I bought an engine that.....
- Thread starter borntofli
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Maybe a Grubee StarFire? I expect it's actually larger than 50cc too...maybe 66cc. Did you buy from a private party? That looks like one of those silly 49cc stickers that are meant to fool cops.
Well, be careful if your intent is to mislead cops and that IS over 49cc; you can get in worse trouble if you're caught. I think you're better off just going incognito.
What I'm wondering is how in the world did they fit a CDI in there? There's not a whole lot of space.
If you get a cop mad enough to check displacement, being legal AIN'T gonna save your behind.
Just sayin'.
Borntofli, the only other engine like this I've seen was a grubee super rat.
They may have been sold by others as well, but I think they all come from the same factory regardless.
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I think they are out of production. There was some heating problems with the CDI.
http://grubeeinc.com/USA/images/120120/22.jpg
Tom
http://grubeeinc.com/USA/images/120120/22.jpg
Tom
He is in Texas, those laws don't apply here for a bicycle that is motor assisted as long as it needs to be pedaled up to speed before the engine will propel it from there, Texas law says a motor vehicle is defined by needing to be able to take off from a stand still under the power of an engine so, he is legal even if he put a sticker on it that says 66cc etc.
Map
LEB on ebay sell the lowers for those engines with the mag coil/cdi combo set up.
Map
BINGO.He is in Texas, those laws don't apply here for a bicycle that is motor assisted as long as it needs to be pedaled up to speed before the engine will propel it from there, Texas law says a motor vehicle is defined by needing to be able to take off from a stand still under the power of an engine so, he is legal even if he put a sticker on it that says 66cc etc.
Map
Which means you can run a Preddy 212 and as long as you pedal from the start, then gas it, you're still fully legal.
Until you **** off the wrong guy and break other traffic laws. But in that case, it's your own fault. lol
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Yep, gotta be wise and do things right or they can make up a reason to nail ya, best thing to do is play it cool, always look safe and friendly and obey traffic laws, dont give them a reason or they will, thats where some mess up, they ride arrogant and cocky instead of doing things right.BINGO.
Which means you can run a Preddy 212 and as long as you pedal from the start, then gas it, you're still fully legal.
Until you **** off the wrong guy and break other traffic laws. But in that case, it's your own fault. lol
Map
Yep. Then once everyone is gone, you blast off like you've put powerthirst in your pre-mix.Yep, gotta be wise and do things right or they can make up a reason to nail ya, best thing to do is play it cool, always look safe and friendly and obey traffic laws, dont give them a reason or they will, thats where some mess up, they ride arrogant and cocky instead of doing things right.
Map
Yeh,
I'd say it's a StarFire GEN III Gt5 SUPER RAT. Here's some more information from Grubee and an Australian site that sells them. It is either 49cc or 69cc engine:
http://www.grubeeinc.com/USA/SkyHawk Gt5-SR SuperRat.html
http://starfirebikeengines.com.au/Catalogue/Bike-Engine-Kit-GT80/StarFire-KIT-GEN-III-Gt5-SUPER-RAT
Chris
AKA: BigBlue
I'd say it's a StarFire GEN III Gt5 SUPER RAT. Here's some more information from Grubee and an Australian site that sells them. It is either 49cc or 69cc engine:
http://www.grubeeinc.com/USA/SkyHawk Gt5-SR SuperRat.html
http://starfirebikeengines.com.au/Catalogue/Bike-Engine-Kit-GT80/StarFire-KIT-GEN-III-Gt5-SUPER-RAT
Chris
AKA: BigBlue
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