Actually it seems they are made in Kachsung Taiwan, at least that's where it shipped from.The latest Motopeds are very well built and are a real bargain at that price......made in China. Seems to me that China is becoming the new Japan.
Nothing wrong with that. Affordable quality that can't be beat.
Cool redneck.redneck82 said:dude, your bike's bad ass!!! im looking at building something along those lines with an rx50 upgrade kit... boosts it up to 125 also a 4 speed... im doing on a limited budget though so im scrapping it together from a few different bikes...
Near as I can tell that has no gears, just cent clutch and no carb.http://m.ebay.com/itm/331103876098?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE
hoping thatll get you there... its a 4spd auto with electric start $245 delivered!
If you followed this thread I bought the engine first as it was a heck of deal with no idea what I was going to mount it on. If it turns out to be crap, lesson learned.Hey KC, Your area should have decent used Honda donor bikes available used since you live in the desert...
Why risk unknown clone quality and parts interchange when you can find original Honda motor and freshen it up (depending on donor miles/use/quality) for nearly the same money?
My experience with the Honda clones has been positive, I own two bikes with a 100 and 125 CC engines. One has over 10,000 miles, still has good compression and runs well.If you followed this thread I bought the engine first as it was a heck of deal with no idea what I was going to mount it on. If it turns out to be crap, lesson learned.
I'll know soon enough as the bike frame is LA now so I should have it in a couple of days.
Guess I better take a look at the engine now ya think?
Nope, the owner of the company told me they gave the contract to China to build them as the quality and the price was far better than what the US or Germany and a few others could offer them.Actually it seems they are made in Kachsung Taiwan, at least that's where it shipped from.
I would not call them "crap", just not up to Honda level of build quality.If you followed this thread I bought the engine first as it was a heck of deal with no idea what I was going to mount it on. If it turns out to be crap, lesson learned.
I'll know soon enough as the bike frame is LA now so I should have it in a couple of days.
Guess I better take a look at the engine now ya think?
Whatever you go with make sure it doesn't have a clutch lever, the bike has independent hydraulic disc brakes.in terms of the one im building its an experiment... im def glad for the brake in advice! and im up in new hampshire so the whole extreem hot isnt nearly as much of an issue... i am still up in the air however on going with the automatic or the mani 4speed...
And I can paint it because I'm not building it on this ugly charcoal gray main frame.Originally posted by BigDOGGe
[br]The nice thing about having to assemble it is that you know the bike inside and out. With this example to show potential customers, I bet you will get some orders for some in assembled form.
It's pretty straight forward for anyone with the ability to build bikes from the ground up.....just assemble it. If you need instructions, you may be in troubleWhatever you go with make sure it doesn't have a clutch lever, the bike has independent hydraulic disc brakes.
And I can paint it because I'm not building it on this ugly charcoal gray main frame.
It is far from a rolling frame however.
1280x view http://KCsBikes.com/pics/MotoPedFrame1-1280.jpg
4000x view (warning, huge detail!) http://KCsBikes.com/pics/MotoPedFrame1-4Kx3K.jpg
Man it sure has a beefy swingarm/jackshaft, real motorcycle quality, and look at those welds!
Some instructions would have been nice.
The only instructions I got are how to deal with the hydraulic disc brakes, it's kind of like a jigsaw puzzle with no picture on the box top at the moment but I'm a clever guy and may have it to a 'rolling frame' by the weekend.
Is that motor free spinning at all when you get to your shifter? That thought just occurred to me? Dunno?$2500 for a bicycle in today's world is nothing for the serious rider, heck this electric shifter I am still dinking with (breaks drive chain) is on a $3,500 Specialized frame.
With $1,200 in electronics in that Specialized I could darn near build 2 of these 86cc 4-speed 4-strokes on Motoped frames for the same price.
Just under 1KW nominal on a 35 pound bike.Is that motor free spinning at all when you get to your shifter? That thought just occurred to me? Dunno?
I don't think you are running more than 1,200 watts are you? If it is that torque'y of a motor??? How hard is this bike launching?
Send it to me, I'll put it together in my sleep---
(smiles at Scotto)
I have built plenty of bicycles from the frame up, this ain't no bicycle frame, these videos were helpful however in getting the right parts in the right place.
https://motopeds.com/how-to-assemble