Wow! I love this thing. It's so much fun!
This is my 40cc Tanaka PureFire 2-Stroke
engine, mounted on a Gary Fisher Tarpon.
I got the engine about a few weeks ago, and
man am I impressed. If I didn't have to sleep
then I'd just keep on riding.
I use the bike engine every
weekday to get
to school. It sure beats
taking the bus.
It's about 12 miles to
school and back and
takes only twenty minutes
each way. So far
I've gone about 80 miles
in that time period.
I only go through half
the tank there and
back.
It didn't take long to put together, only
about an hour with only one problem. The
first time I tried riding it, it was going
full speed without me even touching the throttle.
This was because I had the throttle cable
snaked around the bike frame which caused
the cable inside to be pulled. So just makes
sure that the cable stays loose. I just added
a bag to the front of the bike which I keep
tools, gloves, glasses, and spare oil in.
There is just one flaw I found with the engine.
The gas tank is in a shape, so it cannot
be filled all the way. This isn't a problem
now, but in the future it might be. The only
thing I am going to add to this bike is an
MSR bottle to carry extra fuel, and a speedometer.
