AZ kind of guy.
 
Hey Cool

That's normal... They Chinese hardware is junk... Go to home Depot and replace the rear sprocket hardware with 1/4 x 20 boults of the same length. I replaced the motor mount 6mm threaded rod with some bought at Value. All in all, I think I spent $20

Well worth it!
 
Hey Dude ! Don't give up yet. I'm like other people here. I just got into this about a month ago myself. I have a Grubee engine still in the box. I bought it first, but ended up building a friction drive kit. From what I gather, they're more reliable. I want a bike I can ride and not have to work on a lot. I to am under the impression that all these frame kits from China are about 99% the same. I don't think any of them will be a simple bolt on with no mods. The Grubee I have, where the exhaust pipe is factory welded to the flange, there is a lot of what I think you call "SLAG" & it prevents the washers form seating flate against the flange. It will definitely have to grind it flat and smooth. No big deal to me though. I pitty those that don't have the proper power tools to make the job easier. Also, the bike I was going to mount it on, I was going to have the bend the exhaust pipe to clear the bottom bracket and several other not so perfect things were going to have to be adjusted. Point being, like I said, I don't think any of these kits are going to be strictly a take out of box and bolt on procedure. Scan the forum for vendors. I've seen good and bad remarks about the same vendors. And if these sngines are all pretty much the same, it does make me wonder what's the difference about a $100.00 kit form one vendor vs. another kit that seems to be pretty much the same from another vendor but for $50.00 to $150.00 more on the asking price ! Don't throw in the towel yet ! Hang in there !
 
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I agree with the others... all of the HT kits require some extra love... throw away ALL, not some, but ALL of the stock hardware. Replace it with strong stuff. Use locktite on every bolt.... EVERY bolt.

You'll thank yourself for this upgrade.
 
I always replace the nuts that hold the head on if they are acorn nuts. I sometimes replace the front mounting studs with long bolts.

I know that this is contrary to what many others will tell you, but as long as you don't overtorque the hardware, you won't experience any breakage. I use blue loctite on all mounting hardware, and torque the engine mounting fasteners to 8 lb/ft with a small torque wrench. Over tightening will either cause the studs to pull from the case, or snap from the combination of stretching and engine vibration. Most folks will pull a wrench over 20 lb/ft without even thinking they are stretching the fasteners.
 
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