Opinions needed, please. - Page 5

Weldangrind · 10-12-2010, 01:12 AM

That's looking really good. 8)

You're gonna love cruising around on that 125.

Cal25 · 10-12-2010, 08:39 AM

Making some good progress. Keep it up!

BrianW · 11-27-2010, 06:12 PM

A new approach. If the project is going to be troublesome, it might as well be worth it!

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ndra681/ma.jpg

Jim · 11-27-2010, 06:19 PM

I'm not really mechanical, but will mounting the engine on that angle cause any problems? (oil pan, pump, etc)?

BrianW · 11-27-2010, 06:28 PM

Probably. I just mounted it up for sh-ts and gigs. No real intention of getting it running as is. I am finished with the Madass and removed the new engine to put in the CT clone. Waaaaaay too many electrical problems and no more ambition to work through them anymore. Selling the frame and moving on to something else. Thank you to everyone that contributed advice to this project while it lasted.

Funny thing I have realized though, working on this bike. It seems to me that practically every Chinamade engine has the same exact mount pattern. Believe it or not, the 200 slid right in, almost like it was supposed to go in there.

FastDoc · 11-27-2010, 08:47 PM

I might be able to help you through the electrical issues.

I really don't know about that angle. With a wet sump it may cause oil circulation problems.

Jim · 11-28-2010, 03:31 AM

It's too bad you aren't finishing this, you sparked my interest in these, I could see myself zipping around town on one of these. Looks like they're not available in Canada currently.

Weldangrind · 11-28-2010, 06:47 PM

Yeah, they're available in Canada, but under the name AMG Nitro. Miin has one for sale, and there might still be a couple at CR Cycle in Maple Ridge.

Miin's is a pretty good deal.

Edit to add Miin's screen name: yvrGY200

Weldangrind · 11-28-2010, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianW

A new approach. If the project is going to be troublesome, it might as well be worth it!

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ndra681/ma.jpg

Brian, I can't see the image. Are you really giving up on the Madass? If so, you'll love a 125-powered CT.

Jim · 11-28-2010, 06:50 PM

Oh ok, I went to http://madass.ca/ and it said they weren't I guess I didn't search enough... I wonder if they are properly street legal?

Weldangrind · 11-28-2010, 07:31 PM

I believe so. Give CR a call.

FastDoc · 11-28-2010, 08:13 PM

Those look cool. I saw one on the street in Idaho last summer. It got a lot of attention.

BrianW · 11-28-2010, 09:02 PM

I don't know what happened to my Photobucket account. I'm temporarily locked out of it? The picture was of a 200cc Lifan vertical engine stuck in the Madass frame. It was a bit crooked though, at a really unnatural angle. I'll upload it again as soon as I can.

I really wish I wasn't giving up on it, but I have wayyy too much money into it as of late. I suppose I will probably hang on to the frame and continue this project when I have more funds/time. Or I may sell it and buy a used, running Madass later on. I don't know yet. It would be nice if I was capable of doing my own electrical work, too. Bugging those around me for help on the wiring is getting really old. For me, and them.

edit: http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ndra681/ma.jpg

MICRider · 11-28-2010, 09:53 PM

Those are sweet looking bikes! They have a minimalist and yet practical look to them. Cool concept! I would hang onto the frame if I was you and perhaps you will get back to it later on. Doesn't take up much room anyway

Cheers,
Stew

Weldangrind · 11-28-2010, 10:09 PM

That's really cool! I'm amazed that the mounts have the same spacing; I'd quickly fab a triangulated adapter to mount that badness.

Like Stew says, it doesn't take up much room. You could likely hang it on the wall.

10-12-2010, 01:12 AM	#61
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That's looking really good. 8) You're gonna love cruising around on that 125. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-27-2010, 06:19 PM	#64
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I'm not really mechanical, but will mounting the engine on that angle cause any problems? (oil pan, pump, etc)? __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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11-27-2010, 08:47 PM	#66
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I might be able to help you through the electrical issues. I really don't know about that angle. With a wet sump it may cause oil circulation problems. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-28-2010, 03:31 AM	#67
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	It's too bad you aren't finishing this, you sparked my interest in these, I could see myself zipping around town on one of these. Looks like they're not available in Canada currently. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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11-28-2010, 06:47 PM	#68
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Yeah, they're available in Canada, but under the name AMG Nitro. Miin has one for sale, and there might still be a couple at CR Cycle in Maple Ridge. Miin's is a pretty good deal. Edit to add Miin's screen name: yvrGY200 __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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10-12-2010, 08:39 AM	#62
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	Making some good progress. Keep it up!
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11-27-2010, 06:12 PM	#63
BrianW Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wheeling, WV native currently living In Natchitoches, LA Posts: 297	A new approach. If the project is going to be troublesome, it might as well be worth it! http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ndra681/ma.jpg
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11-27-2010, 06:28 PM	#65
BrianW Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wheeling, WV native currently living In Natchitoches, LA Posts: 297	Probably. I just mounted it up for sh-ts and gigs. No real intention of getting it running as is. I am finished with the Madass and removed the new engine to put in the CT clone. Waaaaaay too many electrical problems and no more ambition to work through them anymore. Selling the frame and moving on to something else. Thank you to everyone that contributed advice to this project while it lasted. Funny thing I have realized though, working on this bike. It seems to me that practically every Chinamade engine has the same exact mount pattern. Believe it or not, the 200 slid right in, almost like it was supposed to go in there.
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11-28-2010, 06:50 PM	#70
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Oh ok, I went to http://madass.ca/ and it said they weren't I guess I didn't search enough... I wonder if they are properly street legal? __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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11-28-2010, 07:31 PM	#71
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I believe so. Give CR a call. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-28-2010, 08:13 PM	#72
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Those look cool. I saw one on the street in Idaho last summer. It got a lot of attention. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-28-2010, 09:02 PM	#73
BrianW Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wheeling, WV native currently living In Natchitoches, LA Posts: 297	I don't know what happened to my Photobucket account. I'm temporarily locked out of it? The picture was of a 200cc Lifan vertical engine stuck in the Madass frame. It was a bit crooked though, at a really unnatural angle. I'll upload it again as soon as I can. I really wish I wasn't giving up on it, but I have wayyy too much money into it as of late. I suppose I will probably hang on to the frame and continue this project when I have more funds/time. Or I may sell it and buy a used, running Madass later on. I don't know yet. It would be nice if I was capable of doing my own electrical work, too. Bugging those around me for help on the wiring is getting really old. For me, and them. edit: http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ndra681/ma.jpg
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11-28-2010, 09:53 PM	#74
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Those are sweet looking bikes! They have a minimalist and yet practical look to them. Cool concept! I would hang onto the frame if I was you and perhaps you will get back to it later on. Doesn't take up much room anyway Cheers, Stew
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11-28-2010, 10:09 PM	#75
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That's really cool! I'm amazed that the mounts have the same spacing; I'd quickly fab a triangulated adapter to mount that badness. Like Stew says, it doesn't take up much room. You could likely hang it on the wall. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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