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<blockquote data-quote="Scott" data-source="post: 39975" data-attributes="member: 148"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkZJsflCcAAwkvD.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />I know putting a modest engine on a bike is cool and I understand the allure of it (I have a legit motorcycle and have considered doing it to my &quot;pedal bikes&quot;) but when you mod one thing, it's like tipping dominos and then you have to mod other things to handle the extra stress to keep it safe. With the engine, gas tank, extra weight and speed, you'll also need better brakes, and that means better brake calipers, but then that also stresses the frame in ways it wasn't designed for so my point is, is this safe? Second hand bikes are relatively cheap and I learned that after selling a few of mine. I shit you not, the second your ass hits the seat of that brand new motorcycle and you put ONE mile on that odometer it's worth a third of what you just paid a minute ago lol.&nbsp; And if you buy now instead of the spring when they get in demand they can be had a lot cheaper too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scott, post: 39975, member: 148"] [IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkZJsflCcAAwkvD.jpg[/IMG] I know putting a modest engine on a bike is cool and I understand the allure of it (I have a legit motorcycle and have considered doing it to my "pedal bikes") but when you mod one thing, it's like tipping dominos and then you have to mod other things to handle the extra stress to keep it safe. With the engine, gas tank, extra weight and speed, you'll also need better brakes, and that means better brake calipers, but then that also stresses the frame in ways it wasn't designed for so my point is, is this safe? Second hand bikes are relatively cheap and I learned that after selling a few of mine. I shit you not, the second your ass hits the seat of that brand new motorcycle and you put ONE mile on that odometer it's worth a third of what you just paid a minute ago lol. And if you buy now instead of the spring when they get in demand they can be had a lot cheaper too. [/QUOTE]

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