Pit Bike Engine’s – Manual or Semi Automatic
I’m going to be buying a CRF50 style pit bike engine (probably a lifan)…. but need help deciding if I should get semi auto or manual clutch.
I have no problem operating a regular motorcycle…. only issue is that this wont have a footbrake, so there would need to be two lever’s on the left handlebar for the rear brake and clutch if I went with a manual.
Because of that I would just say screw it and get the automatic, but because I’ve never had one I’m concerned its going to be too much of a compromise or there’s some idiosyncrasy I’m not aware of with the semi auto’s because I cant find much info on their operation.
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It’s not that it wouldn’t have the footbrake, its that it wouldn’t be usable in my application (pedals get in the way).
Have you ever used a semi automatic engined dirt bike? Lose anything with it?
I am a little confused on the foot brake thing YN…. I haven’t seen a manual
tranny bike without a foot brake… It is just Lifan that comes that way? I see
a CRF70 on ebay that has a manual tranny and it clearly has a foot brake in
the picture…. I can not really remember seeing a 50cc bike with a manual
tranny either… All of the ones I have seen are semi auto…
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Have you ever used a semi automatic engined dirt bike? Lose anything with it?
Gotcha… We have had plenty semi autos and the only thing is that it is
harder to pop a wheelie, and it can be a little hard to get rolling again if you
stop on a steep incline with an automatic… As far as ease of use, the
automatic has to get the nod…. They are putting 110cc motors on the 50cc
frames so I would opt for the larger motor…