So after seeing these things on ebay for years and stumbling onto this forum a little while back, I finally decided to order a kit. After reading some reviews on here I went with the Dax 80cc kit.
I originally intended to do the install on a walmart mountain bike I've ridden for the last 6yrs or so, but I wasn't convinced on the looks. On top of that, it has a MASSIVE front down tube which made mounting tricky, so instead I switched gears (no pun intended) and went cruiser style.
This old Huffy was in one of the sheds at my grandparents farm. I went ahead and just did a basic install for the first go-round to try it out and see if I really liked it enough to go further with it. It's not THAT old, but it has been around. Everything went together pretty well over the course of an afternoon (aside from modifying the coaster brake and drive sprocket, what a PITA) and it's a blast to ride.
I definitely plan on scrounging up a front brake as the coaster works, but does not instill a lot of confidence, as well as a spring tensioner, and replacing some of the hokey spacers and washer-stacks with proper spacers/brackets.
Anyway, on to the pics.
I originally intended to do the install on a walmart mountain bike I've ridden for the last 6yrs or so, but I wasn't convinced on the looks. On top of that, it has a MASSIVE front down tube which made mounting tricky, so instead I switched gears (no pun intended) and went cruiser style.
This old Huffy was in one of the sheds at my grandparents farm. I went ahead and just did a basic install for the first go-round to try it out and see if I really liked it enough to go further with it. It's not THAT old, but it has been around. Everything went together pretty well over the course of an afternoon (aside from modifying the coaster brake and drive sprocket, what a PITA) and it's a blast to ride.
I definitely plan on scrounging up a front brake as the coaster works, but does not instill a lot of confidence, as well as a spring tensioner, and replacing some of the hokey spacers and washer-stacks with proper spacers/brackets.
Anyway, on to the pics.
