dirtrider998
Active Member
Hi I'm finishing building my Tillotson 212 e-start stage 1 on a mega moto 212 frame. It came with a non-LED headlight but I didn't even bother installing it because I think I need a brighter LED, and will sell the non-LED on eBay as new.
The kit didn't come with a battery but there's terminal wires coming off the engine for one. I don't think there's a charging coil installed in the flywheel, nor the dual coil I think LED needs.
I don't want or need electric key start, I'm fine with just pulling the cord, so if it makes sense I might remove the electric start can-shaped starter motor and the key box and sell that on eBay but then I might need a regular on/off switch despite the handlebar has a switch wired for that but just in case I need to run the engine with it off the bike for repair or something later?
But if I want any light I still need a battery? If it's connected to a dual coil electric start engine will it basically keep charging the battery for me while it's riding?
I just want as simple as possible but don't really want to trickle charge the bike because it'll be stored in a shed without outlets. Is there's some sort of battery I can remove easily to charge in the garage? Even something like a lithium ion battery pack. On my bicycle I have a mounted 18650 LED flashlight which is pretty bright but not nearly bright enough for woods riding at night I'd need the power of like 5 of them and even if stacked together wouldn't really be bright in the center it'd be more spread out and not bright enough.
Just looking for the easiest simplest option. Would also like a light I can zoom/focal to make brighter more centered instead of spread out because I mostly want to see the narrow trails right in front of me. thank you.
The kit didn't come with a battery but there's terminal wires coming off the engine for one. I don't think there's a charging coil installed in the flywheel, nor the dual coil I think LED needs.
I don't want or need electric key start, I'm fine with just pulling the cord, so if it makes sense I might remove the electric start can-shaped starter motor and the key box and sell that on eBay but then I might need a regular on/off switch despite the handlebar has a switch wired for that but just in case I need to run the engine with it off the bike for repair or something later?
But if I want any light I still need a battery? If it's connected to a dual coil electric start engine will it basically keep charging the battery for me while it's riding?
I just want as simple as possible but don't really want to trickle charge the bike because it'll be stored in a shed without outlets. Is there's some sort of battery I can remove easily to charge in the garage? Even something like a lithium ion battery pack. On my bicycle I have a mounted 18650 LED flashlight which is pretty bright but not nearly bright enough for woods riding at night I'd need the power of like 5 of them and even if stacked together wouldn't really be bright in the center it'd be more spread out and not bright enough.
Just looking for the easiest simplest option. Would also like a light I can zoom/focal to make brighter more centered instead of spread out because I mostly want to see the narrow trails right in front of me. thank you.