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Ralord197769
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Anyone know if the 66/80 motor will fit in the star wars fat tire, or the dk duke?
Did ya figure it out? I was wondering same thing. I have both but havent gotten to try it yet.Anyone know if the 66/80 motor will fit in the star wars fat tire, or the dk duke?
From what I understand, both frames are exactly the same, and both made from aluminum, now in my book an aluminum frame simply will not be my bike of choice, it bends and stress breaks from vibration too easily, that being said, do what you really want.
Now as far as actually getting it in there.... I've never seen one up close, but I have seen and thought about the fitting of an engine inside it before, I almost want to say no it won't fit. This is based off reviews and eying up the photographs, one review said that she was a 5'2" woman and still the bike was too small for her, now I'm almost half a foot taller than her, and I find my 27.5" fat tire bike just a bit too tall yet still don't have a lot of room for an engine.
I would say the best bet, if you want a sturdy bike and fat tires like the one you were looking at, then buy a mongoose dolomite, it's steel, and can fit a jackshaft with a 66cc motor, and mongoose has a pretty darn good customer satisfaction rating, I've personally dealt with them under my warranty and was always very pleased.
That dk is also a huffy owned product, which makes it a Walmart owned product, which makes it a bottom of the barrel bike I wouldn't trust even without a motor in it. At 40mph down a big ass Hill I like to not worry about my BIKE FRAME FOLDING UNDER ME AND MAKING ME FEEL REALLY REALLY BAD FOR 3 MONTHS!!
I can't seem to figure out how to add photos but this page, if you scroll down a bit, shows the geometry of the Mongoose Dolomite bike.
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=608640&p=2
I don't need to hear about quality issues, obviously huffy isn't the best quality, I am quite able work on and repair any bicycle, I want the style, which means if the motor doesn't fit then I'll prolly have to make my own frame.From what I understand, both frames are exactly the same, and both made from aluminum, now in my book an aluminum frame simply will not be my bike of choice, it bends and stress breaks from vibration too easily, that being said, do what you really want.
Now as far as actually getting it in there.... I've never seen one up close, but I have seen and thought about the fitting of an engine inside it before, I almost want to say no it won't fit. This is based off reviews and eying up the photographs, one review said that she was a 5'2" woman and still the bike was too small for her, now I'm almost half a foot taller than her, and I find my 27.5" fat tire bike just a bit too tall yet still don't have a lot of room for an engine.
I would say the best bet, if you want a sturdy bike and fat tires like the one you were looking at, then buy a mongoose dolomite, it's steel, and can fit a jackshaft with a 66cc motor, and mongoose has a pretty darn good customer satisfaction rating, I've personally dealt with them under my warranty and was always very pleased.
That dk is also a huffy owned product, which makes it a Walmart owned product, which makes it a bottom of the barrel bike I wouldn't trust even without a motor in it. At 40mph down a big ass Hill I like to not worry about my BIKE FRAME FOLDING UNDER ME AND MAKING ME FEEL REALLY REALLY BAD FOR 3 MONTHS!!