So I suggested building a bike to a friend of mine who really jumped at the idea. He ordered a kit from ebay, a 80 (66)cc "silver slant". I cant find the pictures, but I tore it down, inspected everything, cleaned it out and popped it back together. We had at that point gotten a schwinn bike, older frame with solid wheels and tires. Tore it all apart and did a quick tune up, and repainted the beat up finish on the frame. We went with a orange metallic, looks awesome as the pics will show.
Overall the bike is a blast, took it to work a few days which was great. Topped it at 39.3 mph, gps verified! What a machine
It has since broken twice. The first engine had an issue in the bottom end, and marred up the cylinder. My friend got a new engine, and we ran that motor for quite some time.... then it started making a funny noise. I removed the clutch cover, and found a wobble off the end gear of the crank. ruh oh. still runs, but it seems like a bearing has failed. I'm going to have him drop the motor off with me to take apart and inspect to find the failure point.
Here are a couple pictures.
blue frame. ew
painted frame
some quick accent pieces on the motor once all together.
Hopefully shortly my bike will be under way and my friends fixed, as they are just great around my local area.
Overall the bike is a blast, took it to work a few days which was great. Topped it at 39.3 mph, gps verified! What a machine
It has since broken twice. The first engine had an issue in the bottom end, and marred up the cylinder. My friend got a new engine, and we ran that motor for quite some time.... then it started making a funny noise. I removed the clutch cover, and found a wobble off the end gear of the crank. ruh oh. still runs, but it seems like a bearing has failed. I'm going to have him drop the motor off with me to take apart and inspect to find the failure point.
Here are a couple pictures.
blue frame. ew
painted frame
some quick accent pieces on the motor once all together.
Hopefully shortly my bike will be under way and my friends fixed, as they are just great around my local area.