Falcon GTS Build

Hi All, I'm Dave and I'm new to this Forum. Due to a lapse in judgement I have temporarily lost the right to operate a "motor vehichle" in the State of Florida. Since I can't drive, I decided I needed to get a bike. Now, I'm 6' 2" 200+ and 49 years old and a Huffy from Wallymart just doesn't fit my frame (had one years ago and eventually used the fork to build a trolley for my duck boat). So I jumped on the web and started searching for a good bike. I eventually decided I liked the Micargi Mustang GTS, but figured it was out of my price range. Wile surfing around I came across these bike motors and a Bulb went on!!


After more searching and researching, I settled on a Micargi Falcon GTS from Zone 8 and a Silver Horse 66 from GasBike.net. I kept surfing around and found this place which alerted me to the 64 spoke problem. Meanwhile I get an E-mail from GasBikes saying they are out of the Silver Horse, but they are willing to give me a FREE UPGRADE to a GruBee Sillver Hawk!! Now I find out that 2 stroke bike motors are obsolete. On another note, This morning I won an Ebay auction for a (looks like MX 60) Yamaha gas tank that I may or may not use on this build. $5.00 plus $14 shipping!! Anybody got a cap lying around for this old tank? So.... I'm here waiting on the ancticipated Tuesday delivery of the bike and the Wednesday delivery of the engine kit.


I've got a few questions that I'm hoping you can help me with.


1) I see all kinds of installs and not all of them have the carb parallel with the ground. Is this an important consideration?

2) Regarding the Micargi rear hub. Has anyone thought of or implemented simply reaming out the center hole to clear the hub and using the Manic Mechanic method of mounting directly to the hub?

3)This frame appears to have an integral tank welded into the frame ala Felt and a few others. Has anyone utilized this dummy as an actual tank on a Micargi?


I guess that's all for now. Pictures will be forthcoming. You can rest assured that you haven't heard the last from me!!

silverbear said:

Welcome to the forum. I can't help with most of your questions since I'm not familiar with the bike. Regarding the carb, level to the ground is something to shoot for, but it isn't always possible and people appear to get away with it.
I don't know what you mean by stating that 2 strokes are obsolete. I don't think so.
SB

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As far as I can tell from what I've read EPA mandates from 2006 prohibited importation of 2 stroke motors; so the Industry has been running on kits imported before the mandate went into effect. People on here have been complaining that they can't find alot of new stock for purchase. Pirate Cycles says on their website that they are using their LAST 50 motors to build high performance "stage" race motors. So from what I've gathered the only thing we'll see in the future will be 4-strokes.

Got my bike Yesterday from Zone 8. Gooseneck is scratched, springer is tweaked and the front rim is Very Tweaked. It's rideable but has a noticeable side to side oscilation. My motor kit came in today. I opened the box and gave it a visual once over. All the parts are there. I was surprised how light the engine is. Not sure when I'll get around to installation as I'm not sure if I'm legal enough to dare it on the roads.

BTW this bike has 36 spoke wheels, NOT 64!! So sprocket installation should be a breeze. Another thing i found out when I got the bike; Though the front tube looks HUGE in pictures, it's actually flattened to the size of a normal tube. The motor kit I got has ALL the latest upgrades!! New carb, big tank, 3 piece sprocket adapter, upgraded button clutch handle. Looks like a real nice assembly. Even at $149.00, it's a real value in todays market. Snatch em up now cuz when they're gone we'll be cobbling pieces and parts to keep the 2-strokes running or moving on to 4-strokes. It'd be cool if somebody could make an ATTRACTIVE 4-stroke that doen't look like an edger or mini-bike motor!!

Snuck out to the garage a while ago to see if the motor would fit. That little sucker dropped right in the like it grew there! Not tight at all. Almost as if the frame was designed for it. yeah the angles aren't "Perfect" but a shim on one end or the other and BOLT her right up!! I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow.

OK! Here's a quick shot of the mock-up right before it rained. With the extra rear mount, it fits like a glove! I'm gonna turn the head around so the spark plug has more room and looks more normal. Sorry about the background and slight hand shake!

Whizzerd said:

Hi Coastal, I just finished the same bike(mine's red) w/ a BMP FD and Mitsi clone and it is one FINE ride! My springer was messed up too. All "sprung" and the fender hole was drilled off center! I've got a mtb shock fork w/ v brakes now. You'll be infinitely more happy w/ the Falcon over the Huffy. You're 4 inches taller and I feel crunched on my Cranny. Good Luck w/ your build. She's a LOOKER!

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ok I'm stumped. I'm new at this and don't know all the acronyms. What is a BMP FD and a Mitsi clone?

Spent the afternoon installing the fenders to get an idea of what they looked like on the bike. I bobbed the rear fender about 9 inches to lose some of the nerd look. I'm not sure I like the fenders on. It's not Beachy enough. I also picked up an old school Panther style 46 tooth chain wheel from eBay My World - cruisinthelowlife a couple days ago. She pedals nice against the wind now - maybe a little slower but then, She is a cruiser.

Thx 2dawgs. Yeah they're starting to grow on me now.

Hey Guys! I spent the last few evenings painting the jug. What do ya think? Should I sand the fins? paint the head too? I'm open to all comments.

still waiting for my tank to get imported from Canada. going to install 17 tooth freewheel sprocket today. 46/17= 2.7!