Chrome Engine???
- Thread starter badguymotor
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Ebay is the only place that I've seen them.
Chrome 80CC motor bicycle engine KIT motorized bike K - eBay (item 150489004299 end time Oct-03-10 17:06:38 PDT)
Chrome 80CC motor bicycle engine KIT motorized bike K - eBay (item 150489004299 end time Oct-03-10 17:06:38 PDT)
If you have some time and about $20, you can buy some 240grit, 400, 800, 1500 grit sandpaper and polish your plates, fins and body to a nice shine. I went up to 2000 grit on the clutch plate and then used Mother's metal polish to get it to here you could see your reflection from a couple of feet away. I think it looks better than the chrome, because it looks more professional. But it sure is a lot of work if you go for perfection. I went for "close enough" but am still happy.
Jim
Jim
USABikeMotors, Your source for Grubee StarFire Bike Motor Kits, Parts, Service and Home have been providing chrome motors for a while now.
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That chrome looks pretty bad, worse than production plating like on a shopping cart. I agree with polishing. It looks so much more professional and unlike chromed aluminum, you can polish out a ding or scratch.
A chrome engine actually runs hotter... Flat black works the best for transferring the heat from the engine into the air. (That's why old Volkswagen cylinders & tins are flat black!) 
thats why i got black ,,, but i may paint the head and fins red ... i can allways go to any color i like ,,chrome is nice ,, but has its '' hold backs''A chrome engine actually runs hotter... Flat black works the best for transferring the heat from the engine into the air. (That's why old Volkswagen cylinders & tins are flat black!)
I like the look of polished covers, polished head, black cylinder with polished fins, polished intake tube. Never have to worry about the chrome flaking off (because it will)
