Post by wiscompton on Apr 12, 2013 18:25:02 GMT -5
That sucks you lost all that money but real talk those kits are super dangerous.
I bought a couple out of curiosity and by my opinion they are young peoples road deaths waiting to happen.
Don't get me wrong I don;t think they should be illegal. I think grown adults should be able to drive/ride/eat/smoke/drink whatever they want, but I would feel super guilty when I turned on the news or read in the paper some 12 year old kid died or got crippled riding a engine I sold to him.
Biggest problem is that people put them on themselves and most people don't really know what they are doing.
Also the clutch levers/perches break often, bicycle brakes aren't meant to handle 30-40mph, no suspension, engine seizes the back tire locks up and you die.
I had a crank shaft bearing shatter on my first one and yes I almost died. If I didn't have catlike reflexes and already been in multiple 2 wheel crashes and been a skier my whole life (knowing how to fall without dying) I would probably be all mangled and possibly dead.
Surprisingly though the dude I bought it from just sent me a new one, a whole new engine because it was totaled for sure.
Not judging you, everyone needs to eat. Just sharing my experiences.
I bought a couple out of curiosity and by my opinion they are young peoples road deaths waiting to happen.
Don't get me wrong I don;t think they should be illegal. I think grown adults should be able to drive/ride/eat/smoke/drink whatever they want, but I would feel super guilty when I turned on the news or read in the paper some 12 year old kid died or got crippled riding a engine I sold to him.
Biggest problem is that people put them on themselves and most people don't really know what they are doing.
Also the clutch levers/perches break often, bicycle brakes aren't meant to handle 30-40mph, no suspension, engine seizes the back tire locks up and you die.
I had a crank shaft bearing shatter on my first one and yes I almost died. If I didn't have catlike reflexes and already been in multiple 2 wheel crashes and been a skier my whole life (knowing how to fall without dying) I would probably be all mangled and possibly dead.
Surprisingly though the dude I bought it from just sent me a new one, a whole new engine because it was totaled for sure.
Not judging you, everyone needs to eat. Just sharing my experiences.