Built this thing last summer just for fun and had an amazing time with it. It's a friction drive setup i made, but i can lift the motor with a hand lever like a clutch on a motorcycle. No pedaling required, it just goes and works perfectly, hardly wears the tire. Everything is easy to take apart for servicing.
Got it ready for the summer, put 27kms on it saturday. Calculated my average fuel economy for the day and i got 3.125L/100kms about 80ish MPG. Should get better on fuel once it warms up and since i got a slipping problem solved.
Everybody asks why i used such a small bike, im not a big guy, i fit on it very well, its very comfortable, light, i can throw it in my trunk, and its funny. my buddy built one also and we just have a blast. The do about 35km/h when tuned for the weather.
enjoy
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2979.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2977.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2975.jpg
Thank you Dollarama for the headlights and the new fuel tank!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2980.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2982.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2988.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2987.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2991.jpg
The clutching mechanism
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2989.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2984.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2995.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2992.jpg
Got it ready for the summer, put 27kms on it saturday. Calculated my average fuel economy for the day and i got 3.125L/100kms about 80ish MPG. Should get better on fuel once it warms up and since i got a slipping problem solved.
Everybody asks why i used such a small bike, im not a big guy, i fit on it very well, its very comfortable, light, i can throw it in my trunk, and its funny. my buddy built one also and we just have a blast. The do about 35km/h when tuned for the weather.
enjoy
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2979.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2977.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2975.jpg
Thank you Dollarama for the headlights and the new fuel tank!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2980.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2982.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2988.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2987.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2991.jpg
The clutching mechanism
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2989.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2984.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2995.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/elcam/IMG_2992.jpg
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