Hello everyone, i'm new here and new to this motorbike scene, but I am a auto mechanic, so most of this stuff shouldn't be too difficult for me. I would like to build a 66cc on a full suspension cruiser, to get to and from work during the warmer months. I found a pretty good looking bike with the rear shock/spring behind the seat/rear fork so there will be enough room inside the frame to mount the engine. Has anyone done something like this before? Thoughts? ty
full suspension cruiser, first build
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I believe Venice Motorbikes has. Search for him or go to his site. It's on the right side of the page.
He installed a kit for a customer from what I remember. The frame was from Rusty Spokes but there store seems to be down at the moment. If I remember correctly the price before shipping was about $250.
http://www.softcruiser.com/Home_Page.php
http://www.softcruiser.com/Home_Page.php
Micargi makes a beach cruiser with rear suspension, or at least they used to. If you like mountain bikes, you may be able to find a used KHS softail. They have only 3/4" of travel, but that is OK for street use.
Ty for the input, what I meant tho was that I found one at wal mart, with mostly good reviews. 130 looks good, rode it in the store and it was pretty comfy and smooth. Doesn't look like it has alot of rear travel but some. and for the time being im trying to get into this without spending tons of cash. Just asking if anybody had experience putting a kit on something like this?
Here's a link to the one I built... http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=49451
The biggest problem is keeping the chain on while the rear suspension is compressed. :/
If you look on page-2, you'll see a picture of the heavy springs that I later added to keep the chain tight.
The biggest problem is keeping the chain on while the rear suspension is compressed. :/
If you look on page-2, you'll see a picture of the heavy springs that I later added to keep the chain tight.
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If you wrote the name of the bike or pasted a link you might get some feedback?
I know what bike you are talking about and the motor will fit with an offset intake if you shoe horn it in!
Ya the bike is a Avalon something, that's cool that it will fit, thanks for the info Venice, that tensioner looks good. I'll Prolly get around to building this someone in January, will post pics!
