h3ch4
New Member
The engine arrived yesterday, coincidentally while I was out checking out a bike from Craigslist. The engine is a 70cc from eBay seller boygofast.
There's certainly no shortage of bicycles in Davis, CA! I picked up a clunker that someone had used only for last year's Burning Man for $10.
The most tedious part of the build so far has been the rear sprocket. It took about an hour for me to fit those darned bolts and tighten them. Maybe it would have been faster if I had not been half watching van Damme in Lionheart on AMC. 80's action movies are the best!
I can't figure out how to mount the engine, though. The tube is just a tad too thick. I don't have access to a drill, so I can't use their alternate mounting solution or fabricate my own. I'm going to make a trip to Ace Hardware in the morning to see if I can find anything that'll help.
The engine quality is better than I had expected. After seeing some of the pictures floating around showing all the flash hanging around the ports, I was afraid I would have to do quite a bit of manual sanding. However, the ports on mine are really clean; the edge of the port is perfectly clean! New model, maybe?
Also, I received a funky bolt with the package; I have no idea where it goes. It's really dirty, and it's threaded inside, outside, and all around. I'm attaching a picture of it. Anyone care to hazard a guess as to it's function?
Pics of the build to follow when I get the engine mounted!
There's certainly no shortage of bicycles in Davis, CA! I picked up a clunker that someone had used only for last year's Burning Man for $10.
The most tedious part of the build so far has been the rear sprocket. It took about an hour for me to fit those darned bolts and tighten them. Maybe it would have been faster if I had not been half watching van Damme in Lionheart on AMC. 80's action movies are the best!
I can't figure out how to mount the engine, though. The tube is just a tad too thick. I don't have access to a drill, so I can't use their alternate mounting solution or fabricate my own. I'm going to make a trip to Ace Hardware in the morning to see if I can find anything that'll help.
The engine quality is better than I had expected. After seeing some of the pictures floating around showing all the flash hanging around the ports, I was afraid I would have to do quite a bit of manual sanding. However, the ports on mine are really clean; the edge of the port is perfectly clean! New model, maybe?
Also, I received a funky bolt with the package; I have no idea where it goes. It's really dirty, and it's threaded inside, outside, and all around. I'm attaching a picture of it. Anyone care to hazard a guess as to it's function?
Pics of the build to follow when I get the engine mounted!