My soon to be motorized bike (stock photo from website)

Here's a pic of my Wal Mart special i'm going to use for my MB. It has the oversize lower tube, but it was the ONLY non-rear suspension mountain bike they had and i didnt want a cruiser, so this is what i got. Please discuss any comments/concerns. I'm going to the bike shop today to get a couple tools and tune it up a lil bit. Wal mart's assemblers obviously arent bike techs and the brakes and rims are all kinds of messed up (out of adjustment)

Looks like a good choice I am interested in how it works out for you. I have always built cruisers because with a motor on I never pedal. The gears were a waste. Let me know what you think once you get the build done.

Your big problem which doesn't seem so big these days is the over sized front tube. Go slow and ask if you have any questions.

and of course welcome to the forum

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I think i'll probably get a single speed crank/rear wheel for it. I didnt get it for the speeds, i got it for the price and the front suspension. I rode it around as a "normal" bike earlier and discovered the rear axle is broken. Is a cruiser rear wheel as easy as i think it would be? i could get rid of a couple cables while i'm at it too...

A cruiser wheel should be easy.. You might need 6buck BMX TYPE chain as well. Save your brake handle you can use it as a clutch handle on your build. the kit clutch handle is trash in my opinion. Save your gear lever as it makes a dandy replacement for your twist throttle if you decide to change it. If the front brake is on the left side, I would move it to the right side. Then use the left brake handle for the clutch lever.

You can use all that stuff. If youi want a new wheel call the bike stores you can probably use your tire from the mtb

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I no longer have that Roadmaster bike. went and traded it for a Mongoose "commuter" bike. Seven speed 28 inch wheels, lol. It's a better quality bike as i didnt even feel safe riding the other one w/o the motor, lol. I also purchased this one UN assembled, so i knew that it hadnt been returned, assembled it myself in about 10 minutes ... havent ridden it yet, but its seems a lot more solid than the other one... here's a pic from the website...

Ok, anyone that is considering the above Mongoose Paver for a motorized bike, should reconsider. The motor doesnt fit, there's not enough room in the frame for it. Needless to say i dont have the mongoose anymore. I went ahead and traded it on an orange Moon Dog... and now it's running! after much cursing at the chain that is, lol. Will get actual pix of the bike when i get home (i'm at work now) I've put 3 miles on it and am already in love. the moon dog almost seems like it was built for a motor.

What problems did you have with the chain?

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Dang, that's a bummer. I was just looking at that Mongoose last night and thought it would be a nice bike to ride

It's a great bike to ride, and i'm sure you could make it work, but i just couldnt get it to...

The problem i had w/ the chain can be summed up in one word "Tensioner"

I finally followed some advice i saw on here, it was Deacon i think... Just threw the tensioner in the trash and am adjusting the chain w/ the wheel. There's a derailleur on the regular chain, so it tensions itself, lol.... right now i'm in the process of replacing the mount hardware. already lost a nut off the rear mount

I just mounted an engine on the roadmaster like the first pic and it was a bear, my dad has the second bike and the frame is the same size (made by the same company). The engine will fit but it took a lot of extra work. I would not suggest this bike to anyone. To take the spark plug out I have to loosen the engine mounts and lean the engine sideways a bit. It is only 12 1/2" from top to bottom, when I bought it I didn't know you needed at least 14" for a good mount. it is so close on the top the spark plug wire almost won't fit over the plug. I had to add a carb tube extension with a 45 deg bend so it would go beside the seat post. And yeah the bike is junk, I am going to swap the engine sometime down the road. Probably after the front tire falls off this bike, that will probably only be a couple weeks. I was thinking before there should be a section for people to post what bikes work and don't work, there may already be a stick like this but I haven't seen it. here are a couple pic.

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