Is it safe to ride down a dirt road with a Chinese HT engine?

[rjriggs]

Now that I've looked at the kit, I realize there isn't really much of an air filter in the carb, and nothing on the air intakes. Is this thing safe to ride down a dirt road? And what can I do to beef up the air filtering to make it safe for a dirt road?

 

[butre]

I do it all the time, don't worry about it

 

[rjriggs]

Can I put some kind of screen over the air intake to help keep the dust out?

 

[butre]

if you like. pantyhose works well as a prefilter

 

[crassius]

if you don't have a rear fender that keeps road dust away, you can zip-tie a small plastic shield behind the carb to help some - some folks buy a better air filter when there is room to fit one on

 

[Fabian]

Now that I've looked at the kit, I realize there isn't really much of an air filter in the carb, and nothing on the air intakes. Is this thing safe to ride down a dirt road? And what can I do to beef up the air filtering to make it safe for a dirt road?

These engines take a lot of punishment if run at 25:1 oil/fuel ratio and correct carburettor jetting. I have ridden down many dirt roads without any problems.

 

[HeadSmess]

nooooo! not the dirt road!

these things will rapidly expire if used on anything other than yellow brick roads!

it says it explicitly in the manual, dont you ever read the fine print?

of course, if one happens to come across a patch of gravel whilst commuting upon the yellow brick road, one must instantly dismount, remove engine and place in protective film, continuing until well padded then place in a large steel box, welding shut to be water tight, then send via courier to the other side of the gravelly patch otherwise all warranties, express or implied, are completely, utterly negated and rendered void in all definitions of the law.

its a risk some feel worth taking, but not i! oh no sir! definitely not!


my engine is stored in a convenient bomb bunker far away from prying eyes and pernicious dirt...



arrrrgh! dirt!

 

[HeadSmess]

and no.

taking the question another way...it is not safe.

not when you come over a crest at 80 on a 1 in 6 gradient followed by a 90 degree bend and the twenty metres you have to stop in has three inches of gravel covering it from the recent rains...

i needed new underwear after that one

 

[butre]

at a local trail I run there's a sharp right over a blind crest at the end of a big straight that always used to catch me off guard. if it's been raining sand will wash into that part of the trail. so many people wipe out there that someone eventually put up a sign warning riders about it

I've definitely needed new underwear a couple times from that one

 

[Frankfort MB's]

Hate to rekindle an old thread but this is my exact question lol

I have an old looking motorbike that I'm putting a motor on and i wanted to take air filter off since it looks cool without it

Probably shouldn't but dirt should just go in then get spit out exhaust?