Al.Fisherman

Proper engine mounting

One thing I found with the bikes that sport these kits including my own which I bought pre installed to a frame are that they all seem to be installed on to old rickety bikes which I've now realized is due to the mounting brackets being designed for thin tubes, newer bikes usually have thicker tubes due to them being aluminum not steel. Also the stock sprockets are designed for old fashioned freewheel non disk brake setups which honestly is one of their biggest flaws. Rubber rim brakes are not even close to the best choice for stopping at speed. I'm terrified to take mine out in the rain. I can barely stop at the bottom of my hill and will usually over shoot the turn. So I normally go a block or two passed it before I turn. I know you can buy an engine mounting adapter but make sure the space is adequate for the added placement on the frame which needs to be quite large if it's to fit. And you can buy a sprocket that can clear the disk brake rotor or I think some that attach to the rotor hub directly and have additional spacing for the rotor too. But this may impact the ability to properly mount the wheel and have it centered properly. I can only imagine the potential issues from not having the rear wheel mount properly centered.
It's high time that the stock engine casting is upgraded and the sprocket too to current norms in bike designs. I initially wanted to reinstall it onto my Kona with hydraulic disk brakes but it's looking like a super duper Jerry rig special to even think of trying. And good luck finding decent threaded front forks. I don't even know if they exist to be honest. Is it possible to convert threaded to Threadless? Probably not if my eyeballing the Threadless tube to threaded is accurate
 

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