Great video!!! One thing to mention unless someone else already commented on it. When you use thread tape always wrap it the opposite way you are threading the fitting. If not, it may try to bunch up on you and you won't get as good a seal.
Very good video. Very well done. Your instructions were very concise and straight to the point. Your workmanship is very good. Don't pay any attention to the people who is telling you you're breaking your chain wrong, there's more than one way to do a job. A lot of people seem to think their way is the only way. Thanks and have fun
thanks a million for posting this video! I'm installing my own kit on a bike ( I was just going to buy a full bike pre-built ) but I love the challenge of building things on my own, so I purchased my own kit ( a different brand ) but this video definitely helped me figure out some things I found confusing without instructions. 5/5 for the video!
heres a tip you should add in an annonation: make sure to use some medium strength thread locker to make sure the bolts dont come loose from those vibrations (this will save your life)
Should definitely come up with a pipe bracket with rubber grommets to help support the exhaust port and reduce vibrations in that area.. End up snapping it off one day.
i like to use inner tube rubber for the wraping of the frame before motor mount goes on it will scratch the heck out of the paint if u dont use rubber to insulate
I bought a bike with an 80cc on it with a bad QDI. I plan on installing the engine on a much better bike and replacing the QDI when it is delivered. I will be using this video for a guide. Thanks for the clear and concise instructions !
Great vid . The only thing you did wrong was you wrapped the thread tape the wrong direction . It would be a problem on a pressurized water or gas line but no big. Deal here.
glad i found this video i just bought two 66/80 cc engines for me and my g/f. this shoudl help with the basics. thanks RCexperimental. going to gewt the bikes today and use this to help with the basic stuff.
Thanks for the info, I would like to say after taking the back wheel off, use the metal half circle on the cut half circle rubber's cut line... took me an hour to figure that one out.
Word of advice for keeping the engine mount nuts tight. Go to any auto parts store and pick up some blue thread locking compound. This is the same compound used on many vehicles to prevent nuts and bolts loosening from vibration. Also, to help with removing the exhaust later, and reducing the chance of breaking an exhaust stud off in the engine, while you are at the parts store get some anti-seize compound and apply it to the threads of the studs. Good job with the video though, very well laid out.
For the clamps, instead of checking periodically, you can use a thread locker (e.g. blue loctite) or you can buy those fancy nuts with the rubber o-ring attached that absorbs shock and prevents loosening.
mounting an engine on my red cranbrook here in a few weeks, so excited, was going to go with an electric one but you can only get 10 miles on a single charge, and its more expensive, decided to go with the gasoline one because you cant beat 125 to the gallon.
That chain tensioner may need to be modified to fit some bikes. It has the tendency to wiggle around, using a cut piece of car tire as a spacer works well.
don't forget to put a muffler strap around the lower half of the muffler and wrap the strap around the bike's frame and bolt it tight. the engine vibration will wiggle your muffler loose and break the muffler stud bolts if you dont do this.
The 80cc engine is actually a 66cc engine. The "80cc" engine is the largest you will find due to the fact that anything 100cc's or higher is considered a motorcycle. Any engine under 100cc's is considered a moped and has fewer restrictions on it. If you are wanting to make the 80cc bigger/faster, it can be modified, or you can even bore out the piston cylinder (professionally) for a larger piston. It will not last as long, but it can be done. With mods done, the 80cc/66cc can go up to 50 MPH.
@wesleyjudd The chain tools you get for 5 bucks at walmart (or wherever else) are made for bicycle chains which are smaller, these chains are larger like something you would use on a motorbike. Unless you go to a motorsports store I doubt you could even find a chainbreak large enough, and if you did it would be much more than $5.
great vid man pretty cut and dry. I like how everything is broke down simply.And you can tell that one guy a real man isn't as good as a real ganster cause a real gangsta dont gotta flex nuts ,cause a real gangsta knows he's gott'em keep up the good work man peace
@eduardosantacruz You could do that, however, fresh air leeks are bad for the engine. I would suggest getting an upgraded carb. I am currently woking on solving this problem and I will post a video showing how to fix it as soon as I figure it out.
@KingBlooh kits are around $160 i think, and stock you'll max out at about 55 kmh. There are a number of ways to make it go faster, get an expansion chamber, an upgraded carb, and get a gear shifting kit. You could go 70 or faster with some simple upgrades.
if you don't have anything good to say, it's best not to say anything at all!! And yes this is a cata. muffler that comes stock with it, you can buy ones with expansion chamber on it, or you can weld what ever other type of muffler you want to the down tube.
The right way to install the nuts is the regular washer, then the split ring, then the nut. The split ring hast be between the regular washer and the nut to be effective, otherwise its doing nothing. other then that its good
Use blue 641 Hankel Loctite on the engine mount bolts for safety. That is what we use on real motorbikes, i would have thought it would be paramount to pass over this technology for use on these too.
i had to clean up the ports in mine and etc since its very bad quality castings also ported my muffler after taking the guts out and drilling bigger holes then welding the innards back in
This is THE best video on the subject by far. Straightforward and easy to follow. I'm curious how loud it is and whether it's possible to improve on the muffler.
@RCexperimental the muffler mod boosts more torque and top end since theres more flow also the ports etc, i didnt do much to them since i just cleaned them up thats all but mostly did porting on the muffler
man you need to go to like a tractor supply store or even cyclegears website and buy a universal chain breaker/riveting kit....they save you time and the use of masterlinks!
@CixDeuce Sorry for the late reply, try tightening the bolts on the sprocket in a star formation like how you would tighten the lugnuts on a car, also make sure the bolts are VERRRRY tight.
Video well done. Just thinking of adding to my bicycle, or maybe getting a 2nd hand bicycle to add to for fun and short trips to town likely less than 4 mi both ways.
thanks you are very precise and descriptive i love how you explain things i dont have all those tools but darnit i understood what you said now the hard part going out and buying all those tools lol thanks alot seriously i think this company i got my engine from got a little jealous of you and finally put out there own dvd i'm waiting on it now.. i'm almost home still tweaking... i'll let you know been on it all day today
I agree with 'EnhancedNightmare' I don't like the positioning of the muffler, either. It kind of scared me away from motorizing my bike, seeing as how all the systems I've seen, use this kind of setup. I think I might try electric, instead. At least I won't have to worry about mufflers, then.
@mechaniczman64 It's made for a pocket bike which is 49cc so it didn't improve the performance of the engine, I just had one kicking around so I thought I'd try it on the bike.
@yourdailyguide get a new cable at walmart or sportckeck for a couple bucks and try getting a second chain tensioner and rigging it up to hold the chain off the frame
excellent video, easily the best and most detailed guide iv'e found so far and can generally be applied as a great guide for these types of motors in general.
Awesome vid. I wish you did not rush the end. The carb and throttle cable are the harder videos to find. As well, did you fit your chain intentionally before putting on the bracket?
@psychorider13 I made a few mistakes, who doesn't. Compare this to any other install videos and tell me how it was in comparison. This was extremely low budget work and my first ever installation video. As for a dirt bike, I don't have anywhere close to ride, and cops in town seem content to allow me to zip around on these bike which go faster than the legal top speed in town anyways. If I drove a dirt bike in town I doubt they would appreciate it.
@eduardosantacruz It sounds like not enough air is going into the engine. I have the same problem on my bike and I'm investigating fixes at the moment. One thing you can do is to put the carb on so there is a little bit of space where the carb bolts on. This will create a 'fresh air leek' which should give you bike an extra 10mph boost, however I don;t think this is good for the motor, and it certainly voids warranties. I'll do a video eventually on solving this problem.
@MultiNitro don't put the white wire to anything. Check out my written instructions on the daemonbikes website for the 2 stroke install and there are pictures of how to do the wiring.
man i made 2 of these things and i always had one problem or another, they were fun but i only ended up getting like 200 miles at best out of one and then some catastrophic failure such as the engine flying off and burning my leg, when i tried to tighten it on both bike the mounts snapped, chains flew constantly, i had to make some janky adapter for the first bike to mount the engine with a socket as a spacer :D and then the throttle grip would never work just right.
@RCexperimental if you made a mistake on the voice over maybe you could use the annotation function on youtube to give people a heads up on the simple mistake? just a suggestion :) not that i think the washer order will make a huge difference in all seriousness.
The kit manufactuer could have the drive bolts fixed to the 3 cresent shaped metal pieces to ease installation. But overall their kit is decent, esp. sinve it is a kit.
Great video!!! One thing to mention unless someone else already commented on it. When you use thread tape always wrap it the opposite way you are threading the fitting. If not, it may try to bunch up on you and you won't get as good a seal.
Very good video. Very well done. Your instructions were very concise and straight to the point. Your workmanship is very good. Don't pay any attention to the people who is telling you you're breaking your chain wrong, there's more than one way to do a job. A lot of people seem to think their way is the only way. Thanks and have fun
thanks a million for posting this video! I'm installing my own kit on a bike ( I was just going to buy a full bike pre-built ) but I love the challenge of building things on my own, so I purchased my own kit ( a different brand ) but this video definitely helped me figure out some things I found confusing without instructions. 5/5 for the video!
heres a tip you should add in an annonation: make sure to use some medium strength thread locker to make sure the bolts dont come loose from those vibrations (this will save your life)
I recommend using a threadlocker like loctite to keep the nuts from loosening from vibration.
Smart dude, your parents must be proud of you. Thanks for your help on how to put the motorized bicycle together.
Should definitely come up with a pipe bracket with rubber grommets to help support the exhaust port and reduce vibrations in that area.. End up snapping it off one day.
i like to use inner tube rubber for the wraping of the frame before motor mount goes on it will scratch the heck out of the paint if u dont use rubber to insulate
this helps me alot! I just got a dui and I wont be able to drive much longer. Im gonna build one of these to get to and from work lol
I bought a bike with an 80cc on it with a bad QDI. I plan on installing the engine on a much better bike and replacing the QDI when it is delivered. I will be using this video for a guide. Thanks for the clear and concise instructions !
Great vid . The only thing you did wrong was you wrapped the thread tape the wrong direction . It would be a problem on a pressurized water or gas line but no big. Deal here.
you can dremel the chain tool to fit the chain instead, the tool will still be usable for normal bike chain afterwards
glad i found this video i just bought two 66/80 cc engines for me and my g/f. this shoudl help with the basics. thanks RCexperimental. going to gewt the bikes today and use this to help with the basic stuff.
Thanks for the info, I would like to say after taking the back wheel off, use the metal half circle on the cut half circle rubber's cut line... took me an hour to figure that one out.
Word of advice for keeping the engine mount nuts tight. Go to any auto parts store and pick up some blue thread locking compound. This is the same compound used on many vehicles to prevent nuts and bolts loosening from vibration. Also, to help with removing the exhaust later, and reducing the chance of breaking an exhaust stud off in the engine, while you are at the parts store get some anti-seize compound and apply it to the threads of the studs. Good job with the video though, very well laid out.
For the clamps, instead of checking periodically, you can use a thread locker (e.g. blue loctite) or you can buy those fancy nuts with the rubber o-ring attached that absorbs shock and prevents loosening.
mounting an engine on my red cranbrook here in a few weeks, so excited, was going to go with an electric one but you can only get 10 miles on a single charge, and its more expensive, decided to go with the gasoline one because you cant beat 125 to the gallon.
Periodically check the bolts to make sure they have not loosened.
Or, just use threadlock.
Dorit, we need to thank this guy for putting this video on you tube. It has been very useful.
@senses71 No problem! Glad I helped and thanks for the positive comment!!
Now i can run away from home.
lol i was thinking the same thing
thanx so much, you are very helpful and have stopped me from some doing some very wrong things with my project. You are a smart young man god bless
That chain tensioner may need to be modified to fit some bikes. It has the tendency to wiggle around, using a cut piece of car tire as a spacer works well.
don't forget to put a muffler strap around the lower half of the muffler and wrap the strap around the bike's frame and bolt it tight. the engine vibration will wiggle your muffler loose and break the muffler stud bolts if you dont do this.
The 80cc engine is actually a 66cc engine. The "80cc" engine is the largest you will find due to the fact that anything 100cc's or higher is considered a motorcycle. Any engine under 100cc's is considered a moped and has fewer restrictions on it. If you are wanting to make the 80cc bigger/faster, it can be modified, or you can even bore out the piston cylinder (professionally) for a larger piston. It will not last as long, but it can be done. With mods done, the 80cc/66cc can go up to 50 MPH.
@wesleyjudd The chain tools you get for 5 bucks at walmart (or wherever else) are made for bicycle chains which are smaller, these chains are larger like something you would use on a motorbike. Unless you go to a motorsports store I doubt you could even find a chainbreak large enough, and if you did it would be much more than $5.
I used an old garden hose.It if perfectly around the small part of the frame.
Bloody knuckles at 4:17....
Thanks for the video! I'm installing one of these kits myself and this is the best video I've seen so far
Loctite Blue threadlocker stops the nuts from vibrating loose. Nail polish or paint does in a pinch.
great vid man pretty cut and dry. I like how everything is broke down simply.And you can tell that one guy a real man isn't as good as a real ganster cause a real gangsta dont gotta flex nuts ,cause a real gangsta knows he's gott'em keep up the good work man peace
That's what a clutch is used for (Free wheel) some people and their comments, first time biker! Thumps up.
Very informative thankyou and good simple instructions
@eduardosantacruz You could do that, however, fresh air leeks are bad for the engine. I would suggest getting an upgraded carb. I am currently woking on solving this problem and I will post a video showing how to fix it as soon as I figure it out.
thanks a heap, i have to buy new bolts 6 of the 9 broke thats not good but im glad i havent driven it yet lol still working on it...
nice instructions. thank you.doesnt seem too bad to install.
hey mate, could you tell me more specifically how to wire up the coil to the kill switch. so what colour wires go to witch?
cheers mate
@KingBlooh kits are around $160 i think, and stock you'll max out at about 55 kmh. There are a number of ways to make it go faster, get an expansion chamber, an upgraded carb, and get a gear shifting kit. You could go 70 or faster with some simple upgrades.
Good for the money. Replaced a few things here and there
This video was extremely helpful in many ways. Thanks!
id suggest star pattern tightening at 3:46
if you don't have anything good to say, it's best not to say anything at all!! And yes this is a cata. muffler that comes stock with it, you can buy ones with expansion chamber on it, or you can weld what ever other type of muffler you want to the down tube.
thanks for the video it's been helpful so far. But cutting the chain proved to be much simpler by using a punch, a hammer, and a nut.
The best video guide ive seen so far
Depends on local laws. In some areas they are. Others don't allow anything besides electric "assist" motors.
Nice instructional video. I knew you are in Canada as soon as I saw the Canadian Tire tools.
The right way to install the nuts is the regular washer, then the split ring, then the nut. The split ring hast be between the regular washer and the nut to be effective, otherwise its doing nothing. other then that its good
Use blue 641 Hankel Loctite on the engine mount bolts for safety. That is what we use on real motorbikes, i would have thought it would be paramount to pass over this technology for use on these too.
i had to clean up the ports in mine and etc since its very bad quality castings also ported my muffler after taking the guts out and drilling bigger holes then welding the innards back in
use 2 stroke oil mixed with the fuel.
16 to 1 (8oz per Gallon)
After 2 Tanks Of Break In: 32 to 1 (4oz per Gallon)
Thanks I will use your installing guide.
This is THE best video on the subject by far. Straightforward and easy to follow. I'm curious how loud it is and whether it's possible to improve on the muffler.
@RCexperimental the muffler mod boosts more torque and top end since theres more flow also the ports etc, i didnt do much to them since i just cleaned them up thats all but mostly did porting on the muffler
Hi timmy , Nice vid, best i have seen so far most excenllent as we say old school
man you need to go to like a tractor supply store or even cyclegears website and buy a universal chain breaker/riveting kit....they save you time and the use of masterlinks!
best motor installation guide on youtube helped me a lot thank you!
Yes with slightly more difficulty b/c you're moving the diengaged motor's chain.
a good ol flathead screwdriver and a hammer does just fine
@JohnnyWillner I've never bothered, just used a vacuum to suck out dirt when I first get it.
@CixDeuce Sorry for the late reply, try tightening the bolts on the sprocket in a star formation like how you would tighten the lugnuts on a car, also make sure the bolts are VERRRRY tight.
Video well done. Just thinking of adding to my bicycle, or maybe getting a 2nd hand bicycle to add to for fun and short trips to town likely less than 4 mi both ways.
thanks you are very precise and descriptive i love how you explain things i dont have all those tools but darnit i understood what you said now the hard part going out and buying all those tools lol
thanks alot seriously i think this company i got my engine from got a little jealous of you and finally put out there own dvd i'm waiting on it now.. i'm almost home still tweaking... i'll let you know been on it all day today
i had my bike done before watching this... wish i had seen it before
Nice job. 80 ccs seem kinda much for a bike, but I'm sure it's fun!
@techstuff76 50 stock, up to 80 if you upgraded parts and got a shift kit
@IRONMAIDENFAN2006 Probably because i was using the built in mic on my computer instead of using an external mic and recording in a studio.
One of the most helpful tutorials ever. Thank you very much for creating this, bud!
creo que este motor es un dos en uno con contaminacion acustica y ambiental el inventor de esto es un inconciente gracias
I agree with 'EnhancedNightmare' I don't like the positioning of the muffler, either. It kind of scared me away from motorizing my bike, seeing as how all the systems I've seen, use this kind of setup. I think I might try electric, instead. At least I won't have to worry about mufflers, then.
Thank you so much for this video. Just installed mine and you were a huge help. I'll post some video and some tips of my own soon. Again, thanks!
@mechaniczman64 It's made for a pocket bike which is 49cc so it didn't improve the performance of the engine, I just had one kicking around so I thought I'd try it on the bike.
I use only bronse ring on the gas valves :)
Respect from Russia.
@yourdailyguide get a new cable at walmart or sportckeck for a couple bucks and try getting a second chain tensioner and rigging it up to hold the chain off the frame
excellent video, easily the best and most detailed guide iv'e found so far and can generally be applied as a great guide for these types of motors in general.
Other than engaging/disengaging the clutch it's mostly just for show.
wow thank you for the video you did a " Excelent video " keep up the good work ,
you have been a BIG help to our family
Awesome vid. I wish you did not rush the end. The carb and throttle cable are the harder videos to find. As well, did you fit your chain intentionally before putting on the bracket?
@psychorider13 I made a few mistakes, who doesn't. Compare this to any other install videos and tell me how it was in comparison. This was extremely low budget work and my first ever installation video.
As for a dirt bike, I don't have anywhere close to ride, and cops in town seem content to allow me to zip around on these bike which go faster than the legal top speed in town anyways. If I drove a dirt bike in town I doubt they would appreciate it.
You don't show which wire you plug into which wires.
Bikeberry doesn't show it either.
No video shows which wires go into which wires from the cdi.
That Guy doesnt it say in the instructions it possibly came with
great job on the vid im looking into getting a kit for my son you made it look easy.
good for you though i hope your experience with them is better than mine was....they are pretty awesome when they do work though :D
@eduardosantacruz It sounds like not enough air is going into the engine. I have the same problem on my bike and I'm investigating fixes at the moment. One thing you can do is to put the carb on so there is a little bit of space where the carb bolts on. This will create a 'fresh air leek' which should give you bike an extra 10mph boost, however I don;t think this is good for the motor, and it certainly voids warranties. I'll do a video eventually on solving this problem.
@MultiNitro don't put the white wire to anything. Check out my written instructions on the daemonbikes website for the 2 stroke install and there are pictures of how to do the wiring.
they are 66cc
china includes combustion chamber in there calculations
the rest of the world uses bore and stroke only to calc.
well done
man i made 2 of these things and i always had one problem or another, they were fun but i only ended up getting like 200 miles at best out of one and then some catastrophic failure such as the engine flying off and burning my leg, when i tried to tighten it on both bike the mounts snapped, chains flew constantly, i had to make some janky adapter for the first bike to mount the engine with a socket as a spacer :D and then the throttle grip would never work just right.
@woodlandcammo27 On certain bikes you could do that, however you will need the tensioner on any mountain bike that requires a derailleur.
you hold the clutch in to disengage the the engine when you want to stop
they have these things these days, oh what are they called. Oh yeah a "chain tool" they work great you should try it.
yeah, if the clutch is engaged.
@importjunkie619 Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Very good video.
Very well done.
a chain breaker tool for a motorcycle chain should work.
im thinking about buying a kit like this for my mountain bike
+Bryan Reyes If it's a full suspension, you may need a rear friction drive kit instead.
@RCexperimental if you made a mistake on the voice over maybe you could use the annotation function on youtube to give people a heads up on the simple mistake? just a suggestion :)
not that i think the washer order will make a huge difference in all seriousness.
This is better then MotorVelo site cool vid dude should it watch this before lol.
The kit manufactuer could have the drive bolts fixed to the 3 cresent shaped metal pieces to ease installation. But overall their kit is decent, esp. sinve it is a kit.
What do you mean? Just pull the master link on the chain between the engine and back wheel, and it will come off the say way as any other bike..
good job man iwill do this work in summer iam from Egypt
I put 1 on my 29" cruiser
this is a valuable piece of knowledge; thanks bud