Billet rod and flywheel

[Bighomedog11]

Well i am going to keep my eye open for a bike engine.. But i thought bike engines range in the thousands. Because i never seen one for 160 that runs.

 

[xxllmm4]

Check Craigslist for ATC's and Three wheelers. (keep in mind some states craigslist isnt used much so their is not a bunch of listings) You can pick up a 185 or 200 for $300-$400 all the time. I bought my 200s with 3 extra tires and an extra engine for $425, starts first pull and no smoke. Part it out and sell them on caigslist or ebay and you will have yourself a free engine. The tires alone if original will go for $50ea. If their aftermarket and and good shape they go for around $30-40ea. Axles go for about $50 ect. Good gas tanks fetch ridiculous money, in the range of $50-$100

The 3 wheelers in particular are really under valued because no one wants them. Plus If you ever get the urge you can punch them out to something like 250cc's. Just an idea, its also kinda cool to say, yeah thats a Honda three wheeler engine

 

[sideways]

Well getting a motorcycle engine is not as fun as upgrading the HF 6.5hp.. You will learn more as you build and mess around with things! That is what i like to do, i like to take apart and rebuild things..

I rather save the money i spend on a motorcycle engine and buy parts to upgrade my 6.5 engine

The motorbike engine will blow your mind if you think a modded clone is any good, even better, you can then mod the bike engine!

I completely understand you wanting to mod your clone, modding stuff is fun, bolt on parts aren't my style though (lol). Not much of the stuff I have is the way it left the factory. For example, I've got a 4HP Briggs lawn mower engine, I've modified it to run horizontal shaft, now I'm building a kick starter for it, once I've done that I've got an OHV head from a Honda that I've been modifying the block to fit, got to get the appropriate taps for the block and drill it, turn up the new lifters and fix the valves now. Once I've done that (and if it works) I'l pull the smog pump off my car, that should make a good supercharger for the Briggs . Why am I doing all this? Because I can, I don't have any use for the engine, I don't have any vehicles I can put it on. It's just fun, you know?

I had an early 2000's xr100 motor lined up to be my powerplant but it began missing gears, backfiring, revving without throttling, and burning oil so I ditched it and got a 6.5 .

So it need a carby clean (or rejet, it was running lean), a new set of piston rings and some gearbox work? When I was at school we rebuilt one of those (1980s model though), **** it was quick for a 100, when you changed into 3rd it'd lift the front wheel a little . That was a pretty awesome bike, especially considering it was a little ****ter of a bike that some one got for free.

Thanks

Hayden

 

[xxllmm4]

Ohh yeah, heres one I found in my neck of the woods, http://salem.craigslist.org/mcy/1975239034.html with electric start!! for $300