Howdy everyone,
This looks like a knowledgeable site, I happened across it by chance when I was doing some Google searching on "motorized bicycle's" I didn't know there was such a following, I'm not new to motorized bikes, I bought a couple of them a few years ago, the electric cheap ones, they lasted a grand total of two camping trips before I got rid of them, they just fell apart, so I traded them off for some camping gear.
With the gas prices they way their going, I started thinking again about a motorized bike, I'm not new to bikes, I used to be into mountain biking, I've had Treks and Gary Fishers, but as I start to age, (45 now) I'm starting to think that there has to be an easer way, or a cheaper way to get around, whether it's a commute to work, or a fun afternoon just cruising around, or exploring the countryside on some of the camping trips I take, or maybe having something I can take in the boat and have something to ride when I moore at different destinations (I want to go explore the San Juan's this summer) so I thought that maybe I should be looking into building a motorized bike.
I've been snooping around the forums here for a couple of days, done some reading, lots of google searches, shopping on ebay, ect. ect. ect. And all that searching keeps bringing me back here.
I was going to buy one of the engine kits they sell on ebay, but after doing some reading, I'm finding that there's better and more reliable ways to go, I've been shopping over at "small engine Warehouse" thanks to a link I found here, and have been eye balling the Honda GXH50.
Once I get my ducks in a row, (and it looks like I have a few ducks to line up) I'll start another thread on "the build" not sure yet what I'm going to do, or exactly what I want, so I'm in for some more reading. I'll be asking questions as I go, and it looks like you folks know your stuff, so I'll be drilling for answers, and share what I know along the way.
I'm not new to forums, but I am new to this one, just to give you a little back ground, I do have some varied hobbies, I belong to a camping forum, a Jeep forum, a model airplane forum, and a boating forum, I enjoy all these hobbies, so I'm equally excited about building a motorized bike.
one more thing I left out, I'm in Oregon, I think that should just about cover the introduction
Thanks for a great site, Stuart
This looks like a knowledgeable site, I happened across it by chance when I was doing some Google searching on "motorized bicycle's" I didn't know there was such a following, I'm not new to motorized bikes, I bought a couple of them a few years ago, the electric cheap ones, they lasted a grand total of two camping trips before I got rid of them, they just fell apart, so I traded them off for some camping gear.
With the gas prices they way their going, I started thinking again about a motorized bike, I'm not new to bikes, I used to be into mountain biking, I've had Treks and Gary Fishers, but as I start to age, (45 now) I'm starting to think that there has to be an easer way, or a cheaper way to get around, whether it's a commute to work, or a fun afternoon just cruising around, or exploring the countryside on some of the camping trips I take, or maybe having something I can take in the boat and have something to ride when I moore at different destinations (I want to go explore the San Juan's this summer) so I thought that maybe I should be looking into building a motorized bike.
I've been snooping around the forums here for a couple of days, done some reading, lots of google searches, shopping on ebay, ect. ect. ect. And all that searching keeps bringing me back here.
I was going to buy one of the engine kits they sell on ebay, but after doing some reading, I'm finding that there's better and more reliable ways to go, I've been shopping over at "small engine Warehouse" thanks to a link I found here, and have been eye balling the Honda GXH50.
Once I get my ducks in a row, (and it looks like I have a few ducks to line up) I'll start another thread on "the build" not sure yet what I'm going to do, or exactly what I want, so I'm in for some more reading. I'll be asking questions as I go, and it looks like you folks know your stuff, so I'll be drilling for answers, and share what I know along the way.
I'm not new to forums, but I am new to this one, just to give you a little back ground, I do have some varied hobbies, I belong to a camping forum, a Jeep forum, a model airplane forum, and a boating forum, I enjoy all these hobbies, so I'm equally excited about building a motorized bike.
one more thing I left out, I'm in Oregon, I think that should just about cover the introduction
Thanks for a great site, Stuart
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