RumblingV8
Member
Hey guys!
First time poster.
Not a motorbike-themed username here, although a V8 bicycle would be pretty rad. I'm first and foremost a car enthusiast, and my current job is as a go-kart mechanic at a local high-speed track. My first post here is marking my second bike build - I've read through these forums a lot over the past year or so, and compared to other motorized bicycle forums, I find this one to have the best layout and the best wealth of information which certainly helped me navigate around my first build.
I don't quite remember how I first learned of the motored bike, perhaps it was online somewhere. But I had two bikes, my trusty mountain bike and an old 80's Shogun road bike that sat unused... I decided to take a chance and build a Dax F80 kit onto my unused frame. As a first build, it ended up a little hodge-podge and rickety... since the picture, which was taken the day i first built it, I've revised my engine mounts with larger hardware, and in general, everything is assembled better than it was since that first day I slapped everything together. After adding an exhaust (muffler cut off due to pedal clearance) and proper chain tensioning (after destroying a wheel on the first ride) I have since sold the bike to a friend (with a "warranty" of my repair services should the bike need it), and got enough out of it to kickstart my next build, which I'm hoping will be a little bit better quality of a build now that I have a good hold on how to put one of these together, and I have a professional workspace to assemble it in my spare time. I've also got a bigger budget for the extra bits this time around!
My next bike is another 66cc kit, this time a black Flying Horse brand, going on a brand new Huffy Cranbrook, minus the tacky stickers, and (for me) uncomfortable handlebars. I've seen a few Cranbrook builds, both on this site and others, and decided the style and simplicity was more my style than the road bike. It's got whitewalls, just like my 4-wheel ride, and the classic style really appeals to me. I inspected every single sample of the Cranbrook at the local Walmart and picked the one with the best welds. The bike frame was beefier than I expected for the price, but the less dollars is reflected elsewhere in the bike, specifically the chain guard, pedals and fenders. I may ditch the pedals yet, and both the chain guard and fenders are undergoing some customization. I appreciate a good looker but function takes a precedent over form and flipping over the bars at 30mph is not on my to-do list. If the fenders can't be properly stabilized then they will be ditched.
I'm excited to start from scratch on the new one!
First time poster.
Not a motorbike-themed username here, although a V8 bicycle would be pretty rad. I'm first and foremost a car enthusiast, and my current job is as a go-kart mechanic at a local high-speed track. My first post here is marking my second bike build - I've read through these forums a lot over the past year or so, and compared to other motorized bicycle forums, I find this one to have the best layout and the best wealth of information which certainly helped me navigate around my first build.
I don't quite remember how I first learned of the motored bike, perhaps it was online somewhere. But I had two bikes, my trusty mountain bike and an old 80's Shogun road bike that sat unused... I decided to take a chance and build a Dax F80 kit onto my unused frame. As a first build, it ended up a little hodge-podge and rickety... since the picture, which was taken the day i first built it, I've revised my engine mounts with larger hardware, and in general, everything is assembled better than it was since that first day I slapped everything together. After adding an exhaust (muffler cut off due to pedal clearance) and proper chain tensioning (after destroying a wheel on the first ride) I have since sold the bike to a friend (with a "warranty" of my repair services should the bike need it), and got enough out of it to kickstart my next build, which I'm hoping will be a little bit better quality of a build now that I have a good hold on how to put one of these together, and I have a professional workspace to assemble it in my spare time. I've also got a bigger budget for the extra bits this time around!
My next bike is another 66cc kit, this time a black Flying Horse brand, going on a brand new Huffy Cranbrook, minus the tacky stickers, and (for me) uncomfortable handlebars. I've seen a few Cranbrook builds, both on this site and others, and decided the style and simplicity was more my style than the road bike. It's got whitewalls, just like my 4-wheel ride, and the classic style really appeals to me. I inspected every single sample of the Cranbrook at the local Walmart and picked the one with the best welds. The bike frame was beefier than I expected for the price, but the less dollars is reflected elsewhere in the bike, specifically the chain guard, pedals and fenders. I may ditch the pedals yet, and both the chain guard and fenders are undergoing some customization. I appreciate a good looker but function takes a precedent over form and flipping over the bars at 30mph is not on my to-do list. If the fenders can't be properly stabilized then they will be ditched.
I'm excited to start from scratch on the new one!