First Build - Cranbrook - Jet 66cc

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crazymike

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Hi everyone! I have the bike in hand and am now waiting on parts (WOO-HOO)! I ended up spending more than I planned to at first (of course) but I wanted to get a good start and thought the custom sprocket adapter was worth the premium. I will be posting pics as I progress, right now I am working on tearing the bike down to make sure everything is greased / put together properly and to do a repaint. In the meantime I thought it might be a helpful to others if I posted my purchase / cost breakdown so far. I also will appreciate any suggestions on anything I am missing! So here goes:

Walmart

1 x Mens 26" Huffy Cranbrook (bought locally) $89.97
Sales Tax (9.75%) $8.77
Total $98.74

pistonbikes.com

2 x 26" Brake Kit Front or Rear - Silver $39.98
1 x Bullet LED Head Light - Black $29.99
1 x Silver Jet 80 Standard Angle Fire Bicycle Engine Kit $169.99
1 x Baby Bee Tail Light - Red $8.99
Shipping - UPS Ground $52.27
Total $301.22

sportscarpat here on the forum

1 x Sprocket Adapter and 40 tooth Sprocket $80.00
Shipping - UPS Ground $10.50
Total $90.50

sickbikeparts.com

1 x Brake Lever - Dual Pull (SBP-BL021) $11.99
1 x Filter - FUEL (SBP-FF006) $4.95
1 x Engine Hardware Kit (SBP-EH020) $9.95
1 x Valve - FUEL (SBP-FV007) $9.95
1 x Plug Wire - High Performance (SBP-PW018) $6.49
1 x NGK B6HS Spark Plug (SBP-SP6HS) $2.49
1 x Kill Rocker Switch (SBPKS-001) $4.49
Shipping $11.00
Total $61.31

Grand Total $551.77

Thanks to everyone who has given me advice and posted so much useful info on the forum!
 

crazymike

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Front Engine Mount - Large Universal
[SBP-UFM050] $14.95
Expansion Chamber - BLACK - Exhaust Pipe
[SBP-ES002] $67.95
I knew I forgot something, went back and got the mount on the way. Not going to get the exhaust pipe just yet but maybe in the future.

Thanks!
 

crazymike

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I've been going over my design plan and looking at other cruiser type bikes for ideas and ran across a cranbrook with a bent springer front end. Does anyone have experience with these on a cruiser, does it make the ride unstable and do they hold up on an MB?
 

crazymike

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they are a little hard to get use to u mite try getting use to the bike with motor b4 trying the bent springers on it
Agreed, I think I am getting a little ahead of myself here :) Gonna get what I have together when it comes in and go from there
 

Ruby478

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i use a cranbrook too good frame just check the welds....... a straight springer fork is very smooth ride but a bent springer is a bit harder to use when making sharp turns
 

Greg58

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Its a good idea to check inside the muffler for welding spatter and remove it with a die grinder if you have one, read all the tips in the classic posts as they will help. Port matching helps a-lot, the quality control or the lack of is the cause.
 

crazymike

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i use a cranbrook too good frame just check the welds....... a straight springer fork is very smooth ride but a bent springer is a bit harder to use when making sharp turns
Its a good idea to check inside the muffler for welding spatter and remove it with a die grinder if you have one, read all the tips in the classic posts as they will help. Port matching helps a-lot, the quality control or the lack of is the cause.
Thanks for the tips guys, I need to round up some tools like a die grinder very soon, I don't have much of a workshop, but I do have an empty shed that I just built a work table out of an old door and scrap wood that I would like to set up for small jobs xD
 

crazymike

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Anyone know the seat post size for a Cranbrook? I want to buy a lean back seat post and don't have the bike here at the moment :)
 

Ruby478

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i just bought one a few weeks back for my cranbrook and its really comfortable ........... are you using the blue cranbrook or the silver one that walmart sells?
 

crazymike

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i just bought one a few weeks back for my cranbrook and its really comfortable ........... are you using the blue cranbrook or the silver one that walmart sells?
I am using the black one with black rims / handlebars, I don't think they sell it in stores, ordered it online and got a $20 e-card. I initially purchased the blue one locally but took it back today because of the rim color not really fitting in with what I want to do. It's the Huffy Cranbrook College Cruiser, should be here in a few days :)
 

crazymike

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its it a 26 or 24 in ?
It's a 26", you scared the crap out of me just then because I actually just assumed it was 26" when I ordered because I had been looking at so many of them all day that were all the same with different color schemes xD
 

Ruby478

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LMAO!!!! thats why its good to double check what you order.......with the 26 cranbrooks your gonna need a large frame mount or a drill trough frame mount.............of you can make your own with a U bolt ......but when you get ur bike check the welds cause these bike are notorious for weak welds ........i put my bike trough **** before i put the motor on, i rode it up and down hills, went for a 3 mile ride on bumpy roads ..........after that i trusted my bike enough to put the motor on
 

Ruby478

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yeah itll hold up no problem just put some locktite or pipe thread and youll be fine just dont get that crappy seat post one