brendonv
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Rode a Zbox bike! Want one, suggestions on Zbox.
Well guys i havent been on for a bit but im back. I was at Cash Converters today which is a 2nd hand dealer place, they buy and sell everything. They had a MB there with a Zbox kit on it, a guy standing next to me was looking at it and he said to the lady, "can i take it for a test run?". She said "ahh yeh but i dunno how to work it". I said "i do" so i bought it out side, never had a kit bike b4 but i new where the clutch was. He tried riding it but he couldnt get it going. I said ill give ya a demo and i firstly tuned the fuel on haha, turned the chock off, held in the clutch, rode, let go of the clutch and i was away. I did a few laps up and down the car park and now i want a z box. My engine doesnt have a clutch and the other engine i was thinking of putting on has a centrifugal clutch. I like these little kit engines, there pretty quiet and i thought they were legal till i checked on Zbox. Turns out they aren't so im still going to get in trouble if i get caught with one. They look neat and are pretty hidden as u can put ur legs over it.
I was reading what is the legal thing in my state and it said i can ride it with the engine as long as its off. Well the kill switch is on the throttle so i was thinking if i do see a cop i could flick it off and hold in the clutch. It also said on the Zbox site no engine can be 200watts or under unless is about 9cc. So theres no way i can ride one legally. If i do buy a Zbox i will sell my other friction bike for around $250 and then that will cover the costs of the new engine. I really do want it to be legal but it turns out theres no way it can be unless they bring it back to the old law of 50cc and under. It all changed because of these stupid pocket bikes so they changed the law so there illegal. Thats also the reason why they wont change it back or there will be kids riding pocket bikes everywhere again.
Well my dad reckons i should buy a Zbox as its safer than my one because it has a clutch. What do u reckon i should do guys?
Buy a Zbox or is there anything else i can get that is legal somehow?
I could make up a plate saying 199watts and stick it on the engine and say the people said it was legal.
Anyway im not sure if i should get one or not, the clutch does seem cool, its more hidden and quieter. Seems good to me, ive been past cops b4 on my MB and they were going the other way, I was on the path and they were busy writing something. Its just if they come up behind me they might pull me over.
Ill just stick to the paths and go slow, ill only burn it when going to the new development area near my house and my street as its real quiet and theres no cops ever.
Are these Zbox engines reliable? Do they break or are they good quality? I no how to fix and rebuild engines as i have rebuilt 2 and 4 stroke engines b4.
Thanks guys!
From Brendon.v
Well guys i havent been on for a bit but im back. I was at Cash Converters today which is a 2nd hand dealer place, they buy and sell everything. They had a MB there with a Zbox kit on it, a guy standing next to me was looking at it and he said to the lady, "can i take it for a test run?". She said "ahh yeh but i dunno how to work it". I said "i do" so i bought it out side, never had a kit bike b4 but i new where the clutch was. He tried riding it but he couldnt get it going. I said ill give ya a demo and i firstly tuned the fuel on haha, turned the chock off, held in the clutch, rode, let go of the clutch and i was away. I did a few laps up and down the car park and now i want a z box. My engine doesnt have a clutch and the other engine i was thinking of putting on has a centrifugal clutch. I like these little kit engines, there pretty quiet and i thought they were legal till i checked on Zbox. Turns out they aren't so im still going to get in trouble if i get caught with one. They look neat and are pretty hidden as u can put ur legs over it.
I was reading what is the legal thing in my state and it said i can ride it with the engine as long as its off. Well the kill switch is on the throttle so i was thinking if i do see a cop i could flick it off and hold in the clutch. It also said on the Zbox site no engine can be 200watts or under unless is about 9cc. So theres no way i can ride one legally. If i do buy a Zbox i will sell my other friction bike for around $250 and then that will cover the costs of the new engine. I really do want it to be legal but it turns out theres no way it can be unless they bring it back to the old law of 50cc and under. It all changed because of these stupid pocket bikes so they changed the law so there illegal. Thats also the reason why they wont change it back or there will be kids riding pocket bikes everywhere again.
Well my dad reckons i should buy a Zbox as its safer than my one because it has a clutch. What do u reckon i should do guys?
Buy a Zbox or is there anything else i can get that is legal somehow?
I could make up a plate saying 199watts and stick it on the engine and say the people said it was legal.
Anyway im not sure if i should get one or not, the clutch does seem cool, its more hidden and quieter. Seems good to me, ive been past cops b4 on my MB and they were going the other way, I was on the path and they were busy writing something. Its just if they come up behind me they might pull me over.
Ill just stick to the paths and go slow, ill only burn it when going to the new development area near my house and my street as its real quiet and theres no cops ever.
Are these Zbox engines reliable? Do they break or are they good quality? I no how to fix and rebuild engines as i have rebuilt 2 and 4 stroke engines b4.
Thanks guys!
From Brendon.v
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