Update on my little Rusi Korak

Hello folks, just a little update on my Korak. It's been like nearly eight months since I had this little bike. Granted, it's not my daily ride... but for something not sold by a major brand, it is still going strong.

It's not perfect, that's already a given  for a cheap bike from China, and bits and pieces got loosened along the way. The horn went silent after a few days. A brief sleuthing and the culprit was revealed, a loose contact due to a too short wire. You get a longer wire but a friend simply did some bending and voila! Contact was back on.

And the bolts, man! That little bike can shake, specially at maximum revving, and who really wants to go crawling along at 50KHP on a Korak? If something can turn loose, it will turn loose. It pays to have a mechanic tighten all the nuts and bolts. Cough up the 200.00 pesos plus tips. Peace of mind is without value. Squirt some shoe glue for good measure where applicable.

I lost one of the fancy bolts holding the pipe to the engine. Replaced it with a tempered one with a lock washer and two nuts. That was six months ago and the whole fix kept its integrity. No more regular tightening.

The only things I changed was replace the side mirrors with low profile ones for pogi points and the front sprocket with a high-speed one to minimize the vibration at top speed. A plus benefit is that my Korak can now do 75KPH at flat stretches and downhill.

A bit of caution for those who are planning to squeeze maximum speed from the tiny bike, the stock fat wheels are not grippers. Be careful when there are some sand or loose gravel on the road  or on wet asphalt.

I've already ridden the Korak on mountain jaunts. It can hold its own going up winding paved roads just don't expect extra burst of power for over-taking. I also brought the bike on trail last summer. I was all smile but it was easily snagged by tufts of grasses and low-growing shrubbery.

After eight months, I can confirm that what it lacks in stature, the Korak more than made it up in fun.

No regrets.