harpon
Finally riding a big boys bike
That's really interesting- and too bad the mosquitos are so rare. I've done several China Girl builds since 2009- and soon began to favor the 50cc motors over the 66cc, for my mild urban riding here in Jacksonville- which is almost never more than 3 or 4 miles out anyway. As an old road racer, it seems to me that the bikes have surpassed the technology long ago, but the motor guys are always going for more displacement and power and speed and usually don't know a lot about cycling otherwise (the insults they direct at the "spandex crowd"!)
Anyway, with a light frame, and good touring narrow rims, the 50 cc- originally built for the heavy cruiser scene- and the 66 following after that- is more than enough to get good speeds fore urban transport- while electrics are being priced through the roof and batteries are still unreliable and expensive.I've been putting forth the notion of a smaller China Girl- and 35 or 33 was about the size I'd like to see: http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=61064
I am "Nashville Cat"
So is this mosquito 2 or 4 cycle? And what about the noise? Are you familiar with China Girls enough to compare? (That's one reason I like the 50cc- quieter and less vibration- and I still get over 25 mph on it) Is it about the same level as a moped?
thanks
Below- with the old Rupp mini bike circa 1969
Anyway, with a light frame, and good touring narrow rims, the 50 cc- originally built for the heavy cruiser scene- and the 66 following after that- is more than enough to get good speeds fore urban transport- while electrics are being priced through the roof and batteries are still unreliable and expensive.I've been putting forth the notion of a smaller China Girl- and 35 or 33 was about the size I'd like to see: http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=61064
I am "Nashville Cat"
So is this mosquito 2 or 4 cycle? And what about the noise? Are you familiar with China Girls enough to compare? (That's one reason I like the 50cc- quieter and less vibration- and I still get over 25 mph on it) Is it about the same level as a moped?
thanks
Below- with the old Rupp mini bike circa 1969