In all honesty how many miles have you gotten on your HT motor before it wears out???

[DanielMaia]

I have also a high quality piston/rod bearing, that makes a little difference on engine life, also..

 

[rattlerviper]

I broke mine in right and used sythetic oil. It made it roughly 800 miles before it went south and tried to kill me.

 

[fall_down_stand_up]

I broke mine in right and used sythetic oil. It made it roughly 800 miles before it went south and tried to kill me.

That is about the most I have ever gotten out of one of these motors if that....
Im going to get me a friction drive next from Staton or someone....
John

 

[rattlerviper]

That is about the most I have ever gotten out of one of these motors if that....
Im going to get me a friction drive next from Staton or someone....
John

I bought a bmp and a monster engine. I am looking at replacing the monster with a suburu or honda soon. The monster is way better than a ht, but i should have bought the better engine to begin with. The bmp is bomb proof.

 

[crowvise]

at $120 -200 a pop per engine, I'm believing the intelligent choice would be to bump the up front cost and get a morini for $600-800 & not only forget about replacements, but the constant touch ups AND repairs.
Makes much more sense in the long run, economically, AND the preformance levels are superior.
I'm tired of HT breakdowns as, although a fun hobby, it is my only means of transportation.

 

[billgill]

Has anyone taken the time to perform an autopsy on one of these worn out motors? I expect I'll be doing about 100km a week on one of these bikes. That only translates to about 8 weeks lifespan at 500 miles. These motors look quite basic (possibly the problem) so should not be to hard to maintain.

 

[fall_down_stand_up]

at $120 -200 a pop per engine, I'm believing the intelligent choice would be to bump the up front cost and get a morini for $600-800 & not only forget about replacements, but the constant touch ups AND repairs.
Makes much more sense in the long run, economically, AND the preformance levels are superior.
I'm tired of HT breakdowns as, although a fun hobby, it is my only means of transportation.

Im in the same boat as you,that it is my only means of transpertation....I dont have the 600 to 800 bucks to buy a morini and then I would have to pay someone to build a mount kit for it....
John

 

[Stan4d]

I have had 7 or 8 HT engines and none of them have lasted very long before they lost power and died....I maintain them and use plenty of oil,but they always wear out....I am thinking that running WOT most of the time is my problem and if I run at a cruising speed of around 22 mph or so it will last alot longer....Like any motor if your running full tilt its bound to burn up or wear out to fast....
So how many miles have you gotten out of your HT engines?Be honest....
John

Im in the same boat as you,that it is my only means of transpertation....I dont have the 600 to 800 bucks to buy a morini and then I would have to pay someone to build a mount kit for it....
John

Sorry, but you have the money to buy 7 or 8 HT's (being frugal, at a cost of $120 each) and you dont have it for a morini? You probably should do alot more research before paying for your only means of transport. There are two American options that are more affordable than a morini and they are more reliable.

 

[fall_down_stand_up]

Sorry, but you have the money to buy 7 or 8 HT's (being frugal, at a cost of $120 each) and you dont have it for a morini? You probably should do alot more research before paying for your only means of transport. There are two American options that are more affordable than a morini and they are more reliable.

I bought my first 2 kits complete and then bought just the replacement engines at 55 dollors each....I can only afford 75 bucks at a time and dont cant afford to save up to pay that much money for a morini....I have done TONS of research and people (on the bicyling board)claimed these HT engines would last for around 6000 miles or so I bought one and then got stuck buying repacement engines for 55 bucks or so when I had the money....I am now running my new HT engine and am hoping it will last long enought to save up enough money to buy a rear friction drive kit for around 350 to 400 bucks....Im wanting the Robin/Subaru 4 stroke engine kit.....I hear they last and last....
John

 

[Stan4d]

Just one question.......where are you getting them for $55? I am interested.