Ode
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Ciao! to all the Motored Bike builders and enthusiasts everywhere!
I bought my Nantung Jiali kit from GasBike.net back in January, but didn't get it all sorted out to fit my Murray "alley-find" bike until about 1 1/4 hours before the "Mods vs. Rockers" bike show here in Chicago last month. Bingo! The crowd voted me "Best Mo-ped", so I got off to a great start!
I've been commuting the 20-22 miles round-trip to work every day since then, and aside from the vibration cracking, dislodging or rendering inoperative various components on the bike, it's an absolute "hoot" to ride! Everywhere people smile when they see it, or even stop me in traffic to ask questions, like the CTA bus driver and the other regular folks have at stop lights waiting for the light to change. So far, only one pompous fool in a huge SUV has yelled at me to "Get out of the way!..." (Ok, fool, you got it!)
I'm presently addressing the vibration problem by modifying the motor mounts, though the clutch wobbling 30-thou at the perimeter is going to be difficult to eliminate and getting the rear sprocket perfectly centered on the hub with that "goober" ex-tire-sidewall, rubber sandwich is an "iffy" thing.
Lights!...I need lights!...I've just succeeded in literally melting a 6 volt, plastic bicycle generator, so I'm looking with interest at my "white wire", but know an alternate voltage source is the real answer.
...and the noise!...way too much noise!...but it's more fun than the proverbial "barrel of monkeys" and way more easy on the wallet than any other motorized vehicle option I can think of!
Is it a bicycle?...is it a low-powered motorcycle?...it is a "Transformer" seemingly happy in both worlds, worlds I'm very happy to be part of!...Let's Ride!
Ode
I bought my Nantung Jiali kit from GasBike.net back in January, but didn't get it all sorted out to fit my Murray "alley-find" bike until about 1 1/4 hours before the "Mods vs. Rockers" bike show here in Chicago last month. Bingo! The crowd voted me "Best Mo-ped", so I got off to a great start!
I've been commuting the 20-22 miles round-trip to work every day since then, and aside from the vibration cracking, dislodging or rendering inoperative various components on the bike, it's an absolute "hoot" to ride! Everywhere people smile when they see it, or even stop me in traffic to ask questions, like the CTA bus driver and the other regular folks have at stop lights waiting for the light to change. So far, only one pompous fool in a huge SUV has yelled at me to "Get out of the way!..." (Ok, fool, you got it!)
I'm presently addressing the vibration problem by modifying the motor mounts, though the clutch wobbling 30-thou at the perimeter is going to be difficult to eliminate and getting the rear sprocket perfectly centered on the hub with that "goober" ex-tire-sidewall, rubber sandwich is an "iffy" thing.
Lights!...I need lights!...I've just succeeded in literally melting a 6 volt, plastic bicycle generator, so I'm looking with interest at my "white wire", but know an alternate voltage source is the real answer.
...and the noise!...way too much noise!...but it's more fun than the proverbial "barrel of monkeys" and way more easy on the wallet than any other motorized vehicle option I can think of!
Is it a bicycle?...is it a low-powered motorcycle?...it is a "Transformer" seemingly happy in both worlds, worlds I'm very happy to be part of!...Let's Ride!
Ode
