Fan shroud and striped both, he builds a lot of bike and races also............Curt
On a 4 stroke, do I really need pedals?
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Fan shroud and striped both, he builds a lot of bike and races also............Curt
If you use a good credit card or pay-pal, that way you have back up encase you have problems..........Curt
I ended up buying both of mine on Ebay because of the price, about $170 each. They both have been working fine for me, the second one actually starts up on the second pull, idles well. Just look closely at the pictures so you know what you are getting. And avoid that smaller transmission i mentioned earlier.
Ducati and Puch both had small motorcycles with forced air cooling and it didn't hurt their performance. I know you deal with mostly performance race oriented motored bicycles. But, this guy is running on the street and frankly why would want to strip off something that would improve the engine's longetivity? And... does he have the shop tools and experience to make it into a shroudless engine and make it look and work good?
I've owned dozens of small motorbikes in my long life and presently am restoring an old Ducati bevelhead 250. These little forced cooling engines come with just enough fins to shed heat well under forced air conditions. But, If you ever looked at normal aircooled motorcycle engines they have a lot of engine mass as cooling fins.
Carrying around a starter motor? Like a battery drill? what if it gets lost or malfunctions? Pull rope starters aren't that mechanically complex, they weigh much less, and they work.
Much of my occasional riding is in the city, so I keep the shroud and fan. Routes with a lot of stop and go need that forced air cooling so the engine doesn't overheat while you sit there at a light. It is possible to go without a shroud if you're making long, continuous trips.
If you have steep hills, you're a large person and 50cc or less you need a shift kit. Meaning you need pedals if you're using a derailleur system.
