Its a whole lot less headache!

 

Yeah a new motor is the most reliable route since your bottom end is in unknown shape. Then you can rebuild the top end on the one you have when you get time and you've got a spare in case.

 

Quick question the motor that im looking at buying is air cooled and the motor i have has has oil cooler, can this part be interchanged or does the whole head have to be swapped? I would like to keep the oil cooler if possible. Thanks for replies.

The Lifan 125 motor im looking at


My current motor with the oil cooler connector bolts pictured

 

Also having a hard time finding a motor with the bottom mount starter, if anyone has a link please send it my way, thanks.

 

I think it can be done. Check out the pitbike forums for adding an oilcooler. I am almost 100% positive you don't have to swap the heads. I don't think you'll find many with a bottom starter.
Check out this forum, lots of good info on the brand and few guys who actually have their kids race them:
http://www.exriders.com/vbb/forumdis...s=&forumid=133

 

thanks for the link, lots of good info

 

It's where I got most of my info when I had mine.

 

Some updates, just movin along slowly but surely. My son wanted a different color so i decided to have him help me paint it for a good father son project, just have to finish the front plastics, also gonna do the front guard, handlebars, and nerfs green as well. We started adding some decals as well.

I was thinking of going bigger on the motor, possibly a 150CC. What motors would you recomend for a decent price, keep in mind my son is not racing.

 

Looking good. Is your son a seasoned rider? If not then, maybe the engine is good until his ridding skills improve. My son has a Eton 90R which easily can take on a 250lb rider. I think most performance gain and loss is in the gearing more than the size of the engine. I'm not an expert but that is just my guess.

 

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