One Tough GEBE Full-Suspension

beach cruzin's mongoose/gebe/tanaka-40 has so many miles on it, we quit counting at 12,000, or maybe it was 14,000. i mean it, we really have no idea, this thing won't quit...and he ain't nice to it neither, except when it comes to maintenance. this is his only & full-time transportation, and he takes it seriously.

velocity wheels, coaster/drum. super-duper walbro 15mm carby off a chainsaw & an HP intake. "open" exhaust canister, the catalyst is long-gone, and still fairly quiet. overall, it rolls & runs pretty doggone good...30-33mph.

it's all rainy here right now, and we'd been planning a much-needed revamping/upgrade anyway, today was the day.

tank/battery bracket, new lighting "harness"...it took all day, because we wanted it to...shane finished the lighting while keve & i played darts...by that time it was dark so we could watch him scoot off all lit up...we did a pretty good job and had a pretty good time to boot, all safe at home

 

[cpuaid]

ok now this is getting a little ridiculous... all of u guys have gotten together for a ride up there and i can't even find ANYONE to go on a short 60 miles or so ride down here. looks like i've got to schedule a trip up north

 

[ibdennyak]

This thread sure brings back some good memories . I'm proud to say that I've ridden BeachCruizin's motorized Mongoose (kept looking for a trail to try it off-road ). Also rode Denny's "home brew". Both excellent rides. (Glad to hear you made it through the season Denny). Also glad to hear that Quay is riding a reliable bike. I still get goosebumps thinking about looking over and watching that old (Huffy?) frame separating as we pulled up to a stop sign during that Rally I attended.

Well, you're up early, or I'm up late. Woke up to *the call of nature* and the puter was still on. Heard it clunk, and there was your post. How ya been. Survived the fishing fine. Might do it again next year, only this time I'll be ready. Bought a Titan and Nu Vinci hub to put on an older cruiser frame I have laying around. Painted it up to resemble the brown and creme Harley colors. Now to extend the rear and put it together..... Gonna make it up "the hill to Haines" without pedalling this time. Catch ya next year.

 

[ibdennyak]

ok now this is getting a little ridiculous... all of u guys have gotten together for a ride up there and i can't even find ANYONE to go on a short 60 miles or so ride down here. looks like i've got to schedule a trip up north

Hey, hang in there. I applied for a job rebuilding a power plant in College Station. How far is that from you? At least I'd have somebody to visit.

 

[cpuaid]

denny, it's about 110 miles from austin to college station. we could do a ride from college station to brenham texas (40 miles) and do an ice cream tour at the bluebell ice cream plant. it's pretty country around that area but not as nice as the northwest. if you're ever in the area u can crash at my place.

 

[ibdennyak]

denny, it's about 110 miles from austin to college station. we could do a ride from college station to brenham texas (40 miles) and do an ice cream tour at the bluebell ice cream plant. it's pretty country around that area but not as nice as the northwest. if you're ever in the area u can crash at my place.

Kewl, if I get the job, I will hold you to that. Tour of an ice cream facility sounds good. Now, let's just hope I can hire on.

 

[augidog]

well, denny...i just may be having a look at that hill soon if you're game

but that's not why i'm here...

i had bought myself a 49cc mits clone w/starter some time ago. i wanted to see if i could use the generator for onboard charging, but all i did was burn up about $100 in bulbs and regulators experimenting...and then it started to fall apart so i gave up. well, i spent a few bucks on a few things, kevin put it together, and cruzin took it off my hands cheap, for fun & learning. he clunked the magnets outta the starter (smart!) to remove drag and kill the voltage at the terminal. then he put a bit of bling on it and a homemade boost-bottle...hot dang but the thing's running pretty good!! he was so proud he put his frogg-toggs on and rode thru the rain to show off...and yeah he whooped my butt in darts again while he was here

 

[Alaskavan]

Reading between the lines, I'm guessing the Tanaka finally gave it up? If so, what's your guesstimate of how many miles it ran?

 

[augidog]

oh! NO, the complete tanaka's sitting on a shelf and patiently waiting...it's good for many many more miles. and we figure it's way over 15,000 miles by now.

we drill 2 small access-holes thru the mount to get an allen-wrench on the bottom clutch-bolts...with these service-holes it takes less than 10 minutes to swap an engine :helmet:

 

[Alaskavan]

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