So, after couple months with my old lowrider and endless repairs and breakdowns due the low quality of the kit and engine itself - even with multiple customizations - I got a good offer and sold it.
It was pretty fun, but not reliable for what and how I was using it, plus the extreme heat here didn't help.
So after endless research and trying to make a decision between a 9hp high-rpm Morini or clone and a Torque Monster like the Predator 212cc, I finally decided to buy the Predator. I got a fair offer from buck0 with the mods I had to do anyways for the engine and bought it from him and with it lots of help and info on the engine (Thanks again David).
Finding the right frame was not very hard. I am pretty tall, I needed a thick steel frame for the big engine and also stretched it had to be - in the end my decision was the Micargi Royal, the bike I would have got anyways regardless of the engine. It will look somewhat like this:
I am planning some customization on the frame, maybe stretch it couple inches more and change the angle for the fork and getting fat tires and rims at least for the rear - although it already comes with 3" tires from factory.
I am going to post pics of the build here, not only for other people but also for myself to see how my plans will turn out.
I decided to use a jackshaft from AGK instead of a Converter and plan to drive it with a high ratio so I get a low rpm for cruising at 40-50 and high speed around 65mph - which I probably never need. I just want to be able to drive longer distances without reving the engine in the 6.000's.
So yesterday the engine came and it looks pretty massive, especially compared to the cute little China Junk engine. Quality is in another world only by looking at it from the outside - the main reason why I wanted this engine.
Here a pic after unpacking the engine and jackshaft that came at the same day:
So since the bike isn't here yet and a bunch of parts like throttle, tank, clutch and some sprockets for high ratio are still on the way or back order, I decided to go beyond cleaning the engine with WD40 and polish everything on it, worth getting polished
This is going to be a lot of attention, the lowrider already was, but this is a new level of everything. Im really exited.
The perfect beach cruiser with surfboard rack when it's done!
It was pretty fun, but not reliable for what and how I was using it, plus the extreme heat here didn't help.
So after endless research and trying to make a decision between a 9hp high-rpm Morini or clone and a Torque Monster like the Predator 212cc, I finally decided to buy the Predator. I got a fair offer from buck0 with the mods I had to do anyways for the engine and bought it from him and with it lots of help and info on the engine (Thanks again David).
Finding the right frame was not very hard. I am pretty tall, I needed a thick steel frame for the big engine and also stretched it had to be - in the end my decision was the Micargi Royal, the bike I would have got anyways regardless of the engine. It will look somewhat like this:
I am planning some customization on the frame, maybe stretch it couple inches more and change the angle for the fork and getting fat tires and rims at least for the rear - although it already comes with 3" tires from factory.
I am going to post pics of the build here, not only for other people but also for myself to see how my plans will turn out.
I decided to use a jackshaft from AGK instead of a Converter and plan to drive it with a high ratio so I get a low rpm for cruising at 40-50 and high speed around 65mph - which I probably never need. I just want to be able to drive longer distances without reving the engine in the 6.000's.
So yesterday the engine came and it looks pretty massive, especially compared to the cute little China Junk engine. Quality is in another world only by looking at it from the outside - the main reason why I wanted this engine.
Here a pic after unpacking the engine and jackshaft that came at the same day:
So since the bike isn't here yet and a bunch of parts like throttle, tank, clutch and some sprockets for high ratio are still on the way or back order, I decided to go beyond cleaning the engine with WD40 and polish everything on it, worth getting polished
This is going to be a lot of attention, the lowrider already was, but this is a new level of everything. Im really exited.
The perfect beach cruiser with surfboard rack when it's done!
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