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Alienbaby17

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...I'll do as requested.:D

I'm Jay, 36 and live in Minneapolis. I'm heavilly into the old car scene and have a couple old Fords that I roll around town in quite a bit. I love old things in general and specifically fixing up and tinkering with old contraptions, machines, and what have you.

What brings me to this site was that I was at a car show this weekend and saw some guys zipping around the parking lot on some old motorized bicycles. I thought they looked wicked cool and fun so I was asking the guys about them. Some initial questioning yielded a recommendation of this website so I'm here to learn as much as I can.

I'm not sure how quickly I'd actually get around to building anything and have my hands full with a few other projects (couple of 50+ year old Fords, teardrop trailer project and a kitchen remodel) but I've learned over the years that it's better to do the research BEFORE throwing time and $$$ around so that's what I'm here for.

Thanks for having me.

Jay
 
i built cars first too. these dont take near the time or $$$.... so dont be so quick to rule one out in the near future.

any pictures of the teardrop? I have one and i love it. the wife and i are taking it cross country in about a week and a half. i pull it with my jeep.


welcome to the site.

spend some time and look around, there are a ton of good people and lots o' stuff to look at too. if you have any questions feel free to ask.

for the record... we do read these things.
 
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Hi Jay, most of these introductions receive a reply and a welcome!
This is a great bunch to be with.
Welcome to Motoredbikes!
 
Welcome to the site!
If you like tinkering on things, you will get alot of enjoyment out of a Motorized Bicycle.
 
Thanks for the welcome!

Here's a picture of the teardrop.

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Sadly, it's been in this state of near-completion for about 2 years. We had to move it before we finished it and the only place we could safely store it was in our home garage. So now it's tucked in there so tightly we can't even get at it to work on. I'd love to get it finsihed this summer though.

I also think I might have found a bike that could work. I found this in the basement and am evaluating it's potential to work for this type of project.
Thoughts?

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Looks like a good frame for a basic HT set up. I'm not fond of those little screamers, but they are a good, cheap way to get introduced to the hobby. Plenty of room in that frame for the engine, from that pic.
 
I also think I might have found a bike that could work. I found this in the basement and am evaluating it's potential to work for this type of project.
Thoughts?

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Welcome to MBc.
That bike looks very similar to one I have. It would be a great first build. Looking at mine there would not be any modification to mount the motor. That is a plus.
Do you happen to know what make and model it is?
 
That's cool little teardrop. Did you build it on a Harbor Freight trailer?
That bike looks very well suited for motorization. You could attach any kind of engine or electric motor kit to it.
 
The bike is an Armstrong which I have since learned was made by Raleigh. I'm a little concerned that the skinny tires may not be great at speed.

The teardrop is built on a HF trailer base. It's surprisingly well made although I did upgrade all of the hardware to grade 5 or better.

Jay
 
The bike is an Armstrong which I have since learned was made by Raleigh. I'm a little concerned that the skinny tires may not be great at speed.


Jay

My brother takes his bike to speeds around the 50 mph range..he is a purist...it involves hills and pedal power, but he had not had problems.....
I wonder if a good search here will give more info. I will search if you will.
Before I search let me say that i do believe that the tires will hold up to sustained speeds of 20+ MPH, but not greater than 40 MPH (again, sustained). The biggest problem will be comfort and handling.
 
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