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DIY & Home Improvement

TexasTowelie

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1. There are kits for 48 cc engines available online and tutorial videos on YouTube.

Reply to IrishAyes (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 05:50 PM

Jun 2015

The kits cost about $250 and can be installed at home by a person with a modest amount of mechanical inclination or you can see what a bike shop will do but you will have to pay for the labor (ask around-it ranges from $200 to $500 usually). Since the engine is less than 50 cc the rider isn't required to have a drivers license. Generally the top speed on level ground is about 30 mph. Good luck!

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Looking for McGyver [View all] IrishAyes Jun 2015 OP

There are kits for 48 cc engines available online and tutorial videos on YouTube. TexasTowelie Jun 2015 #1

Thanks - I'll look into those kits. The smallest would do for an old lady IrishAyes Jun 2015 #7

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Is the bike set up properly? pumpkin_lifter Jun 2015 #5

Thanks for all the goodies. IrishAyes Jun 2015 #6