Sick Bike Parts and GasBike.. I Quit

jakemnz

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I'd say I have more missing or incorrect parts than I should for a project like this.

GasBike: Wrong sized bolts for transmission, engine mount, and a handful of nuts and washers that don't fit any of the provided hardware. The engine mount itself was poorly made, the cutouts for the frame were beyond bad. No key for the clutch.. Of all things.. No screws to mount the transmission cover. Not a single piece of paper to reference to. They won't return my emails and the only time they picked up the phone was weeks ago when I called to ask for a shipping number.

Sick Bike Parts: Where to begin.. I probably have more missing parts or wrong parts from SBP than I do GasBike. Nearly every screw/bolt/nut/washer was the incorrect size for anything. I used my own bolts washers and nuts for 90% of what's assembled from them so far, which is just a shift kit and bottom bracket adapter. I tried assembling the front freewheel, but got far too frustrated and gave up when literally nothing fit. Even separately the nuts were all either too big or way too small for the provided bolts and I once again had nothing left that would fit (I'm aware that 5 are meant to be used as spacers, it doesn't change the fact that the others were the complete wrong size). I called them but apparently their weekday hours are 5pm-7pm.. So I left a message about the issue and decided to see if I could do anything else. Maybe something going right will boost my confidence in this project. I went to install the jump stop chain guard and it's miles too short.

There is now an unfinished MAB in my basement that I can't stand the sight of.

Overall Rating and Final Comments:

GasBike 4/10
Their stuff is okay, I wouldn't recommend it however. Some missing/incorrect parts. Slow shipping. They don't seem to care about the customer. It's hard to be too critical however, I already knew that GasBike wasn't great.

Sick Bike Parts 3/10
I'm not sure why people recommend these guys. Their instructions weren't all that helpful. Most, if not all of the mounting hardware provided was completely the wrong size. Either their hours are a joke or they genuinely never answer the phone and their website uses outdated images of their products. In all honesty, I would tell someone to harass BikeBerry about their always out of stock shift kit before I recommend ordering anything from these people. Regardless of if they're the same or which is better, I'd hope the people at BikeBerry care enough to actually provide me with the right mounting hardware. I find it appalling, honestly appalling that someone expects to be paid for blindly throwing things in a box and shipping it. I'd ask for a full refund if I could also get one for the engine kit and bike I ordered. At this point I'd much rather just buy a motoped than invest any more of my time into this project because of how frustrating it has become.


There's always an outlier for highly rated sources, looks like this time it's me.
 
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I think the biggest thing when getting into a motorized bike is the willingness to learn, and the temperament to do it with good heart.
...And the tools to do it right, that is so important.
 
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Sick bike parts hasn't failed me yet so... What can I say, their product works very well when used correctly. I still don't think this guy ordered the right kit. Has anyone realized that that bingo was his name-o.

Did you ever believe in leprechauns?
 
i love SBP and i agree with gary ive really no mechanical skill at all going into this and granted ive had my moments of room pacing aggrivation from this hobby i can say im finally seeing good results just gotta keep your integrity and not let that roadblock stop you for long i can definitly say tho my 4 years in the US ARMY definitly can play a roll to keep those values alive
 
i love SBP and i agree with gary ive really no mechanical skill at all going into this and granted ive had my moments of room pacing aggrivation from this hobby i can say im finally seeing good results just gotta keep your integrity and not let that roadblock stop you for long i can definitly say tho my 4 years in the US ARMY definitly can play a roll to keep those values alive

I can say I've had my time of pacing from this hobby multiple times. I grew up wrenching on the family vehicles from handing him the right wrenches at 3, doing the oil change myself while he was changing the brake pads at 4 then able to do pads, belt, alternator, clutch etc by 5. By 7 I was on shocks, carb, head, alignment and simple body work. At 8 my dad bought a 94 viper rt-10, what a joy that was to wrench on :D!!! But working on those parts matched because it was meant for your make/model etc.

This hobby is a different monster. We are rigging things together that aren't meant to happen and find ways to make it work. We are using a Chevy engine mated to a ford rearend with a dodge tranny. This requires simple mechanical knowledge to keep running. Sadly most folks that want them don't have what it takes...
 
I can say I've had my time of pacing from this hobby multiple times. I grew up wrenching on the family vehicles from handing him the right wrenches at 3, doing the oil change myself while he was changing the brake pads at 4 then able to do pads, belt, alternator, clutch etc by 5. By 7 I was on shocks, carb, head, alignment and simple body work. At 8 my dad bought a 94 viper rt-10, what a joy that was to wrench on :D!!! But working on those parts matched because it was meant for your make/model etc.

This hobby is a different monster. We are rigging things together that aren't meant to happen and find ways to make it work. We are using a Chevy engine mated to a ford rearend with a dodge tranny. This requires simple mechanical knowledge to keep running. Sadly most folks that want them don't have what it takes...
Don't know if I mentioned it before but this hobby had me - uh.. Well not exactly pacing, but I was trying to curbstomp the engine out of the bike frame, which is kind like pacing... Since I replaced the hardware with good stuff that was a failure but I did manage to hurt my foot.

Gotta love motorized bicycles.
 
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