codyel
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So I finally got my first bike going and I have to say it was a **** of a lot more work than I originally expected.
My bike wasn't really prime for mounting, so I had to mod the sh** out of it to make it work. Maybe I can get some future suggestions from the forum community for the next bike.
First, my engine is a 49cc. I don't think anything bigger than that is legal without a motorcycle license here in CA. My bike is an everyday kind of casual bike. Cheap and nothing special.
My down tube is about 1 7/8" wide, which was my first dilemma. I ended up pinching it down to the 1.5" required, which I'm sure I'll pay for eventually. This set off a small chain reaction of other **** I had to do to the motor including: Welding about a 1" piece of pipe to the exhaust to make it clear the frame and the pedals, which in turn got oil spitting out the sides of the hole from the motor. I've put a grip of liquid gasket around it, but a tiny bit is still spitting out.
It was a pretty big nightmare and I can post some pictures up with the damages soon. Its ugly, albeit functional. I also had a problem with the spark plug cap from the CDI actually NOT fitting on the spark plug... WTF right? I jimmy'd it to work without the cap but I digress...
My questions to the community is A) How much would a bike frame suffer from pinching in a section about a 1/4"? B) Is a tiny bit a oil spitting out the connection from the motor to the exhaust gonna supremely f*** up my ride? and C) How else could I build a proper mount for a larger tube than what I have in the future?
As far as the mounting issue goes, I noticed on these guys bikes They seem to have built a pretty nice little mounting rig (. Does anybody know if these are sold on their own or how easy it is to build from scratch? (Their bikes are amazing BTW...)
My bike wasn't really prime for mounting, so I had to mod the sh** out of it to make it work. Maybe I can get some future suggestions from the forum community for the next bike.
First, my engine is a 49cc. I don't think anything bigger than that is legal without a motorcycle license here in CA. My bike is an everyday kind of casual bike. Cheap and nothing special.
My down tube is about 1 7/8" wide, which was my first dilemma. I ended up pinching it down to the 1.5" required, which I'm sure I'll pay for eventually. This set off a small chain reaction of other **** I had to do to the motor including: Welding about a 1" piece of pipe to the exhaust to make it clear the frame and the pedals, which in turn got oil spitting out the sides of the hole from the motor. I've put a grip of liquid gasket around it, but a tiny bit is still spitting out.
It was a pretty big nightmare and I can post some pictures up with the damages soon. Its ugly, albeit functional. I also had a problem with the spark plug cap from the CDI actually NOT fitting on the spark plug... WTF right? I jimmy'd it to work without the cap but I digress...
My questions to the community is A) How much would a bike frame suffer from pinching in a section about a 1/4"? B) Is a tiny bit a oil spitting out the connection from the motor to the exhaust gonna supremely f*** up my ride? and C) How else could I build a proper mount for a larger tube than what I have in the future?
As far as the mounting issue goes, I noticed on these guys bikes They seem to have built a pretty nice little mounting rig (. Does anybody know if these are sold on their own or how easy it is to build from scratch? (Their bikes are amazing BTW...)