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Originally Posted by Jemma Hawtrey  Tanaka 32cc two stroke produces 1.6hp stock. That would give me 30mph flat out. With a pipe fitted up I get 34mph flat out.
Tanaka 40cc two stroke is 2.2hp stock. With the standard gear the engine isnt much faster but its alot stronger.
As long as the belt alignment is good and the sheave alignment is good then the machine should make 1000 miles to a belt. Mine at the moment has managed about 700-750 miles and hasnt failed yet.
Two strokes are the simplest of the IC engines and as such if looked after at the right oil mixes and such are perfectly reliable - even the stupidly tuned motors can last a long time
Yes, GEBE are on the expensive side - but then so are rolls royce or maserati. As of this time I would say that GEBE are probably the best of the kit makers.. course thats just my opinion.
Jemma xx
Jemma xx |
Thanks, your answer was thorough, but I'm still not sure I understand the reliability question between the two engines. Cruzier, for example, appears to think 2-strokes are a pain in the neck. He loves his Dax Titan which is a four-stroke rack mount.
And I know that most people mean a happy time when they talk of two strokes needing a lot of attention, but sometimes this isn't clear.
Are you saying the Tanaka is such a superior 2-stroke it can't be compared with the Happy times, that you won't have the problems you have with the chinafire, save mixing oil into the gas every time you fill her up?
By the way, what's the horse power of the Titan? And on the topic of the Titan, why is it only one person sells it?
If you were going to enter a cross country race, which kit would you use?
ricland