Who is over 200 lbs who rides a 3 hp motor?

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Mingidrums

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I have a fox banshee with briggs 3 hp flathead motor. I give it a slight push then twist the throttle and it goes. I weigh 220 lbs. Am I ok, I don't want to kill the clutch. I heard it's ok for me to roll it initially to overcome inertia. I was thinking of getting a briggs 5 hp flathead but not sure if I want to go through all that. My gear ratio is approx 8-72.
 
mustangfrank

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Yeah, I'm still puttering around on a BC-1100 w/ a 2.5hp and my 240lbs of USDA Prime Man, lol. Same thing, I just give a push-off or two so I don't load the little engine or clutch too much. Damn mini will rattle my teeth bad until it gets up to speed if I don't.

Your post reminded me I need to go to storage and swap it for a 5hp mini or a Predator equipped I have for my summer rider.
 
Minimichael

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Now, rather than respond here (in his own thread), this guy is DM'ing me about how much I weigh, asking me directly for personal identifying information.

Scammer.
 
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Mingidrums

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Why is this an issue. You run a 3 hp motor and seem happy with it. Doesn't ones weight make a difference. Innocent question with no mal intent. No scammer here. Can't assume the worst from people. I'm trying to learn.
 
Harquebus

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Count your teeth (on the bike, not your mouth). Don’t just guess, get a Sharpie marker and put a dot on the tooth you start counting on. The numbers matter, a lot. Then you can plug your numbers into a speed calculator:

https://www.gokartguide.com/gear-ratio-chart-speed-calculator/

Says it’s go kart but it works for minibikes as well.

8 and 72 nets a horrible 9:1 gear ratio. Top speed at 3600 revs is dismal if all this is true. :oops:
 
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