Sheik Yerbouti
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FROM DER FELT FIRM...
Too rich for my blood, but I do love it.
FROM DER FELT FIRM...
That's a bummer, I really wanted to try to cram a grubee 4-stroke on that Military styled cruiser. How close is it to fitting?
The motor is too tall for the frame. Kinda like sticking a square peg in a triangular hole. It might fit if you stripped off the mounting plate and fabricated your own. Honestly though, I'd look for a different frame....one of the stretched models perhaps.
These 4 stroke engines are huge compared to the HTs that I;ve grown accustomed to.
Yeah. I wasn't looking into a stretch frame or anything, I was looking into this frame.
http://bikebuyers.com/GL-bc-07-army-photos.htm
So a Grubee 4 stroke won't fit? Bummer.
I can't ascertain if the guy actually tried to fit the 4-stroke into the Felt MP Sheik but I think it would fit. I've looked at one in the shop and I think that the frame alows for the motor. There are some other problems that I mentioned on a thread specifically about the Felt MP but the attached picture shows a composite image of the Fely shown at almost the same scale as the Schwinn cruiser. The Felt may be a tad larger even than shown cos it's tyres are probably bigger than the Schwinn Typhoon tyre. I would desperately love to know if the motor could fit because you get a lot of bike for the price with the Felt MP - especially 2008 model - and the frame is so much stronger than the Schwinn cruiser. I have had a test ride on the MP and the riding position and the long wheelbase etc is PERFECT for a good Honda motor. I'm not giving up just yet because I've never seen a bike as good as this on the market.