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04-28-2011, 08:57 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 17
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looking at Melex, advice please
There is a gas melex for sale not running but very cheap. I have no knowledge of Melex, parts availability, expense etc.
I haven't seen it yet and have no idea what it is except it's 4 wheel not 3 Fill me in please |
04-28-2011, 09:28 PM | #2 |
Gone Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chesterfield, Va
Posts: 6,021
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Re: looking at Melex, advice please
Ouch!, How cheap is cheap?
You can make things happen with it if it's all there. Some parts are hard to get or not available. |
04-28-2011, 09:34 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 17
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Re: looking at Melex, advice please
100 buks
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04-28-2011, 09:52 PM | #4 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 73,356
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Re: looking at Melex, advice please
might be too much... parts are not available they were ezgo knock offs but no parts interchanged reliably. Look for a cart from one of the 3 major makers. If you pay 3 times that..... it might be cheaper.
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04-28-2011, 10:20 PM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 17
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Re: looking at Melex, advice please
3 times that would be stealing if it were a Yamaha, EZGO etc.
See, this is why I ask questions Thanks, guys JohnF |
04-29-2011, 12:43 AM | #6 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: california
Posts: 151
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Re: looking at Melex, advice please
Some observation about the Melex (I ahve one):
1. US$100 is not much. Grab it. (You can always part the cart for parts. I need a clutch for my Melex, by the way.) 2. It is the easiest cart to "lift". In fact, you simply put 22" tires with very litle modification, if at all. Look at the wheel clearances! 3. What original parts do you really need? Belts? Buy automotive belt or adjust the engine mounting (relative to the secondary clutch) and use a Yamaha, EZGO or Clubcar belt whichever is appropriate. 4. You can replace the engine with a Honda, Briggs, Ezgo 350 cc, you name it. Go big block. 5. Cables? EZGO brake cables will work. F/R cables? EZGO again. In short, be imaginative. |
07-07-2011, 06:54 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Hampton, VA
Posts: 503
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Re: looking at Melex, advice please
Neighbor has a Melex with a 13 horse Briggs, runs good and easy to work on. Only hard parts are lifts and maybe the control switch for the starting circuit, otherwise just about anything else can be made to work. 21" tires and stock she does about 22mph. Runs nice and rides smooth.
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