We have sold over 1,000 HS motors and can count the warranty claims on one hand [less than 5]in the last 5 years. The Honda is a better motor, but is it worth the difference in price?
The biggest problem with both the Honda and the HS motors is companies using crazy ratios and the customers running the motors at over 9,000 RPMs for a extended time.
We set the ratios different on the Q-Matic drive to avoid the motors over revving. The stock Q-Matic drive is 15.31 X 1, and travels at 30 MPH at 6,000 RPMs. Whereas some companies start out at 25 X 1 [27 MPH @ 9000 RPMs]and wonder why the motors drop the rod. If geared wild, the motor has no resistance to over-revving. We just recently released the Q-Matic Pacesetter drive with optional 16.96 X 1 ratios for heavy rider or hilly terrain, but even these ratios only allow the motor to hit red-line [7800 RPMs @ 36 MPH]under normal conditions.
Do more research and you will find 99% of the suppliers haven't fixed the problem in the drive system, which normally destructs in less than 1,000 miles [freewheels, gears, chains, weed-eater clutches, cracked drive cases, etc.].
The HS 142 motors are available, as are the Hondas, and all needed parts are also in most companies inventory. We stock thousands of parts for the 49 & 50 CC 4 stroke motors, including motor mounts, exhaust systems, complete motors, carburetors, rope starters, Q-Matic and Pacesetter belt drive systems, chains, sprockets, belt sheaves, throttle control systems, gas tanks, chain idlers, spark plugs, belts, etc, etc.
Be sure to do research on this site and you will find "who" has a durable motorbike kit, and who hasn't. You will find many companies don't care if they break, just as long as we keep buying them.
I don't suggest you use a shift kit, as it is not legal in most states [no manual shifting allowed], and the correct drive system doesn't need gears to work correctly. If the law and rules don't matter, then look at the HF 79 CC 4 stroke motors as they hold up very well and are very cost efficient[ usually under $100.00 on sale].
Also suggest you look into a real clutch [Max Torque, Comet, etc] as the "weed-eater" clutches used on most Chinese kits are very hard on the system. The weed eater type clutch connects way too fast and is very hard on the balance of the drive system.
Have fun,
The biggest problem with both the Honda and the HS motors is companies using crazy ratios and the customers running the motors at over 9,000 RPMs for a extended time.
We set the ratios different on the Q-Matic drive to avoid the motors over revving. The stock Q-Matic drive is 15.31 X 1, and travels at 30 MPH at 6,000 RPMs. Whereas some companies start out at 25 X 1 [27 MPH @ 9000 RPMs]and wonder why the motors drop the rod. If geared wild, the motor has no resistance to over-revving. We just recently released the Q-Matic Pacesetter drive with optional 16.96 X 1 ratios for heavy rider or hilly terrain, but even these ratios only allow the motor to hit red-line [7800 RPMs @ 36 MPH]under normal conditions.
Do more research and you will find 99% of the suppliers haven't fixed the problem in the drive system, which normally destructs in less than 1,000 miles [freewheels, gears, chains, weed-eater clutches, cracked drive cases, etc.].
The HS 142 motors are available, as are the Hondas, and all needed parts are also in most companies inventory. We stock thousands of parts for the 49 & 50 CC 4 stroke motors, including motor mounts, exhaust systems, complete motors, carburetors, rope starters, Q-Matic and Pacesetter belt drive systems, chains, sprockets, belt sheaves, throttle control systems, gas tanks, chain idlers, spark plugs, belts, etc, etc.
Be sure to do research on this site and you will find "who" has a durable motorbike kit, and who hasn't. You will find many companies don't care if they break, just as long as we keep buying them.
I don't suggest you use a shift kit, as it is not legal in most states [no manual shifting allowed], and the correct drive system doesn't need gears to work correctly. If the law and rules don't matter, then look at the HF 79 CC 4 stroke motors as they hold up very well and are very cost efficient[ usually under $100.00 on sale].
Also suggest you look into a real clutch [Max Torque, Comet, etc] as the "weed-eater" clutches used on most Chinese kits are very hard on the system. The weed eater type clutch connects way too fast and is very hard on the balance of the drive system.
Have fun,
