Sgt. Howard
Active Member
Assuming, just for grins and giggles. that you had a carte blanch for a new engine on your in-the-frame 4 stroke build. And assume that you were not overtly concerned about mounting as much as final drivetrain configuration (I don't want to engineer the hook-up to the rear wheel). And it HAS TO BE less than 50cc displacement.
What engine would you buy?
Tell me please why you would choose such a mill as what has your fancy.
I have several times now come face-to-face with the fragile nature of the China Trollop... people warned me about building on Hufffys, yet the BIKES have held up fine (once I re-did the supports for the fenders) while the motors and the tires keep crumping. Quite frustrating. I am putting a great deal of effort into straddle tanks for a worksman I have recently acquired, but the idea of putting a disposable, non-housebroken two-stroke into what will be an aesthetically pleasing machine is... well... depressing. I want a four stroke, and I would prefer that my "Sunday go to town and rub everybody's nose in it" shiny toy not be covered with slime and sound tinny. Or break down due to shoddy engineering or quality control.
If I am hoping for too much, please let me know. Two strokes are fine for cheap Huffys- if my $100 WalMart special is all oily, I could care less as long as it isn't in my clothes. But I want my next build to be housebroken.
What engine would you buy?
Tell me please why you would choose such a mill as what has your fancy.
I have several times now come face-to-face with the fragile nature of the China Trollop... people warned me about building on Hufffys, yet the BIKES have held up fine (once I re-did the supports for the fenders) while the motors and the tires keep crumping. Quite frustrating. I am putting a great deal of effort into straddle tanks for a worksman I have recently acquired, but the idea of putting a disposable, non-housebroken two-stroke into what will be an aesthetically pleasing machine is... well... depressing. I want a four stroke, and I would prefer that my "Sunday go to town and rub everybody's nose in it" shiny toy not be covered with slime and sound tinny. Or break down due to shoddy engineering or quality control.
If I am hoping for too much, please let me know. Two strokes are fine for cheap Huffys- if my $100 WalMart special is all oily, I could care less as long as it isn't in my clothes. But I want my next build to be housebroken.