How would describe the HT China Girl Motorized Bicycle?

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How would you describe th HT China girl?

  • Replaceable

    Votes: 11 39.3%
  • Repairable

    Votes: 12 42.9%
  • Disposable

    Votes: 9 32.1%
  • Beyond expectations

    Votes: 13 46.4%
  • Simply annoying

    Votes: 1 3.6%
  • Hopelessly unreliable

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    28

Technocyclist

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Jul 7, 2008
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Just a poll.
How would you describe the HT China Girl? besides being cheap and fun... :)

a) Repairable
b) Replaceable
c) Disposable
d) beyond your expectations
e) simply annoying
f) Hopelessly unreliable
 
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DonnnN

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Jun 4, 2009
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

Cheap.. Fast.. Fun.. AND CHEAP AGAIN..

dance1

What would we do without china.. haha
 

Technocyclist

Motorized Bicycle Senior Technologist
Jul 7, 2008
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

o_O

Ya forgot the "all of the above" option lol
that's because you can vote multiple options... :)

Actually, I did forget one option which is "Unreliable"...

I tried editing it but the Poll option is already missing in Edit mode... :)
 

BarelyAWake

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Jul 21, 2009
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

that's because you can vote multiple options... :)

I clickeded thems :D

I jus figured it would be nice to see how many thought that ;) ...would you like me to edit in "unreliable" and perhaps "all of the above"? It's yer call...
 
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Whizzerd

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Nov 20, 2009
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

Perspective; my Dad bought his Whizzer motor kit in 1947 for $99.00. My last HT kit cost $105.00 ppd. a week ago. What a BARGAIN! I love 'em.
 

Technocyclist

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Jul 7, 2008
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

I jus figured it would be nice to see how many thought that ;) ...would you like me to edit in "unreliable" and perhaps "all of the above"? It's yer call...
Yes, please kindly insert "Hopelessly unreliable" on the poll and put 1 vote for me there. Appreciate it. Thanks. :)

I think the 'all of the above' would be redundant since a voter can select all.
 

BarelyAWake

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Jul 21, 2009
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

Done and did :D

I for one don't really agree with "hopelessly unreliable" - I suspect it's the luck of the draw combined with the owner's tinkering experience, these engines after all are not just "bolt n'go" as advertised...

Still - it's a valid opinion and it'd be nice to see how many think that. It'd be even nicer if people would post why, but if this gets all dramatic and another 2 vs 4 stroke bladebla I'll step in as the heartless, cruel, overbearing bastid that I am and clean it up a bit ;)
 

fall_down_stand_up

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Apr 26, 2009
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

Cheap.. Fast.. Fun.. AND CHEAP AGAIN..

dance1

What would we do without china.. haha
You took the words out of my mouth....lol
I went with Desposible becouse they are so cheap that I can get a replacment engine for 55.00 and not have to worry about tearing it down....
John-John
 

Technocyclist

Motorized Bicycle Senior Technologist
Jul 7, 2008
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

I for one don't really agree with "hopelessly unreliable" ;)
You're right BA, 'Hopelessly unreliable' is a little bit of an overkill... however 'More runtime hours = Decreases reliability' I think is more appropriate, but I think this is true for all engines. However, I think statistics would show that there are more HT engines that are short lived. Maybe we can change it to 'Unreliable Longevity'.
 

rockvoice

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Apr 6, 2009
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

i would agree with bairdco , set em up right and treat them right they will treat you right (most of the time. ive built thirty in the last 6 months all but one still good
 

Technocyclist

Motorized Bicycle Senior Technologist
Jul 7, 2008
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

if we got into the problems with these being "short lived," i bet "user error" would top that list.
'User error'? so it's not 'user friendly'... :)

so what would be the lifespan if everything is left 'as is'... no replacements... longest period without any parts being replaced, including gaskets... :) ofcourse, under normal usage...
 

Technocyclist

Motorized Bicycle Senior Technologist
Jul 7, 2008
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

"short lived"... which is more attributable to this? Faulty Manufacturer error or User Error?
 

bairdco

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Aug 18, 2009
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Re: How would describe the HT China Girl?

what i mean by user error, is improper installation, improper fuel mixture, half-a55ed repairs, improper torque, incorrect problem diagnosis, hillbilly performance mods... the list is endless.

plus, improper bicycle maintenance and riding habits.

i'm sure there's a lot of people out there who meet all of the above, and they're the one's who are gonna claim "hopelessly unreliable."

there's people who can unearth a tractor, half-buried in the frozen ground for 50 years and restore it to like new condition.

then there's people who can take a brand new motor out of a box, and wind up with a doorstop with no studs, and broken muffler and carb paperweights.

and then there's all kinds of people in between.

for some, the tiniest problem can be insurmountable, like a carb leak or a broken stud.

for others, a cracked case and a seized piston is just a way to make it better the next time.