Remember this size is marketed at 80 cc but actually only 66cc.
I hope to get a speedometer soon- the round kind I had as a kid-
but after years of racing, my own setup- a Micargi multi-speed cruiser with standard kit (44 tooth sprocket) seems to be topping out at about 30, or maybe just a bit faster-
And it seems to be a function of RPM and not power- that is to say limited mostly by the sproket size- the motor has great accelleration, but spins out then-
But alas, I'm also still breaking in and now thinning mixture, after mixing too thick- it wasn't "popping" like it had, but now back normal- or better.
I'm probably going to tinker w/ sprockets a little bit, and maybe get a 36 or 40- There are steep hills here though- the bike bogs down a little going up, but clears them fine-
I'm about 200 lbs.
But, as I wrote in a report on Spooky Tooth, I just want to say that the hub on this Marcargi criser- a multi-speed steel hub, accepts the standard kit sprocket PERFECTLY-
Like it is built with this purpose as an option.
(Don't know about their coaster hub)
The hole diameter is EXACT and there's a stop ridge on the hub that aligns the sprocket and motor perfectly- I don't use a chain tensioner at all- and I only have to use the rubber spacer on the outside. Chrome side is OUT. Don't just follow instructions- LOOK at the thing!
and I might even try a new motor sprocket and regular bicycle chain to lower weight and facilitate changing setups-
A derailleur that works in reverse would be great! Even just two cogs.
I'd also like to try centrifugal clutch- had one on a Rupp mini-bike 40 years ago, and it worked great. I think the greatest danger here is killing the motor and having it lock up while slowing or stopping- It wants to throw you- so ALWAYS clutch in then
Other than that- I find the bars vibrate quite a bit at about thirty, and the cruiser moon bar angle hard to hold- I just took delivery and I'm installing ape hangers for perpendicular grip, and trying to get a suspension shock MTN bike fork to fit (Don't care for cruiser springs)-
because the bike starts hitting any road holes a lot harder as speed goes up-
I already have a 25.4 mm (1 inch) suspension seat post, which helps a lot
