possible overheating china girl motorized bicycle 36t?

chinagirl got a "speed" carb and a 36t sprocket.she ran good
with the carb and old sprocket (44) but with the 36 she seems
pretty hot when i stop. i know 2 strokes run hot, more so even with the taller
gears, i just dont want to be ruining it more every time i ride it. the carb needle
is in the middle and she runs great,just seems rather hot when i stop.
maybe im being stupid. if anyone has run this and can give me some advice that would be
great.
cheers.

Re: possible overheating china girl 36t?

bairdco said:

how hot?

my engine fins will burn my leg if i lean on them. (i mean, not like i do it on purpose...)

the exhaust pipe will melt my shoes, and "tings" sometimes when it cools.

if your's is shooting flames, glowing red hot, or drops of molten aluminium are coming off of it, then you need to really worry...

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hahaha, ok. yeh it will melt wire's if there leaning or too close to the head,
and i can feel some pretty descent heat,but i think you're right.i am over reacting.
i suppose it would run poorly if was doing damage.
thanks for the reply.

BiMoPed,
shortly after my first post i pulled the plug out and tweaked the head bolts,
one was not as tight as the others and the plug was a light brown. which
i think is o.k.,i made a new gasket for the inlet manifold when i did the carb,
and i dont think the carb is leaking. i think its just me being silly.

i will be taking it out today for a "cruze" i'll see how i go. i dont think there will
be many problems from what i hear, just me worrying over nothing.

thanks for the help/reply's everyone,i really appreciate the advice and it
gives me of mind. happy motoring!

Re: possible overheating china girl 36t?

lol.
Even with heavy clothes on you can skin yourself pretty
well. i had a stack with the original setup at about 30kmh,
of a half foot step at night i didn't see. i had a jacket and long
pants on,which seemingly made no difference.skinned both knees,
and both elbows. i actually think i chipped the bone on my elbow.
smashed two big dents in the fuel tank (with my knees i think),
the motor cut out, and the front wheel was bent like a bananna,not
to mention the handle bars hanging off too.luckily it started, but i
had to stand on the front rim to try and straighten it, to get it going
and disconnect the brakes.thought i may as well finish the trip to
the bottle shop,seeing as i crashed pretty much out the front of it.
what was more stupid is i had drinks at home and didn't really need any,
i just wanted to take the bike out,it still wasn't broken in yet.stupidity.
i have a new found respect for this thing now,and its definitely not
to be ridden after too many refreshments either.
that was about 3 weeks ago and me elbow still hurts.
true story

since the bike has been upgraded i have had no more than two beers or
so.lol.going 50kmh now is just too dangerous.by the way i have been riding
her to work and all over the place with the new setup.takes a while to get
to top speed (ive started pedaling a lot more) but when it gets there she hums
along. yee ha
i love my china girl.