Cute little piston...

Max-M

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I recently replaced my Huasheng engine with a Honda GXH50. Last night, I tore down the Huasheng for parts that I might later need for the Honda (carb, pull start). As a souvenir, I pulled out the piston, degreased it and polished it.

It's going to be fun to pull this out of my pocket when somebody's looking at my bike. It's hard to believe that this little 3.5 ounce piston assembly is the heart of the two-wheeled contraption that allowed me to zoom along scenic River Road at over 35 MPH today, passing slow-moving cars and sipping gas at a rate that's not even significant enough to measure. This feels like some kind of a combination of perpetual motion, alchemy, magic...and a little bit of reality. Fun. (Thanks for enduring my "Ode To A Small Internal Combustion Engine.)


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Yeah, I have a 48 cc 2 stroke piston that is a lot smaller than the 66 cc.

Never had any of my 50 cc 4 strokes apart.

What we need is a billet rod and bearings for the crankshaft journal.
 
No, Racie: after replacing my Huasheng with a Honda GXH50, I took apart the Huasheng for spare parts (carb and pull starter, mainly). I kept the piston as a souvenir!
 
No, Racie: after replacing my Huasheng with a Honda GXH50, I took apart the Huasheng for spare parts (carb and pull starter, mainly). I kept the piston as a souvenir!
I am looking for a HS flywheel.
Are you going to use yours?
 
could only be a cox 049. cute :) not quite as cute as a 020 or an 010, but hey... keyring size :)
It actually is out of a PeeWee .020. I have a soft spot for the little stuff, even have some still working engines from the 70's.
 
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