Warning to All! - Everyone look at this!

Me too and then I rode in circles until I got my way!

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MOM!

THIS PIECE OF JUNK WON'T SUBMIT TO MY WILL! I WANNA DIFFERENT ONE! ONE FROM THE U.S. THAT COSTS 1600 DOLLARS AND IS STILL MADE IN TAIWAN! (WHIZZA)

MAKE IT WORK RIGHT FOR ME MOM! I'LL KICK IT IF YOU DON'T!!!

Seriously, if you don't understand what you are dealing with here, maybe you should buy an anvil, very hard to screw up or break.

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If it ain't broke, and you mess with it long enough, it will be.

Yep, my motor has sheared the rear stud next to the crankcase as well. The front mount was robust enough that the motor was held in fairly well.

Took the motor out last night and retapped the holes to 1/4 20 and I suspect that I won't have any issues.

Yes China makes crap! I think replacing all of the studs with nice 1/4 20 or maybe even 6mmx1 quality stock before the install is a solid move.

You don't even have to redrill the holes to switch to 1/4 20, just run a bottoming tap into the existing hole. [Or just grind most of the taper off of your tap and you have your own bottoming tap] Blue Locktite the new studs.

I have replaced the studs and nuts on my new motor today..dont want any problems.Glad to see u are ok man..must have scared the **** outta ya..I never overlook teh small stuff.

drilling thru the frame, to mount the motor is never a good idea, either.....

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Sorry about your experience! Having read all this, I'd be getting good hardware on every build from here on out! What I feel is really important to remember is you're riding a bicycle, that now has a motor on it that propels it to speeds it really wasn't designed for, especially those Walmart bicycles. Get a good bike, good tires, strong wheels, and slow down a bit.

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Well now, we have a bit of a frustration over this ooopps it fell off.
Sorry to see such a thing. I would send it back for a replacement and tell them the truth of the fact, this was a faulty casting and the mount wing failed on the first trip. And when you get the next engine, try to modify into the mounting a rubber dampner to absord the vibration.
When i was a kid, we use to do everything under the sun to get our early B&S units to mount up to our bicycles, and the incorporation of rubber dampners was the key to a good sturdy ride.
Good luck on the next build. I for one have gone through over 15 different small bore engines in the past years. Most of them suffering detination from introducing nitro-fuel to them and running them too hot. As a kid trying to re-invent an early style of motor-biking, you tend to over do everything.

I like to go fast and like to push the envilope on the small and micro enginies we are using today. Nothing beats the feel of achievment before the whole mess just erupts out from under your kiester.
Best part of this fad, I am 50 and still doing the same crazy stunts with my younger kids and their friends. And they always come back for more.

Maximo

Okay, so maybe I over-reacted a bit. Now that some time has passed and I've had a chance to process the whole thing. No question, I was pushing the thing too hard. Live and learn. That is, once again, I'm glad I've lived to learn. Not the first time, probably won't be the last. But, as my idol Burt Munro put it so eloquently, "You live more in five minutes on a motorcycle than most people do in a lifetime". So, with that in mind, it's back to the drawing board.
I'm 57. I would do this kind of crazy stunt with my kids and their friends, but they're all too scared. They all think I'm just a crazy old man.

Good to hear your still with us on our addiction.

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There is no moment like the now moment.

UH, helmet, finger gloves, and yeah... you dont have to drive it that fast!

I reserve the power for getting out of sticky situations, if a mopeder passes me, than oh well, an ego issue i think maybe. besides if your bike doesnt have shocks on the front and rear and YOUR GOING 30MPH on it, prepare for death anyway if you hit a bump in the road or anything else for that matter.

I live in las vegas and traffic is crazy so every time i take my bike out, I think of my funeral, but more ppl have died standing at bus stops here in the last year than have died on motorized bicycles!

dont want danger? stay home and learn to knit~! (just a joke,dont flame me)