Kit(s) question

ShoeString413 · #1 08-27-2008, 01:58 PM

All the 48cc 2-stroke kits on ebay all look like the same kits. Are the ones on ThatsDax.com or any of the the other sites like them the same kits as well. I understand they are all made in china, but is the quality of the motors on the websites better than the ebay ones? I'm new on here and want to get "MOTORIZED". A freind ordered one from ebay and we tried installing it on one of the OCC Sting Ray choppers with no success. I have a few bikes and want to put it on my Sting Ray chopper but not sure I want to go thru all the mess again. Does anyone have any suggestions on working with this bike?

Thanks, ShoeString

deacon · #2 08-27-2008, 03:09 PM

there are special mounting kits available on ebay for the stingray... The regular mounting hardware won't cut it so I'm told. If your friend still has the kit buy it from him and put it on a big ole cruiser or a mtb.

I know most don't agree with me but I don't think there is much difference in the kit. some say there is a lot of difference in the after sale service but I didn't need much and there is a hundred times more info here than I ever needed. It your money though

ebmvegan · #3 08-27-2008, 03:24 PM

I've bought 3 kits from the same vendor, Boy Go Fast, and all three have been different. One was areg 80cc (really a 67cc), another was a labelled a 70cc (more accurate description) but had a different muffler (cheaper), and the other was an EPA motor (same engine size as the other 2 but had a hole on the side, runs good though, and had a muffler with a CAT converter). I got them because they were cheap and I'm still learning. Thankfully I had help from here and a neighbor. It's up to you. I like different vendors because of the difference in service, communication, and convenience. You just have to pay more for it sometimes. It becomes a personal choice.

thatsdax · #4 08-27-2008, 03:32 PM

all motors are very much different.

deacon · #5 08-27-2008, 05:56 PM

I said there would be plenty who disagree with me, so let me rephrase this... I bought the cheapest kit I could find and the kit was fine. (boy go fast) I screwed up the install but I can't blame the kit for that.

That is my experience with the china kit. I can only speak from my experience others will be speaking from theirs. I can't see how my kit could have been any better if I paid twice the price. It does exactly what I want it to do.

**Norman** · #6 08-27-2008, 07:14 PM

All sellers have good points and bad points. I go for the best price aka. the cheapest I can find.
I don't worry about warranties or the I have the best and provide the best service etc. to me its quick shipping and lowest price.
that is my opinion only.
Norman

ShoeString413 · #7 08-29-2008, 07:50 AM

Thanks for the info guys. I see most of you are like me I want cheapest price including shipping. I've learned a lot in this week or so I've been on here. I have a 1965 Schwinn 26" frame that I stripped down and repainted and fixed it up to look more like an Krate style bike but I'm running a 20" in the back and 26" in the front. I thought about setting a motor up on it but thought I would rather set it up on my newly acquired OCC Sting Ray. With the rear tire being so wide we found that the motor needed to be out farther than on a normal bike. The gas tank would have to be rigged up because of the rolled sheet metal under the top bar plus all of the smaller issues with larger frame size. I'm thinking for my first try at this I would rather just go ahead and put it on the old Schwinn instead.

ShoeString

ebmvegan · #8 08-29-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ShoeString413

Thanks for the info guys. I see most of you are like me I want cheapest price including shipping. I've learned a lot in this week or so I've been on here. I have a 1965 Schwinn 26" frame that I stripped down and repainted and fixed it up to look more like an Krate style bike but I'm running a 20" in the back and 26" in the front. I thought about setting a motor up on it but thought I would rather set it up on my newly acquired OCC Sting Ray. With the rear tire being so wide we found that the motor needed to be out farther than on a normal bike. The gas tank would have to be rigged up because of the rolled sheet metal under the top bar plus all of the smaller issues with larger frame size. I'm thinking for my first try at this I would rather just go ahead and put it on the old Schwinn instead.

ShoeString

We installed a motor on an old shwinn and the frame was a little longer than the brackets on the motor. You may have to rig a mounting bracket of some sort to ensure that the motor can be installed properly. With the longer frame, we also had to modify the exhaust so it would clear the frame because of how we did the install. The cranks were hitting the engine just slightly so we had to play with the placement. We did use a 70's schwinn cruiser frame and I'm not sure if you will have the same issues.

Saddletramp1200 · #9 08-29-2008, 04:55 PM

Well, I have ridden these bikes when they came out on the back of a comic book. As an engineer & a mechanic I know Dax is right on target. There is a Lot of difference in the motors, Inside! The car you just saw may have a Corvette motor in it and not a v-6. They LOOK the same but are not. Sometimes the beauty is on the "inside"! We have his phone number and if need be can call him. How many phone numbers are on ebay?

Saddletramp1200 · #10 08-29-2008, 05:39 PM

Hmmm Brand X kit 149.99 Arrives after buster brown has used it for weight training. Looks the same as the picture, Oh wait the sprocket is missing. Add 25.00 in phone calls and grief. The motor will not fit because the cast is not right. Lines up to the other mount tho. File, file. Ah kewl! No fuel line?
2 hours at auto parts. $3.00 a foot! Bolts arn't straight, snap! Easy out kit $35.00 Still waiting for sprocket, No gasket for gas tank, major gas leak. Hardware store has one! $ 5.00 gas for suv.$ 2.00 for gasket Peddle like crazy. Bad CDI More calls to Ebay 15.00 est. time loss whole weekend. $85.00 Drives Suv to work. $235.00 so far. Thatsdax kit $228.00 total, and it works, and it's all there, and I can email them and get a replie in a few hours, $ 149.00 on Ebay what a deal!