Catastrophic failure
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DieselTech
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Yeah that's the same thing as bike berry, Grubee, CDH & a bunch others sell & call a drum brake. It is not a drum brake at all. It's a glorified band brake.Whizzer Rear Wheel Drum Brake assembly , These are JUNK
Nicknamed "Rubber Band Brake"
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What part is 18mm or 20mm ?
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On them 80mm worksman drum brakes, are the brake shoes 18mm wide or 20mm wide? The brake shoes width themselves.
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Dear MechMike219-Very sorry to read about the wheel failure!
When I owned my Grubbee 49 cc motorized Cranbrook, I rarely exceeded 18 mph and all of the bearings were cleaned and repacked with quality Park grease. When I break in my 66cc Pk80 engine on my Hyper cruiser, I don't plan on exceeding 25 mph. I still fondly remember the arm length road rash I received after overinflating the rear tire on my Grubbee 49cc and losing traction on a curve going maybe 8mph! Those new production Whizzers, although beautiful to look at, had some serious QA issues that kept me from every purchasing one-Gearhead437
When I owned my Grubbee 49 cc motorized Cranbrook, I rarely exceeded 18 mph and all of the bearings were cleaned and repacked with quality Park grease. When I break in my 66cc Pk80 engine on my Hyper cruiser, I don't plan on exceeding 25 mph. I still fondly remember the arm length road rash I received after overinflating the rear tire on my Grubbee 49cc and losing traction on a curve going maybe 8mph! Those new production Whizzers, although beautiful to look at, had some serious QA issues that kept me from every purchasing one-Gearhead437A Whizzer is the most reliable M/B available. Yes I have made some upgrades
My 2005 NE-5
Pic taken Dec 2022 Today my Whizzer has almost 42K miles on her
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The lack of parts support, due to the company closing, coupled with the valve seat issues on some models, kept me away from every buying one. It's like comparing a Ural to a Honda, although at least with a Ural the company is still in business-Gearhead437
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It depends on the Honda and what parts. I can't find a new jug for my ct90 new anywhere
Compearing a CG 2 stroke or a HS 4 stroke to a Whizzer isn't saying much
Yeah, that valve seat issue on the 1999-2004 WC-1 scared alot of folks away from considering a Whizzer
2005-2007 NE-5 were the best Whizzers produced and the 2007-2009 NER is good too
The WC-1 can be upgraded with the NE-5/NER/Cruzzer top end kit or even a new engine,
Most all Whizzer parts are still available today at www.whizzercruzzerparts.com
Yes Whizzer/Cruizzer parts are from the same manufacture in Taiwan
