GHerder, this fella tha is asking about carbs here wasnt asking anything about a Morini Engine, doesn't have a Morini Engine, has made no claims here that has wants a Morini Engine, so Honstly I dont understand why this conversation has been take to the Morinin side of the spectrum....lol
I not mentioned the Morini Engine and I never compared the China Girl to a Morini Engine, I never made any claims about a China Girl being better in anything way, never made claims of the China girl being more reliable in any way than a Morini Engine, for that matter some they will read this thread have never heard of a Morini Engine.
Now all that said, do you see anywhere that I have ever compared a Morini in any way to a China Girl / HT engine?
answer: Nope!
I understand that you are a dyed in the wool Morini fan here and think that the HT isnt worth beans, I dont have a problem with that, yep when it comes to building the little HT for running high RPMs for fairly long periods they just dont typically hold up for long, it is best to build them for comfortable cruise speeds in that upper 20's to low 30's and if the engine has a fairly so so balanced lower and the crank bearings are good along with using a quality upper bearing they can run reliably and dependable for several thousand miles, I know because I have done it and several others on here have done that also as you already know.
Comparing overall longevity and performance of a Morini or any other medium to high quality engine to the HT isn't comparing apples to apples at all, I know that and you know that, why come on this thread hating on the HT engine and then giving all the rant on how mu h better the Morini is when that is miles away from whT the original question by the OP was or is, the HT engines do good when set up to run within their cabability, and when you push them beyound that for very long they will give up on you pretty quick, been there done that, we have no disagreement there, but since we got off on the rabbit trail of not comparing apples to apples, how about we do that race you challenged me too, and Ill be on my 1584cc Fuel Injected Harley Davidson and you on your Morini powered bicycle, heck Ill even drop down and ride my 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim to make it more fair....lol...!
seriously, I think the Morini powered bikes are awesome, I have always liked them and never for a minute though an HT could hold a candle to them in reliability or performance, you are completely spot on and completely correct in all you said about the matter in my opinion also, but...... wenaint talking Morlni's here my friend.....w talking HT China-Lume disposable engines here and how best to set a good performing carb up on tham that aint a nightmare for a noob and will allow the engine to provide good performance and ease of use... these were my points and they are directed at the OP's actaul questions.
thanks for the imput Goat Herder, I respect your opinions on the Morini Engines and I dont disagree with you a bit, but we aint talking Morini's and no one is comparing the HT china girl to one of them either.
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