New Felt Slater Build With Honda Gc160 Motor

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Hello, I'm Vintech59,

Obviously New To This Forum And Motorized Bicycles. My Brother Got Me Hooked On These Bikes And I Ended Up Building This Bike (2011 Felt Slater), For The Last 3 Months With The Help Of Cad/cam And Cnc Machines. I'm Using A Honda Gc160 Motor Mounted Vertically (and Level) By Cutting Out A 4" Section Of The Center Seat Post Tube, And Installing A "billet" Aluminum Section Which Doubles As A Bearing Support For The Gtc Cvt Unit It Runs. I'll Keep Some More Photos Coming If You Guys Want To See More.

Thanks!
 

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Welcome to the forum. You obviously have design and machining skills with what I see so far. I don't see any welding on the frame which is probably a very good thing avoiding the need for heat re-treating, if I'm assuming correctly it's aluminum. I think Felt went to steel on that model in 2012.

Is it a race bike for the track or use on the street and if the later I'm curious what the legal status of a bike like will be in your area? Also, if you're going to have pedals on it, scooter or motorcycle? It seems like pushing well the limit of a motored bicycle.
 
Yes, This Bike Was Built To Race And Hopefully Will Function Well, All Billet Parts Are Machined From Solid 6061-t6 Aluminum For Good Weight To Strength Ratios.
 
vintech59 said:
Yes, This Bike Was Built To Race And Hopefully Will Function Well, All Billet Parts Are Machined From Solid 6061-t6 Aluminum For Good Weight To Strength Ratios.
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I am blown away by your build! Very impressive and matches
those high quality Felt motor mounts that you and your brother make.

You got #78 so see you at the Grange race track in April. You are
going to have so much fun racing in the fast growing 4 stroke class!

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More Shots Of My Felt Slater With Gc160 Bike

Been Working On The Slater Intensely The Past Couple Weeks, Here Is How It Looks Today.
 

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That's a really tight fit!
I love all the details that you have made like how the
fuel valve comes out sideways.
Can't wait to see it up close at the race.
 
Hi Vin, that is a very beautiful bike but I have a couple of questions

Beautiful bike Vin! what mounting kit did you purchase to mount the gc160 ? and I see that you used a vertical gc160 but isn't it more standard to use a horizontal for a bicycle ? I thought it was, I'm just asking because I am about to purchase the same engine any information would be a great help' thank you.
 
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