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SirJakesus
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I have a kings 80 on my stingray and I bought a second one as a spare. So far this engine hasn't let me down but it is fickle as to how it's going to perform. It took an incredible amount of tweaking and aftermarket parts to get this engine functioning reliably on the bike. For these reasons I bought a staton kit. Sure they're bulky, sure they're pricey. But I'll be darned if I don't get to enjoy some good all day rides this summer. American and Japanese engineering and manufacturing won't leave me stranded. I'm expecting the bicycle to give up before the engine, gearbox or nuvinci do. Once that happens or I'm ready for an upgrade the kit and all the extras will be easily transferred to another bicycle. Sure, I could have bought a complete scooter or moped for the same cost but with the universal nature of this kit I'll never be out of spare parts.
On the other hand I don't think the HT kits would have gone anywhere if it wasn't for their low price. I bet more than half of the people on these forums would have never even started motorizing bikes without these kits low price, me included. Now that I see how fun MBing is I'm more than willing to shell out good cash to build a reliable bike.
We also can't totally blame the vendors of these kits for looking overseas for their products since the good 'ol USA has almost lost all of it's manufacturing capabilities. Even if price wasn't a factor you'd be hard pressed to find any factories in this country that could build anything other than weapons nowadays. We've got the perfect economic and political storm brewing and our country is at the epicenter of it. Look around you, everything is deteriorating, we're being taxed more than ever before, your fellow citizens are making less now than they were in the early 70's (adjusted for inflation.) Yet our corporations make record profits at the worlds expense. You have more to worry about than the possible shady aspirations of HT kit vendors. If you dont like where X vendor buys their stuff from then don't buy from them. It's only the nature of business to try to grow as fast as possible. If they don't they're doomed to failure.
On the other hand I don't think the HT kits would have gone anywhere if it wasn't for their low price. I bet more than half of the people on these forums would have never even started motorizing bikes without these kits low price, me included. Now that I see how fun MBing is I'm more than willing to shell out good cash to build a reliable bike.
We also can't totally blame the vendors of these kits for looking overseas for their products since the good 'ol USA has almost lost all of it's manufacturing capabilities. Even if price wasn't a factor you'd be hard pressed to find any factories in this country that could build anything other than weapons nowadays. We've got the perfect economic and political storm brewing and our country is at the epicenter of it. Look around you, everything is deteriorating, we're being taxed more than ever before, your fellow citizens are making less now than they were in the early 70's (adjusted for inflation.) Yet our corporations make record profits at the worlds expense. You have more to worry about than the possible shady aspirations of HT kit vendors. If you dont like where X vendor buys their stuff from then don't buy from them. It's only the nature of business to try to grow as fast as possible. If they don't they're doomed to failure.