Big Red
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Horsepower.
Two gross brake horsepower. Right from DMV website.
Thanks,
Big Red.
San Jose, Ca.
Two gross brake horsepower. Right from DMV website.
Thanks,
Big Red.
San Jose, Ca.
Good setup for mostly manual pedaling?
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Sears, Bug Bike , Aqua Bug, Taz were all named kits for a front wheel drive bike kit. There were 2 models & the latter one had a clutch. Good quality motors ! You can find those used, sometimes, in your price range . This would give you added power to use occasionally up steep hills.
buzbikebklyn1
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Friction kit, I agree would be the easiest way to go for what hes looking for.
The Island Hopper bicycle Viper drive kit retails for about $380.00 with a Honda GX31cc 4 stroke.
http://www.americanchaindrive.com/
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The Island Hopper bicycle Viper drive kit retails for about $380.00 with a Honda GX31cc 4 stroke.
http://www.americanchaindrive.com/
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Another vote for the Staton friction drive with the R/S EHO35 motor. I bike 11 miles in each morning on pedal power alone. I honestly can't tell any extra weight, since the kit puts all the weight on the rear wheel. I fire it up for the ride home. I started with the 7/8 roller which was a max speed around 20, but strong. I pedal up hills at half effort now that I got the 1.25 roller at about 26. If you are willing to put some work in helping the motor (which you clearly are), you get the most options with a friction drive kit.
I love mine. Still going through the tread "double time", but worth it for the now "enjoyable" ride back home in 95 degree weather. I wouln't dream of using the motor in the morning though. Need my exercise. Way home, different story. I have 3 big hills to conquer
TD
I love mine. Still going through the tread "double time", but worth it for the now "enjoyable" ride back home in 95 degree weather. I wouln't dream of using the motor in the morning though. Need my exercise. Way home, different story. I have 3 big hills to conquer
TD
Happy Valley
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Another vote for the Staton friction drive with the R/S EHO35 motor. I bike 11 miles in each morning on pedal power alone. I honestly can't tell any extra weight, since the kit puts all the weight on the rear wheel. I fire it up for the ride home. I started with the 7/8 roller which was a max speed around 20, but strong. I pedal up hills at half effort now that I got the 1.25 roller at about 26. If you are willing to put some work in helping the motor (which you clearly are), you get the most options with a friction drive kit.
I love mine. Still going through the tread "double time", but worth it for the now "enjoyable" ride back home in 95 degree weather. I wouln't dream of using the motor in the morning though. Need my exercise. Way home, different story. I have 3 big hills to conquer
TD
That's a classic example of what motorized bicycling is all about, bet you're staying in good shape too.
Happy Valley
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The DE setup is nice, I have one. That said though I never thought it a whole lot of trouble in practice to dismount to lift the drive off the tire. Just sayin'
Happy Valley
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Exactly how I put it E. I tell people going up a hill w/the motor is like pedaling on level ground, lol.
Sounds like you want an electric setup.
ALL the cheap gas-engine setups are poor at hill-climbing, but all the electric setups are pretty good at it. Electric motors deliver their maximum torque at zero RPMs, which is what you want for hill-climbing. Gas engines are the opposite, delivering max torque at high RPMs--and going up a hill, often you have the situation where the gas engine never gets into its higher RPMs, so you end up pedaling up hills, and just letting the gas engine pull you around on the flat sections.
Also it doesn't sound like you're interested in riding dozens of miles under engine power alone, so the shorter range of a electric isn't much of a disadvantage.
Add in the fact that electric kits are by far easier to add to nearly any bike (if you use a front hub motor) and they're a very hard combination of features to beat.
About the only downside is that the prices for the higher-end batteries are pretty astonishing, but you can start with cheaper ones and upgrade as your budget or needs permit.
