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Yeah, motorized bikes need better brakes, especially if you're an aggressive driver. I'm running discs front and rear; need to upgrade to bigger ones.
First time on a motorized bicycle with little to no experience.
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Yeah, motorized bikes need better brakes, especially if you're an aggressive driver. I'm running discs front and rear; need to upgrade to bigger ones.
Turtle Tedd
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Yeah, motorized bikes need better brakes, especially if you're an aggressive driver. I'm running discs front and rear; need to upgrade to bigger ones.
Yes ..thats pretty good advice..real good advice..I learned that the hard way..your choice
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Hydraulic disk brakes would be best if you going 45+ MPH.
I still have my stock rim brakes. Have some massive pads that wrap around the rim a long way. They have enough power to flex the front fork when braking.
I still have my stock rim brakes. Have some massive pads that wrap around the rim a long way. They have enough power to flex the front fork when braking.
Turtle Tedd
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Watch those large front rim brakes ..if you lock that front wheel at 40mph , that will be the end for you...Flexing of the front forks?? inspect those welds for stress cracks often..small 1/8 crack in weld or above or below weld is a no go..Thin single wall front aluminum rim?? think about it
Your-Majesty
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Your-Majesty
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5-7, Assuming you are sporting a run of the mill chinese 2 stroke, how about a manifest of the tools you carry with you? I wish I had my tool kit with me when my clutch cable snapped on the way back home yesterday... uphill!
After some very hard pedaling, i got it started and was able to drive it home, but the clutch bar didnt like wobbling about very much.
After some very hard pedaling, i got it started and was able to drive it home, but the clutch bar didnt like wobbling about very much.
hybrid
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I own 2 bikes that I alternate as my commuters. The system seems to be
working well. I only live 2 miles from my job now, so I expect them to have
relatively long lives. I don't have the benefit of experience that some of the
senior board members have but this is what I've learned so far.
1.) Frequent all points checks. Depending on how often you use your
bike - nuts, bolts, clamps, etc., all will be vibrated and rattle loose.
2.) It's not a bicycle, motorcycle, moped, or scooter - It's a little bit
of each so respect and identify the complexities that having these
multiple personalities produces.
3.) AWARNESS - You're up against other drivers in x-TON vehicles
that are driving drunk-without their lights on-texting with road rage!
Other than that....Traffic jams and inacessibility are a thing of the past.
If there's a hassle in your way -KILL your engine and simply pedal around
it!
working well. I only live 2 miles from my job now, so I expect them to have
relatively long lives. I don't have the benefit of experience that some of the
senior board members have but this is what I've learned so far.
1.) Frequent all points checks. Depending on how often you use your
bike - nuts, bolts, clamps, etc., all will be vibrated and rattle loose.
2.) It's not a bicycle, motorcycle, moped, or scooter - It's a little bit
of each so respect and identify the complexities that having these
multiple personalities produces.
3.) AWARNESS - You're up against other drivers in x-TON vehicles
that are driving drunk-without their lights on-texting with road rage!
Other than that....Traffic jams and inacessibility are a thing of the past.
If there's a hassle in your way -KILL your engine and simply pedal around
it!
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5-7HEAVEN
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5-7, Assuming you are sporting a run of the mill chinese 2 stroke, how about a manifest of the tools you carry with you? I wish I had my tool kit with me when my clutch cable snapped on the way back home yesterday... uphill!
Lemme look in my "green" grocery bag, the perfect tool kit. Get it free when shopping, has lasted for years.
cellphone and Leatherman knife, 3/8" ratchet, with short extension, 10mm short, 10mm long, 7/16", 5/8" and two Torx sockets, two flat-blade, two Phillips and Torx screwdrivers, cutting plier, needle-nose plier, allen sets, short and long, chain breaker tool, tire levers, new tube, tube kit, fuel hose and clamps, electrical tape, duct tape, tiewraps, various nuts, bolts, washers.
tire pump.
Actually, I'm using a box-stock GP460 4.2hp with Happy Time expansion pipe, shift kit and 8-speed cassette gears.
RedBaronX
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when my bike was new, I wouldn't go further from my house than just a few blocks because the first time I took it out (to go get gas even, it was THAT new) pedaling it home was a BEAST.
When I finally got it running (after a lot of problems I won't list), I was riding no more than 3-4 blocks, circling close to home... then I would venture further and further, but still circling...
now I ride 30 miles a day for my round trip commute to work. I still have the small occasional problem that require a brief stop to tighten up a bolt or two on the muffler or brakes...
When I finally got it running (after a lot of problems I won't list), I was riding no more than 3-4 blocks, circling close to home... then I would venture further and further, but still circling...
now I ride 30 miles a day for my round trip commute to work. I still have the small occasional problem that require a brief stop to tighten up a bolt or two on the muffler or brakes...
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My chain tensioner wouldnt go on right and i was going at reasonable pace then the back wheel locked up luckily it was wet so it sort of just slid along not damagin the tire. Then later on the chain whipped off and hit me in the leg becuase the split link broke. (god that was painfull) but now i love riding it almost an hour everyday up hills along ice everything. They are quite tuff machines though.
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