BchCruizer
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The Staton friction drive kit lasted about six months. I bought new bearings for it but couldn't find a way to remove the old ones. So I have the kit with new bearings waiting around doing nothing. I'll probably sell it here some day with the uninstalled new bearings. The same goes for my Golden Eagle kit parts.
Friction drive kits won't work on wet tires forever. They will work acceptably when new because the rollers can grip the tires. Once those sharp points wear away the rollers won't grip in rain or snow. By the time winter rolled around I tried the friction drive with snow. It slipped too often.
If I were to do it all over again from scratch I'd buy a 50 cc scooter from Honda or Yamaha. I would spend less money over time and get many more miles out of it. Right now I'm poor with two part time jobs and a huge medical bill from a night time crash on my motorized bicycle. I need to decide if I will buy another quality motor by Subaru; Tanaka, or Honda, and bolt it into my That's Dax kit or try another type of kit and see if it works better.
I like my kits drive wheel. its urethane and it doesnt wear down at all..i have been riding 30miles to work every day and the urethane has proven to be excellent..It does slip when its soaking wet but i rode home after it rained and the road was still moist but not soaked and it didn't slip at all. it freaked me out im use to them slipping even if its a little moist. The kit I use has no clutch. so it eliminates all that chaos. I like the tanaka engines also there capable of running at 11,000 rpms. I wouldnt suggest it but they will do it. I used to run mine at 8,000 and it was plenty fast enough. I ride my 26cc now at 7,000rpms.. Its just better for my needs.