Second Build (Fixie)

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DonnnN

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Hey everyone been away from the forums for about 4 years now. Recently decided to motorize a fixie. Everything went well but after 5 minutes into the first ride my master link flew off and the chain came off. It was my fault i put the C clip on the wrong direction lol. Let me know what you think dance1
 

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Welcome back!

Don't forget the draincock and filter when replacing that fuel line.
Can you adjust your drive-chain length to get rid of that tensioner? One less thing to fail...

Good looking build, nice and clean.
 
Trey said:
Welcome back!

Don't forget the draincock and filter when replacing that fuel line.
Can you adjust your drive-chain length to get rid of that tensioner? One less thing to fail...

Good looking build, nice and clean.
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Thanks :) I'll sort out the chain and filter soon.
 
Paint looks very nice and the colours remind me of the old Hot Wheels when I was a kid in the , the, the, well, it was a long time ago.

Nice work!
 
I love the bikes and paint jobs in here. I recently started adding a bunch of blue to my green fixie, I actually wish I had bought a blue one. Oh and the first mile of my first build the chain flew off from the same mistake ha ha and I well know better from motorcycle chains.
 
bought it from boygoesfast on e-bay i always pedal mine without the plug around the block so that the chain seats and the piston has a chance to score the cylinder a little without all that oil and i oil the bearings with 2 stroke oil when im assembling them
 
How do you motorize a fixie?

Thought these bikes had their rear sprocket attached to the hub with no free wheel. If you motorized one of these bikes as soon as you accelerate it would bust your shins.
 
I don't personally think scoring the cylinder is a good thing to do. Even microscopic nicks can lead to loss of compression and the rings can even catch I'm those microscopic nicks and make the scratch worse, leading to a higher loss in compression and even seizing the engine. After all, those cylinders are only lined with cheap chrome. Just my opinion.
 
i didnt really mean to say score i meant to seat the rings i was also thinking about a question i was going to answer on another web site LOL i was answering a question on reasons to replace the cylinder and i just thought about that while i was typing this post i do way too many things at one time LOL. i do two builds at a time and do other info on a few groups so a lot going through the ol" mind at once i just finished painting a kit and fixing another build from craigslist i could make a killing just on craigslist buys LOL
 
My personal philosophy is, whether it's two stroke or 4, never spin a gas engine without oil in it. To me, it's just asking for problems.
 
like i said i soak every thing with the 2 cycle oil and dont go more than a few feet just around the court yard
 
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