Thinking of buying a engine kit from craigslist help please?

It's a deal if you can pick it up yourself. If he ships it to ya ($20+) Then it's close to the same price as a BGF engine. My last BGF engine kit was $106 to the door.
Big Red.
BGF may get kits as cheap as $60.
How did you get BGF to ship a kit to CA?

Come on Red, you can't be that stupid to send money to some wacky guy
selling under priced $75 kits on Craigslist. :D

I usually have an ad online selling motorized bike stuff and I answer my
phone, so about a year ago I get a call asking if I want to buy some
50 cc kits that they never got around to putting on bikes.

Of course I hustled over there and got 4 unopened good older kits that
had the Russian style clutch lever for $200 or $50 each.

Turns out they had no clue about what they had because they were 66 cc
kits and I sold them for almost $200 each.

It only took about 3 days to sell them off for an easy $600 profit.
 
I called the guy yesterday ( i e-mailed him and got his phone #) i'm going to go get it on wednesday i think. I will keep y'all updated, thanks for the help!
 
BGF may get kits as cheap as $60.
How did you get BGF to ship a kit to CA?

Come on Red, you can't be that stupid to send money to some wacky guy
selling under priced $75 kits on Craigslist. :D

I usually have an ad online selling motorized bike stuff and I answer my
phone, so about a year ago I get a call asking if I want to buy some
50 cc kits that they never got around to putting on bikes.

Of course I hustled over there and got 4 unopened good older kits that
had the Russian style clutch lever for $200 or $50 each.

Turns out they had no clue about what they had because they were 66 cc
kits and I sold them for almost $200 each.

It only took about 3 days to sell them off for an easy $600 profit.

Thats why I kinda suggested picking it up yourself. If the guy wont let ya open a box to inspect, then walk away.
Anytime ya send someone money ya take a chance. Just try to use paypal so you have at least SOME recourse.
Big Red.
 
got the motor kit, it came with everything now i just have to install it :D thanks for the help guys. The guy was cool, im probably going to buy another one from him w/ a beach cruiser frame. this is sweet. This is going to be my first build so wish me luck!
 
i gotta get a new motor mount :/ the one it came with wont fit. ah well.anyone know where to get a good cheap "universal" motor mount?
 
Of course, you realize now that everyone here hates you for getting a deal any one of us would have taken 10 or 20 of : )
 
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Hey Gibbles, just for your own piece of mind and for the benefit of others, write down every dollar you pay for anything build related, and your hours to build it.

If you want to be really awesome come back after 100 miles and say what you have had to do in that time and if it's all you hoped it would be.
 
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