I may be a moron. Phatmoto 24' preorder.

[Wyvern]

Well, I was going to wait a couple months and buy a Dawn 2 frame as my tax return splurge, but as I was looking at alternate Felt Faker frames I saw Phatmoto had a preorder sale for $799 and after seeing it has everything I wanted- big hydraulic brakes, fat tires, suspension fork, 7 speeds, in a moment if insanity (something I'm known for) I pre-ordered it in green.

I already have my hyper with an Avenger 85, a little rocket, I love it, but I am completely afraid of chain lock-ups, and brakes that are inadequate to stop my big meaty 300lbs butt and a solid fork I know I will fold if I hit a bump- I can and will address all of this in time, and getting a second bike will allow me to enjoy modding my hyper rather than rushing to finish it so I can ride.

So I know it'll be slow and I know I'll get a GC190 to get it up to 2 stroke speeds, but at least I can enjoy it with peace of mind I'm not going to wipe out at 40+MPH, I'm a mechanic, I can't break bones!

Is there anyone here going to pick up a 24' Phatmoto AT?

 

[Will'smotobikes19]

I thought about getting a phatmoto but the clutch problems, bent rims and the fact that the smaller huasheng goes in the 30's vs 20's with a 79cc. I would prefer one with a huasheng. Never seen one swapped in only heard of 212 swaps or a honda.

 

[Wyvern]

I thought about getting a phatmoto but the clutch problems, bent rims and the fact that the smaller huasheng goes in the 30's vs 20's with a 79cc. I would prefer one with a huasheng. Never seen one swapped in only heard of 212 swaps or a honda.

Yeah, the engine isn't great, but the governor is easy to bypass.

I saw at least with earlier rims, were poorly constructed, hopefully these are better since they are sealed bearing wheels, so maybe come from a different factory.

Supposedly a Honda GC190 is plug and play with a couple holes drilled.

 

[Will'smotobikes19]

 

[DAMIEN1307]

Could that guy be any more boring???...lol...And the worst thing is all he does is just drone on, and on, and on,...lol...We never even get to see the bike in action...lol.

 

[Wyvern]

Could that guy be any more boring???...lol...And the worst thing is all he does is just drone on, and on, and on...lol...We never even get to see the bike in action...lol.

I know, I'm like, c'mon dude take it for a rip!

 

[Will'smotobikes19]

The same guy bought the same friction drive kit as me and the choke really is labeled wrong off is on and on is off.

 

[DAMIEN1307]

The same guy bought the same friction drive kit as me and the choke really is labeled wrong off is on and on is off.

Did he also take the same 5 and a half minutes to drone on, and on, and describe that in detail too???...lol...lol.

 

[Wyvern]

Did he also take the same 5 and a half minutes to drone on, and on, and describe that in detail too???...lol...lol.

This dude is brilliant, but sounds like he's in a coma.

The two should do a show together.

 

[GW's Motorized]

I love the look of the phatmoto, but I don't like the aluminum frame. A project that is on my bucket list is building my own phatmoto style bike with a steel frame and hydroforming a tank to weld on. I wanna do a built 3hp briggs flathead on it. This however is a huge project that I am gonna put off until I move out, and possibly even until I graduate.