MMRanch wrote on 12/09/13 at 12:37:28:better.
I realize they are Chinese 250s, but those motors are cheap to replace and some of them are actually bullet proof, that's why i'm asking if anyone has dealt with or actually seen one. I actually have a dealer about 3 miles down the
I've got a china 250 four/wheeler and the motor looks the same. It is bullet proof. It got good tork but not much top-end ,
I'd go for the TU250 , if anything. But Why do AnyThing ? You'll never find better than the S-40. So , ... get a roadking seat , cut that nose off it and tuck it perty , rivit some mounting brackets on it to match the S-40's, then add some shocks to get it up off the ground .
Yes, I got on face book and was talking to a lot of the CCW folks, they are like the savage/s40 group.... dedicated to the greatness of the small frame single piston engine. But the Heist (bobber ccw), looses power in the hills and in windy conditions, great for country roads, but not interslab.
I am probably going to buy a used savage, (been offered one, will take him up on it when Harley sells) and strip it down to nothing (motor and frame) and look for plastic fender replacements, aluminum brackets and mounts...ect...ect.... skim it to its lightest possible weight.
And then, I will make brackets and add-on capabilities to travel that will be removable at the destination so it will become a light weight around towner again.
I realize the savage is already considered a light weight girly bike, but with my disability I want it lighter yet and will strive to get it "right". Like I have said many times before.... I still haven't found that comfortable sneaker that I would refuse to stop wearing.....