sabakakrazny
New Member
hi all!
new to the site, and motorbiking in general. Currently puttering around Jax, Florida.
At the moment I'm green as grass at this, as this will be my first build, so Ive been searching and researching option for about a month now - the theory being when in doubt,m study, neh?
I'm looking hard at the GEBE kits, for reliability and their customer service, but ion all the reading and cruising the site, In up against an interesting question -
I have some mechanical aptitude, and bikes are not a huge challenge compared to some, but they work in their own idiosyncrasies, of course. While I'm not looking to spend huge money, the idea of sinking coin into doing the job right does not bother me.
So, I find myself wondering - is it better to mod a bike, or scratch build one for motorbiking? Consensus seems to imply modding is common, as bikes aren't motorcycles, but I wonder, given some of the mods, would I be better rewarded to simply build from the frame up for the purpose?
Would it be cheaper, or stronger? Ive found some opinions, but nothing conclusive in experience with that. I have three bikes, two roadmasters and a mongoose, to hand for parts if I want to strip em.
Any suggestions for where to look specifically would be very welcome! Looking to start turning bolts next month.
Off I go, forum surfing! Nice to meet you all!
Thanks!
Bryan
new to the site, and motorbiking in general. Currently puttering around Jax, Florida.
At the moment I'm green as grass at this, as this will be my first build, so Ive been searching and researching option for about a month now - the theory being when in doubt,m study, neh?
I'm looking hard at the GEBE kits, for reliability and their customer service, but ion all the reading and cruising the site, In up against an interesting question -
I have some mechanical aptitude, and bikes are not a huge challenge compared to some, but they work in their own idiosyncrasies, of course. While I'm not looking to spend huge money, the idea of sinking coin into doing the job right does not bother me.
So, I find myself wondering - is it better to mod a bike, or scratch build one for motorbiking? Consensus seems to imply modding is common, as bikes aren't motorcycles, but I wonder, given some of the mods, would I be better rewarded to simply build from the frame up for the purpose?
Would it be cheaper, or stronger? Ive found some opinions, but nothing conclusive in experience with that. I have three bikes, two roadmasters and a mongoose, to hand for parts if I want to strip em.
Any suggestions for where to look specifically would be very welcome! Looking to start turning bolts next month.
Off I go, forum surfing! Nice to meet you all!
Thanks!
Bryan