Well after owning a motorised bike for 2 years starting this hobby at the age of 12, my motorised bike is gone after selling it. recent change in NSW laws banning all petrol bikes completely weather you have 200 watt petrol motor or not ( being the law before the change that the engine was legal if it put out a maximum of 200 watts) this new law is taking effect on October 1st banning all petrol bikes. I sold my pride and passion after putting in a back breaking weekend to fix my motorised bike so the bike frame was safe to have a motor on it. brand new bolts, engine mounts , brake pads back and front to get the bike into an alright condition. the motor ran like it was new . Motorised bikes have taught me a hell of lot of things like of road safety ( but I was always was as safe as possible when riding the bike right from the start having very bright lights even though I Never Ever rode at night). Between many (let me just repeat many again) trials and errors trying to get the bike to a reliable state (because these Chinese engines come with an unreliable reputation) the motorised bike has taught me how the basic 2 stroke engine works it has taught me how to accurately trouble shoot and how to repair/replace parts. They have taught me one last thing - that all good things come to a end.
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