Greetings from the Unemployed in MI with the tradional newbee questions

[cabinfever1977]

i talked to someone in the chat box who bought a engine from boygofast and there first day of using engine there magneto ripped appart and got mangled.

 

[Wild Frank]

Hey, good luck with your build. But i realy would consider a different vendor for your motor kit. I ordered one kit and all I will say is never again!

 

[sajoe]

I have had a BGF kit installed for about a month now and can't complain about anything. You have to be realistic about what you are going to get for 120.00 bucks. Plan on swapping out the hardware and the chain and you should be good to go.

 

[cabinfever1977]

unless your motor explodes on the first day,but lets hope that doesnt happen.

 

[arceeguy]

I dunno fellas, 49cc slant heads with cast iron cylinder liner and "new style" flange mount carburetors for $114 SHIPPED!!?? Sounds like a good deal to me! I have purchased many engines from BGF before, and they are not all that bad. BGF has always made good on bad parts. (busted clutch levers, etc) You can find horror stories about every vendor on eBay. If you do run into problems, it is always best to be courteous with the seller. Some of the threads that bash vendors are most likley due to a rude, demanding customer. Remember, these engines are built in crude factories, and the seller has limited control of quality.

 

[Skyliner70cc]

BGF has only made good once on problems with his new kits. The last 3 kits I got had gas tank damage (dents) and mangled cables. I didn't get a single response from him. Why did I buy so many kits? The engines are good but the service is awful but what I expected from the low cost.

 

[arceeguy]

BGF has only made good once on problems with his new kits. The last 3 kits I got had gas tank damage (dents) and mangled cables. I didn't get a single response from him. Why did I buy so many kits? The engines are good but the service is awful but what I expected from the low cost.

Kind of like Verizon. Decent product, but God forbid you need service. Their unionized workforce starts pointing fingers at each other and NOTHING gets done. "Not my job" is the union motto.

I may have gotten better treatment from the volume of kits I purchased from him. Money talks I suppose.

 

[bseelbach]

Thanks for all of the advice. At the time I posted the string I was of the mindset that reviews on BGF were mixed but that ebay feedback was good so I would give him a chance. Funny thing though- I posted a question to his listing on ebay a week ago and still no response. I guess I got my answer..... The product may be a good price, quality for the most part seems on par but customer service may be non existent. I clearly told him that I would be buying one of HIS kits in 3 days and yet he didn't respond to a question. This suggests there may be communication issue if quality/delivery problems arise. Oh well on to another vendor.
I appreciate the suggestions to "check the vendor reviews" but honestly there doesnt seem to be a lot of reviews in there. Probably 5-10 per vendor. With all of the kits that are discussed on here, I wish more people would post reviews. It doesn't give a clear picture of where (or where not) to go.

 

[machiasmort]

Bseelbach,

Hate to badmouth anybody but I was a BGF victim and wouldn't have my bike runnin if it wasn't for this board. On BGF's side, Surely you seen what went on in our Domestic Auto-Plants, imagine the pride taken in one of these Chinese engines!

They are alot of fun and well worth the effort... Good luck and keep us posted!