Just when you think you are not ready for another build...

[maurtis]

Even though I blew up my China Girl and sold off the pieces, I keep lurking, lusting...

I bought a new CBR250R to feed the need to ride an mb, but it persists...

Then today I come across a good looking combo on CL.

A 97cc Lifan from a DB30, he was asking $100 but finally came down to $50 with clutch: http://austin.craigslist.org/mcy/3568366771.html

And some unknown cruiser with a promising looking frame for $35: http://austin.craigslist.org/bik/3580708094.html

If that frame is steel (I would not want to trust an AL frame unless I knew it was from a company with good quality, that pic looks like a generic China something...) and if I can sell the gas scooter I picked up, I may have to grab those...

 

[maurtis]

That bike looks a lot like the Manhattan Flyer frame, so very well could have been a rebranded Manhattan, which is a KHS, so not bad quality. But, I waited too long to contact them and missed out.

Oh well... there will be others.

I am going to pass on that motor too, since I am going to pour my money in the short term into getting some lipos to upgrade my electric Mongoose to 36V. Not as fast or schmexxxy as a gas bike, but reliable for a neighborhood runabout.

So anyone in the Austin area, that is a good deal for a 4 stroke with a clutch. Pretty much for the price of the clutch you get a free Lifan 97cc!