I did see that craigslist ad too!
Spent today getting it all installed. As is typical, this is not a "bolt-on" kit. Some tweaks were required! You prob need at least a dremel tool and a drill to do this installation.
My first problem was installing the drive sprocket on the rim. It was slightly too small to fit over the hub. A little work with the dremel fixed it up. Then the front motor mount was too narrow for the tube. They do include a plate to fix that problem, but it requires drilling a hole in the tube. Got the motor in, and then the drive chain hit the fender. I trimmed it back with the dremel and got it to work OK. The rest was pretty easy, it has a clutch lever and a throttle. The clutch had a catch to stay engaged while I pedal, then pop it. The throttle needed a hole drilled in the bars for a stud that keep its it from twisting. I had some two stroke gas, some filled it up and took it for s spin. At first, nothing, so I disconnected the kill switch, and it fired up! Took it apart, and there was a little short across the terminal from a shoddy solder job. Fixed that, and it was off for a ride! I hit 30 (I put a cheapie speedo on it already), and it was vibrating pretty good! 15-20 is pretty nice and comfortable. I am not sure if it will smooth out after it breaks in or not. I did put inner tubes on the engine mounts, might look at other options.
All told, it took me about 5 hours to get it together. Would be faster of course on the next one. I went back and tightened up a lot of loose bolts on the bike after the shake down. I think some locktite is in order. The kit was a nice kit with some upgrades (toolkit, spare plug, ny-lock nuts) and seems to be well worth it. The forums say there are a few upgrades that are worthwhile, like better fuel line, plug, etc, will look into that.
I want to add some better mirrors. There is a 6 volt lead off the engine, so I could run a light from that. It will be a great base commuter for sure! I took it on a little shakedown ride, and got a lot of stares and thumbs up!
My question for tommy and Jerry is can I ride this thing off base? I know scooters are considered motorized bikes, so this is legit right? I will wear a helmet, and prob a safety vest on base too for the base cops. I plan on adding lights and better mirrors soon. 100 MPG + should be great!
Ed
Please call
676-4476 to schedule an appointment 
