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Hello all,
Just thought I'd post a pic and a link to my current project. It's a motorized touring bike that i designed and built from scratch. The frame is 4130 steel, fillet brazed construction.
The drive system is a subaru EH035 mounted to a Staton 18.75:1 gearbox and driven through a left side crank. Yes, this means you have to pedal when using the engine (the engine acts like the stoker on a tandem) but since i like to pedal anyway, this isn't a problem.
At 6000 rpm this setup will give me my preferred 90rpm pedal cadence and a speed range of 4mph to 32mph depending on the gear i'm in. I just got the engine mounted up and running yesterday, so no word yet on how it rides. Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have it streetable. More pics on my blog here: http://practicalpedal.posterous.com
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4318979747_19367e5b15_b_d.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4318980573_5c23898f51_b_d.jpg
Just thought I'd post a pic and a link to my current project. It's a motorized touring bike that i designed and built from scratch. The frame is 4130 steel, fillet brazed construction.
The drive system is a subaru EH035 mounted to a Staton 18.75:1 gearbox and driven through a left side crank. Yes, this means you have to pedal when using the engine (the engine acts like the stoker on a tandem) but since i like to pedal anyway, this isn't a problem.
At 6000 rpm this setup will give me my preferred 90rpm pedal cadence and a speed range of 4mph to 32mph depending on the gear i'm in. I just got the engine mounted up and running yesterday, so no word yet on how it rides. Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have it streetable. More pics on my blog here: http://practicalpedal.posterous.com
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4318979747_19367e5b15_b_d.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4318980573_5c23898f51_b_d.jpg
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