kodex
New Member
Hello all,
I put together a Happy Time kit a few years ago and ran into a coworker recently who did the same. We're both of the impression that there could be a market for a high-quality, fully-assembled 2-stroke gas bicycle. Our concept would be a throwback to the turn-of-the-century cycles that made our town (Milwaukee) famous.
We intend to engineer the engine and rest of the powertrain from the ground up. We've done a bit of investigation and have found that a 50-state legal bike would need to be 50cc and direct injected to pass emission standards. These are technical obstacles that we both already have the skills to overcome. So what I need is some feedback on the types of features that you would expect to see in a production vehicle.
- What kind of range would you want?
- Would you want the bike to have interesting exhaust note or be as quiet as possible?
- Should we stick with the old school aesthetics or consider a modern approach?
- Would you use features such as a power port for accessories or USB charging?
- Do you mind working a clutch, or should this be fully automatic?
These are a few of the questions that we are hoping to get feedback on. If you have any other initial thoughts, I would love to hear them!
Thanks a lot,
Steve
I put together a Happy Time kit a few years ago and ran into a coworker recently who did the same. We're both of the impression that there could be a market for a high-quality, fully-assembled 2-stroke gas bicycle. Our concept would be a throwback to the turn-of-the-century cycles that made our town (Milwaukee) famous.
We intend to engineer the engine and rest of the powertrain from the ground up. We've done a bit of investigation and have found that a 50-state legal bike would need to be 50cc and direct injected to pass emission standards. These are technical obstacles that we both already have the skills to overcome. So what I need is some feedback on the types of features that you would expect to see in a production vehicle.
- What kind of range would you want?
- Would you want the bike to have interesting exhaust note or be as quiet as possible?
- Should we stick with the old school aesthetics or consider a modern approach?
- Would you use features such as a power port for accessories or USB charging?
- Do you mind working a clutch, or should this be fully automatic?
These are a few of the questions that we are hoping to get feedback on. If you have any other initial thoughts, I would love to hear them!
Thanks a lot,
Steve