jefuchs
Member
I'm starting to understand why that guy threw his bike in a dumpster... and I haven't even ridden my bike yet.
Installing the motor was fairly straightforward, but it took a long time because I had to assemble the new bike, and shop for hardware that you guys recommended. I took my time, and it looks good.
But the darned thing doesn't work!!!
I aligned the chain as well as I physically could, but when I roll the bike, it still goes "clunk, clunk, clunk" in the clutch because it's still out of line. I shined a flashlight into the underside of the clutch and it appears that the chain is still off by two or three degrees. There's no way to move the chain any farther, so I'm thinking that my only fix will be to rotate the engine a couple of degrees until the chain is in line with the clutch sprocket. The motor mounts are designed to only mount in one spot, but I think I can improvise that.
When I can get the thing rolling along, and I engage the clutch, the chain freezes up and the bike screeches to a halt. I still don't even know if my motor works at all, because all I have accomplished is to make skid marks on the spots where I've tried to start the motor.
Anybody else have troubles like this? I'll keep plugging away and post my progress.
(BTW: this new Schwinn has a worthless kick stand that will not support the bike at all, so I'm constantly frustrated by trying to keep the bike upright and work on it at the same time. But that's another story. New two-footed kick stand has been ordered.)
Installing the motor was fairly straightforward, but it took a long time because I had to assemble the new bike, and shop for hardware that you guys recommended. I took my time, and it looks good.
But the darned thing doesn't work!!!
I aligned the chain as well as I physically could, but when I roll the bike, it still goes "clunk, clunk, clunk" in the clutch because it's still out of line. I shined a flashlight into the underside of the clutch and it appears that the chain is still off by two or three degrees. There's no way to move the chain any farther, so I'm thinking that my only fix will be to rotate the engine a couple of degrees until the chain is in line with the clutch sprocket. The motor mounts are designed to only mount in one spot, but I think I can improvise that.
When I can get the thing rolling along, and I engage the clutch, the chain freezes up and the bike screeches to a halt. I still don't even know if my motor works at all, because all I have accomplished is to make skid marks on the spots where I've tried to start the motor.
Anybody else have troubles like this? I'll keep plugging away and post my progress.
(BTW: this new Schwinn has a worthless kick stand that will not support the bike at all, so I'm constantly frustrated by trying to keep the bike upright and work on it at the same time. But that's another story. New two-footed kick stand has been ordered.)