Recent content by MrBPrice

I picked up a Predator 224 yesterday. I never wanted crazy speed, so running this stock should be plenty for me. (And for those talking about it, yes, I needed a new 3/4 clutch)

I'm going to mount the coil and Flywheel shroud above my workbench. They definitely saved me from injury. I started out just wanting some mechanical advice, but as things developed, this brought to light some serious safety issues. I learned a lot from this experience and hopefully others will too.

This is very true, but unfortunately I found this forum after I destroyed my motor. Live and learn.... And no...it wasn't Red Beard:). I actually watched his video on removing the governor internally because I figured that would get me close to the control rod and in that video he mentions that...

Problem found...but first of all, thank you all for your help and suggestions. I got back in town last night. I woke up with an upset stomach and had to call off. I figured I would go ahead and pull the motor in between bathroom visits. After getting it on my bench I noticed a lot of damage to...

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Thank you. That's great advice. And yes, that would be a costly zip tie. Now admittedly, most of my mini bike knowledge is from YouTube videos (I know, I hear myself and how dumb that sounds in retrospect), but are you saying that I shouldn't try to modify these mini bikes at all? Or, if I...

:DMedical equipment is far from clean (trust me, you don't want to know some of the things I see). My hands are always dirty, I'm just looking to be pointed in the right direction so as not to be doing unnecessary repairs.

Thanks for the welcome...and thanks for the suggestions. I'm traveling this week for job training, but I will take a look at the things you mentioned this weekend. I'll keep you posted.

Quick back story: I purchased my 11 year old son a Coleman CT100u for Xmas. He previously had a Razor electric bike that did 12mph so I could just ride my mountain bike with him. With the CT100u doing 20mph stock, I figured I needed something to keep up with him so I bought a CT200u-ex for...