hello from NC

[bodhi]

Hello everyone


I have just moved to Wilmington NC and I am sharing a car with my girlfriend currently. I have a job and she is looking for a job so we are looking into another vehicle so that we can both get to work. I have a recumbent trike that i used to love to ride back and forth to work when my comute was only 20 miles round trip. Now that I live farther from work and the roads have less of a paved shoulder I am thinking of putting a motor on my bike. I have been reading this forum and doing all the research I can online. I have been considering getting a Staton chain drive with a 35 or 50 cc motor. I need to read more to figure out which size will best suit my needs. My trike is a green speed gto. It has a cromoly frame and is made for heavy touring so I am leaning more toward the 50cc for it's HP but I also want it to get the best gas mileage possible. Thats about it for intros.


Be Well ~Bodhi

 

[bluegoatwoods]

Hello bodhi. Welcome aboard.

I'm no authority, but I'll bet the difference in gas economy between the two will be negligible. (Did I spell that right? It looks funny. Oh well...)

I'd be more concerned with what sounds like a situation where you are right in traffic, on a fairly wide machine, but not able to keep up. there's some danger there.

so you might wanna consider a two-wheeler. but if you drive your recumbent wisely you can probably make it work.

In either case, get her motored. You won't regret it.

 

[Donald M. Haney]

Welcome!

Steer all curious onlookers to this site, so they may have the benefit of all the experience gathered by the members. Keeps people from wasting their money on something from a rip-off artist, or getting into something over their head, etc.

Have fun!

Don

 

[bodhi]

Thanks for the advice blue goat and don. I look forward to getting this project underway. I have been checking out my local bike shops seeing who will be able to make me the custom rear wheel. Wilmington seems like a pretty bike friendly place. Thanks for the warm welcome.

Be well

 

[Alaskavan]

Welcome to MBc. With either engine, you should be in the neighborhood of 150 mpg. I'd advise you go for the Honda 50cc, should provide plenty of reliable power.