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Old 06-17-2009, 06:54 PM
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I paid for a bike engine on eBay, only to find out hours later that the seller did not ship to California because of C.A.R.B. laws. I complied with their request to cancel the transaction; I get a refund and am still bereft of a motor. I figured that was only one paranoid seller and that others would not be so...annoying. Anyway, after checking page after page on eBay, I couldn't find a single person that shipped to California. Now, last time I checked, governments don't check what people are buying on eBay, so if I were to buy one of these, the seller would not get in trouble for shipping it to me in California. But that's dancing around the point.

Here's the long and short of it: does anyone here know where I can purchase a bicycle motor and get it in California?
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Old 06-17-2009, 07:38 PM
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The vendors, I know of that ship to ca. All but usabikemotors are vendors on here, but if you want a cheap grubee in Ca. they are about your only option "my last engine came from them with no issues". Dax has super customer support and good engines from what I've read. Spooky's a bit pricey but another good option. Zone8, I had no problem with the motor I ordered, but have read a few people having issues with customer support.

Dax , USABikeMotors , Spooky Tooth Cycles and Zone8 .
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Old 06-17-2009, 07:53 PM
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These are a HUGE help! Thank you very much!
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Old 06-17-2009, 08:18 PM
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there is the orange county guy forbisher
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Old 06-17-2009, 08:19 PM
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he is local too with no shipping if you are in the area!
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Old 06-17-2009, 08:37 PM
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he is local too with no shipping if you are in the area!
Thanks for the plug Willi

I have the only Grubbee 66 cc GT4 kits that I know of......
I bought the last of them and just got them on Monday

I have a very limited supply and am thinking about blue printing most
of them kinda like Chris Hill

Sorry, I won't ship even within California so its pick up only.

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Old 06-17-2009, 10:45 PM
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hey y'all. I live on the cali border in oregon. if cali folks are having troubles, lets chat.
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Old 06-18-2009, 02:39 AM
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Thanks for the plug Willi

I have the only Grubbee 66 cc GT4 kits that I know of......
I bought the last of them and just got them on Monday
Ya those things are going quick, last I checked about two weeks ago usa bike motors had about 200. Glad I ordered mine when I did now.
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Old 06-18-2009, 03:41 PM
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My roomie got all excited about the deal I got on a bike and motor from a friend. He started looking around and found a guy that sells on craigslist. We live in San Diego and the seller lives in Tierrasanta (same town pretty much). So, have you tried craigslist?
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