gave up months ago, but motorized bicycle bug bit me again!

Threw away the stupid bleepin' China 80cc months ago, it left me stranded so many times I chucked it and vowed never again. Wellll....I peeked here again on Friday night and spent the whole weekend on the net wanting another motorbike! Thanks guys, great, sucked in again.

This time, i'm definitely going 4 stroke with a real carb. Never again get a problematic "China" setup again, except of course, a "China" 4 stroke! Debated on a Staton Honda setup, but since I'm a cheap bast*** and prefer the looks on an in frame, I'd likely go with this49cc Complete Gas Powered Engine Kit - $369.99. From what i read, it's the same Duro Power 4 stroke the Dax Titan uses. Gearbox (Grubee?) has gotten mixed reviews with mostly noise problems, but it's cheaper. And I'll get a super simple and cheap Target Schwinn instead of my using higher end mountain bike i used last time. I LOVE the beach cruiser styling. Should end up right around $500 initially.

We'll see if the wife lets me get it. I'll have to sell a few things to avoid pulling from savings, but if I end up with something actually reliable, I'd be in heaven!

Re: gave up months ago, but MB bug bit me again!

It was interesting to see how many folks I recognized from before....but then again, it seems like I was away for waaayyyyy longer than i was.

Re: gave up months ago, but MB bug bit me again!

Saw a cruiser on craigslist, just like i was looking for. Being late I didn't call. So next morning tried tpo pull it up and the ad had expired, DOH! He said he had multiple bikes for sale, so doubt ad gone due to sale. So I went to Target to get the Schwinn Jaguar, decent enough quality, excpet for banged up a bit from customer abuse. I asked for a new one in a box, but they refused to sell it for liability fears. They had to put it together themselves....lame! Like I trust a stockboy to put my ride together! Then I went to a bike shop and tried out an Electra (not sure which one) and the quality was dramatically better, although pushing three times the cost.....siiiggghhhhh

Re: gave up months ago, but MB bug bit me again!

I called up Target and asked manager if the the stockboy was on the level for refusing sale of bike in a box, while on their website it says very clearly "assembly required". Boss said it's true, they can't have the liability of a customer putting a bike together and hurting themselves......ummm, so you prefer the direct liabilty of your own employee coming back from break and forgetting to tighten a bolt and someone dies?! What's up with that?!? And somehow if it is shipped to you vs handed to you, liabilities are different?!?!

Then I asked how many other products they have in their store that require assembly. Any furniture, hammocks, trampolines, etc? ummm......those are different, he says, less risky...again, you prefer the risk of your stockboy putting it together?

What if I gave you the cash and didn't take a receipt, could I get the box? Nope. (Good thing, because it'd probably have a "legitimate" problem I'd need to return it for and not have a receipt.)

I'm upset enough to go elsewhere, but the $129 sale price is too good to pass up. And driving to store is way better than paying and waiting for shipping. (same price and not in stock online).

Craigslist bikes for good price sell so very quickly, I guess I'll ask Target to build one and not let a customer touch it before I pick it up, then disassemble/rebuild myself.

Re: gave up months ago, but MB bug bit me again!

yup, already called on that one...sold!