panmines
Active Member
Hello,
I am new to MB and I am working on my first build and was wondering if anyone would be so kind to give me a bit of advice. I got the bike, but can't decide what brand or type of engine to buy. I am looking for a frame mounted 2-stroke kit that provides reasonable reliability, so I am not concerned about high speeds or as much with cost. I choose not to go with a 4-stroke because I have several modding plans in mind I can only do with a 2-stroke. I am willing to spend up to $350 on a kit, but I was wondering if any kits in the $250-$350 price range were actually much better than the $150 kits on eBay. From what I have read on this and other forms is that at one end there are the lowest quality and cheapest kits that have the typical chinagirl engine selling at around $150, and at the other end, you can get a quality engine from companies like Morini or DeNardis for like $600 and up. The kits in between these two extremes, so I understand, are just the cheap chinagril kits people buy, then switch out the worst quality stock parts for better ones and then resell.
I have searched through the vendor list thread on this forum and found that these mid range kits are sold by several vendors, Dax and Zoom Bicycles being ones with great reviews. Are there any other reputable vendors I should consider (GEBE is out of my price range).
I also understand that buying a good kit is only half of what makes a MB reliable, the other half is the skill and mechanical expertise of the rider who builds and maintains the bike.
Thanks for your suggestions.
I am new to MB and I am working on my first build and was wondering if anyone would be so kind to give me a bit of advice. I got the bike, but can't decide what brand or type of engine to buy. I am looking for a frame mounted 2-stroke kit that provides reasonable reliability, so I am not concerned about high speeds or as much with cost. I choose not to go with a 4-stroke because I have several modding plans in mind I can only do with a 2-stroke. I am willing to spend up to $350 on a kit, but I was wondering if any kits in the $250-$350 price range were actually much better than the $150 kits on eBay. From what I have read on this and other forms is that at one end there are the lowest quality and cheapest kits that have the typical chinagirl engine selling at around $150, and at the other end, you can get a quality engine from companies like Morini or DeNardis for like $600 and up. The kits in between these two extremes, so I understand, are just the cheap chinagril kits people buy, then switch out the worst quality stock parts for better ones and then resell.
I have searched through the vendor list thread on this forum and found that these mid range kits are sold by several vendors, Dax and Zoom Bicycles being ones with great reviews. Are there any other reputable vendors I should consider (GEBE is out of my price range).
I also understand that buying a good kit is only half of what makes a MB reliable, the other half is the skill and mechanical expertise of the rider who builds and maintains the bike.
Thanks for your suggestions.