Need Torture Test Ideas!

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Pablo

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I rode a lot today.....over hill and dale......jackshaft is working well....I shift it a lot, lots of times under FULL throttle. No clutch - just shifting like an ape. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED - :eek:IT'S AN ABUSE TEST:eek:

Anyone got any ideas how I can really abuse this thing more? (aside from hammers, bullets, and thermonuclear devices)
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Yeah, hold the front brake tight, throttle it up and drop the clutch....hopefully inducing wheel hop. If that don't tear it a new one, nothing will.

Wheel hop, the great desroyer!
 
Bikeguy Joe said:
Yeah, hold the front brake tight, throttle it up and drop the clutch....hopefully inducing wheel hop. If that don't tear it a new one, nothing will.

Wheel hop, the great destroyer!
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Well I have been dropping the clutch - a LOT - but I have the grandma gear on....and it's just a torque beast....not a lot of wheel spinning or hopping, just torquing away - it is great on grass and dirt.

Bikeguy Joe said:
Seriously, I think the bike parts are more to worry about than the jackshaft kit.
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Well - that is my point in a way, folks are concerned their bikes might be damaged. So far my 20 year old bike is not complaining. Wish I had better brakes though!!
 
CRUISER said:
what kind of speed you getting with your gear shifting motorized bicycle?
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I wear my sunglasses when I ride because my eyes tear up!! And I have lowest gear set on. It's really fun to do a hole shot on the street, tear a corner in 3rd, hit 4th and be ripping and knowing two more gears to go, 5th - blimey 30 something.....6th..........FAST. The speedometer was on test bike #1, I've been riding #2, Ghost0 just finished test bike #3. He has the moderate production gear on that one, so it should be faster, but I don't think the engine is 100% broken in (maybe is though)....we hooked the speedo on that bike. So we shall see.
 
Uh, I've got this nephew. If it would survive him it will take anything. I bet you could find a 15 year old around there somewhere thats just like him..............:D:D
 
Andyinchville1 said:
Hmmmm....Ramp jumping and off road possibly would be hard on man and machine!

Andrew
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I agree with Andrew you need to get the back wheel off the ground while at speed. Like going over a small bump, well to the point where you here the motor revs up a little so you know you broke ground. The way that looks built from the pictures though I think your going to hurt the engine or yourself more than your going to hurt the jackshaft kit.
Terry
 
I rode on some high speed whoops....no harm.....and the back wheel was hopping...
 
I did. Gas went everywhere and fuel line popped off carb. No big issue.

So far the only problems:

On one sprocket both set screws came out. I didn't have them super tight, and the manual will recommend Loctite.

The other issue I decided to pedal up my driveway, rather than use the gas (I can easily go up that hill now), and my rather loose bike chain popped off. (My own idiocy - I need to take a link or two out))
 
here's a torture test idea: drop a large adjustable wrench against the plastic chain guard that comes with the kit. i predict it will shatter like mine did.
 
shiloh0 said:
here's a torture test idea: drop a large adjustable wrench against the plastic chain guard that comes with the kit. i predict it will shatter like mine did.
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I had a guy break his on some rocks.....while going up a 30° incline.
 
Jeez, so this kit will climb a 30 degree incline?! Thats gonna be great for the offroading I want to do with mine.
 
The optional 9 tooth gear will be available soon! (all kinds of small print about you are on your own if you go off road, etc)
 
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