I scanned through the "noob" stickies and just had a few questions that I didn't see directly answered that I thought i'd ask.
I am looking into purchasing a 80cc Chinese engine kit off eBay and am going to put it on a older 26" mountain bike, or I may possibly buy a 700c singlespeed road bike from walmart, I haven't decided yet. I was curious from a reliability / lifespan standpoint what I should realistically expect out of this engine. Obviously, even with good maintenance I won't get a ton of miles, but would it be unrealistic to see 1 year / 2-3K miles from one? Does the engine drastically add wear to the rear tire faster than you would see from normal riding? I'm pretty set on getting the eBay $120 kit, especially because I like the clutch / no pull start, and $120 is about all I really want to spend on this.
I'm just trying to get an idea what owning one of these kits is going to be like long term over something like a 1 year / 2-3K mile period. Can these engines last even more miles when they're used regularly?
Thanks!
I am looking into purchasing a 80cc Chinese engine kit off eBay and am going to put it on a older 26" mountain bike, or I may possibly buy a 700c singlespeed road bike from walmart, I haven't decided yet. I was curious from a reliability / lifespan standpoint what I should realistically expect out of this engine. Obviously, even with good maintenance I won't get a ton of miles, but would it be unrealistic to see 1 year / 2-3K miles from one? Does the engine drastically add wear to the rear tire faster than you would see from normal riding? I'm pretty set on getting the eBay $120 kit, especially because I like the clutch / no pull start, and $120 is about all I really want to spend on this.
I'm just trying to get an idea what owning one of these kits is going to be like long term over something like a 1 year / 2-3K mile period. Can these engines last even more miles when they're used regularly?
Thanks!