Matt
From Ohio
September 29th, 2007
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I have to say I can't remember when I have
had this much fun. I just turned 500 miles
today and my tanaka 40cc gets stronger everyday.
I had no problems installing the kit and
it only took around 20 minutes. I have the
kit on my Schwinn clear creek cruiser and
it fit great with no problems at all. I went
with the tanaka 40 cc for two reasons. 1,
I'm a big guy and weigh around 220. The second
reason is I have a lot of huge hills here
in the part of Ohio where I live. There are
so many hills that you can't go a mile with
out running into a big one.
The tanaka 40cc delivers
on the power I needed
and expected. On the hills
even with the
standard 13 gear it keeps
me around 15 mph
going up hill with no pedaling.
The trail
gear will hold me at 20
mph. Keep in mind
also that were talking
about hills that are
40% incline and up and
those are some hills
! The only thing I recommend
is that you
get a back up tensioner
spring. For some
reason mine didn't make
it to 200 miles.
That's the only problem
I have had.
The 40cc runs me at a speed
of 33 mph on
the flat and between 37
and 40 mph down hill.
That's with the standard
13 gear. I'm going
to get the highway gear
soon but it might
get a little scary going
down those hills
at 40+ mph.
I want to thank everyone at Golden eagle
for such a great product. You guys are TOP
NOTCH ! I also send out some love to Tanaka
for making a great little engine. Take care everyone
and if your thinking about buying a Golden
Eagle bicycle engine kit, just buy it already!
You won't regret it.
Sincerely,
Matt in Ohio
P.S. Here is a short video of my bicycle
in action:
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