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Hiya I'm New Here
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Gordy
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Yup. Taxation is theft.
You're my kind of people. Did you check your balance factor after drilling the crank?Hey there, My name is Albie, I'm From Wiltshire in England and I've just joined the forum.
A little while back I built a two stroke from a scrap mountain bike with no brakes and a cheap 60cc Amazon engine kit. I didn't build it properly and it was meant as a beater, it has since been abused and thrown in a skip.
A month ago I purchased a stage 3 BBR tuning 66/80cc engine for $580 USD (including over $300 postage and customs charges - although the CNC cylinder head was forgotten in my package and has now been sent separately so I bet I will have to pay more customs charges). Anyway, after a long wait it has arrived and I've began working on it properly.
So far, I've fully disassembled the engine and drilled a hole into either side of my crank - I found a video stating that the position and size/depth of the holes I drilled would provide perfect balance, (however sceptical I am of this bold claim, the balance is definitely improved), I have also made wooden jaws for my vice to hold the cylinder for porting.
The engine is going on a 27.5" Snap On Klunker Bike, It was given away by Snap On as a competition prize and then I bought it from someone on Facebook, It's a great combination between a mountain bike, beach cruiser and BMX, I've Fitted a new saddle, new pedals and new grips along with a thumb throttle for the engine.
So far, I'm really enjoying the project and I'm glad to have found this forum for tips and inspiration.
The account is called RoniTheHedgehog because my girlfriends childhood pet, Ronnie passed away this year so I thought I would name the bike Roni in his memory: The Hedgehog part is because people call motorbikes Hogs and a hedgehog is smaller. The name is going to be painted on the fuel tank when she's finished.
For those who are interested, here are some pictures of my progress and my lovely shed.
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RoniTheHedgehog
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I didn't check the balance factor to any level of accuracy, just placed the crank into some level bearings and span it to see the vibrations. How can I check it properly and what benefit is there to this?
RoniTheHedgehog
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Most bicycle parts like brake pads/levers and things, I can buy from UK companies for much cheaper than US. However there are few to no motorised bike companies in the uk so parts like exhaust and cdi box I have to order from the US.
Edit: unless I'm willing to try my luck with Amazon/ebay parts
