The install was easy, easier than I expected. No problems at all except that dratted kill switch clamp.
I mounted a 32cc Tanaka from GEBE on a cheap POS bike from WalMart. The bike is a Roadmaster Mt Sport 5X. It has front suspension and a beefy looking frame with large diameter tubes, but it has real sloppy looking welds. I doubt it will last too long, but as long as it lasts long enough for me to afford something better, it was $60 well spent.
I have gone through 3 and a half tanks of gas so far, and the gas mileage is nowhere near what I expected. GEBE claims 25-30 miles per tank. I figured I would get maybe 20-25 because I am on the heavy side, about 275-280 Lbs. I went to work today to pick up my check. It is 6 miles there, so 12 miles round trip, and that took 4/5 of a tank of gas. A little math shows about 90 MPG where I was expecting at least 140-150 MPG. I think the idle is high so I'll adjust that today or tomorrow. Can too fast an idle cause that big a drop in mileage? Or is it that it is a new engine and it will improve? How far down should I adjust it? To where the back wheel does not turn at all when the back of the bike is lifted, or is that too low?
I already know I need to have the wheel trued, there is a tiny bit of wobble in it. I have seen the thread about how to get the drive ring centered and using drops of epoxy to keep it there. What else can I do to tweak the performance?
I mounted a 32cc Tanaka from GEBE on a cheap POS bike from WalMart. The bike is a Roadmaster Mt Sport 5X. It has front suspension and a beefy looking frame with large diameter tubes, but it has real sloppy looking welds. I doubt it will last too long, but as long as it lasts long enough for me to afford something better, it was $60 well spent.
I have gone through 3 and a half tanks of gas so far, and the gas mileage is nowhere near what I expected. GEBE claims 25-30 miles per tank. I figured I would get maybe 20-25 because I am on the heavy side, about 275-280 Lbs. I went to work today to pick up my check. It is 6 miles there, so 12 miles round trip, and that took 4/5 of a tank of gas. A little math shows about 90 MPG where I was expecting at least 140-150 MPG. I think the idle is high so I'll adjust that today or tomorrow. Can too fast an idle cause that big a drop in mileage? Or is it that it is a new engine and it will improve? How far down should I adjust it? To where the back wheel does not turn at all when the back of the bike is lifted, or is that too low?
I already know I need to have the wheel trued, there is a tiny bit of wobble in it. I have seen the thread about how to get the drive ring centered and using drops of epoxy to keep it there. What else can I do to tweak the performance?
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