Not to even more off topic but Carol just asked how your doing Nunya. (she is worried about you and the critters)
It's easy. I just changed my concept of how I view money. Money is not mine, it is owned wholly by the people of the United States, which is represented by the various clowns in Washington. I view money not as a commodity in and of itself, but as a tool, so in essence when I get money, it is given to me freely and I spend it here and there when I need parts.LOL So what's your occupation UVsaturated, "get everything for free". Son? ROFL hahahaha herm I do have fond memories of when I was son. Nupe
Dan I can't actually remember the number of times I've done that. I also spent about 30 minutes one day trying to start my bike, after a re-build, before I remembered to turn the on/off switch I had installed to the on position.Beats riding back home thinking yer out of gas only to discover you neglected to turn the fuel petcock back on. Don't ask. Long story and I look bad....
My sincere apologies about the off topic stuff. I did do most of it. One thing you might want to do is be very clear in the OP that you would prefer nothing but data and no social.My build cost...
about 200 dollars bikeberry kit.
my bike was free. A gift.
that ran for about 3 days, then i busted the rear engine mount.
then i bought a dax f80 150 and the mounts were smaller, fortunately i had a large mount in my bikeberry kit unused. i ran that for a few months and then the head stud stripped out. Now im running a 135 dollar ebay 50cc 2 stroke.
I left off the cost of all my upgrades, as im currently running without any of the upgrades at the moment.
I appreciate everyone's input about cost. As im doing a presentation on these motorized bicycle i wanted to verify my figures were close to accurate, as they are. Im still waiting to see if im shocked by some surprisingly cheap builds that are realistic, especially in the electric area.
Please!!! stay on topic. There are other threads to talk about running out of gas or breaking down
after being in the goped/dirt bike scene for a few years, i built my first bike which was a real pos that barely went together correctly. It was all stock, the bike was 170 and the kit was 180, but we had to replace some parts and make a few things so after it was "done" it cost me around $400.
after getting into gopeds again, i built another motorbike because i just cant shake the addiction of motor bikes . It was the same type of bike but i knew what to do this time. I replaced all hardware that came with the kit, and had the correct parts ready. After it was done it cost about $500.
then after buying yet another goped and getting pulled over a bunch, i built myself a hs fourstroke that i was going to use as my only bike untill a new thing comes along. I put everything i wanted on it since it will be my last bike for a while. Felt bike, custom exhaust, billet crank, sprocket adapter, speedometer, tach, etc. After it was done, i spent about $1,000. This bike is now my pride and joy (besides my pc).
hope i had some useful info!