DeusIgnis
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Now, I'm looking at building my second MB.
My first one is well... dodgy to say the least and i am expecting something to blow up any day now. (had it about 9 months)
I currently have a 48CC 2 Stroke.
I am not sure what brand specifically, i bought it from Motowhizza on ebay.
Having this bike has taught me alot, ie. dont put a engine on a bike that you bought for a 6 pack of beer.
So now im looking at doing it properly.
I stumbled upon zbox in another thread here and they got 2 engines, the 2 stroke and 4 stroke.
Now, my mechanical knowledge was near to 0 before i started on this endevour, i know know the basic ins and outs of my dear little 2 stroke.
I have no idea on the differences between 2 and 4 stroke though beyond the fact that your oil is seperate in a 4 stroke, like a car, and it will run quiter.
so yeah, these the 2 engines
http://www.zbox.com.au/4-stroke-kit.htm
http://www.zbox.com.au/large_engine.htm
Now, if we forget the $175 price difference, is there any reason not to get the 4 stroke?
Is one faster then the other? My aim is not to go super fast, but 50kmh top speed on the flat would be nice.
So, thats enough on engines. Onto the bike, my current one is slightly terifying, old school brakes, the center mounted ones, riding in the wet i have to use engine braking every time i want to slowdown/stop.
I see lots of Schwinn around here, so started investigating that.
http://www.schwinnbike.com/usa/eng/Products/Cruisers/Details/1196-S9ALDX-Alloy-DX
This one looks like it would be the go. Main apeal for the 'cruiser' style bike is the large frame area and single gear, more room to work, 1 less thing to break.
Also, it looks like the engines just fit on them perfectly, without the need to build some kind of special mounting setup which is needed with many fatter framed bikes.
Only thing that makes me hesitate about the Schwinn is the lack of front shocks. It is something that i do no have on my current MB and something that i would really like to have. If anyone can recommend a decent bike with front shocks for under 500 that is relatively easy to attach a engine to, i would be in your debt.
So yeah, thats my wall of text
thanks.
My first one is well... dodgy to say the least and i am expecting something to blow up any day now. (had it about 9 months)
I currently have a 48CC 2 Stroke.
I am not sure what brand specifically, i bought it from Motowhizza on ebay.
Having this bike has taught me alot, ie. dont put a engine on a bike that you bought for a 6 pack of beer.
So now im looking at doing it properly.
I stumbled upon zbox in another thread here and they got 2 engines, the 2 stroke and 4 stroke.
Now, my mechanical knowledge was near to 0 before i started on this endevour, i know know the basic ins and outs of my dear little 2 stroke.
I have no idea on the differences between 2 and 4 stroke though beyond the fact that your oil is seperate in a 4 stroke, like a car, and it will run quiter.
so yeah, these the 2 engines
http://www.zbox.com.au/4-stroke-kit.htm
http://www.zbox.com.au/large_engine.htm
Now, if we forget the $175 price difference, is there any reason not to get the 4 stroke?
Is one faster then the other? My aim is not to go super fast, but 50kmh top speed on the flat would be nice.
So, thats enough on engines. Onto the bike, my current one is slightly terifying, old school brakes, the center mounted ones, riding in the wet i have to use engine braking every time i want to slowdown/stop.
I see lots of Schwinn around here, so started investigating that.
http://www.schwinnbike.com/usa/eng/Products/Cruisers/Details/1196-S9ALDX-Alloy-DX
This one looks like it would be the go. Main apeal for the 'cruiser' style bike is the large frame area and single gear, more room to work, 1 less thing to break.
Also, it looks like the engines just fit on them perfectly, without the need to build some kind of special mounting setup which is needed with many fatter framed bikes.
Only thing that makes me hesitate about the Schwinn is the lack of front shocks. It is something that i do no have on my current MB and something that i would really like to have. If anyone can recommend a decent bike with front shocks for under 500 that is relatively easy to attach a engine to, i would be in your debt.
So yeah, thats my wall of text
thanks.