New from San Diego (Clairemont)

[MikeSpies]

Hi guys!!!

I'm real excited to be on here. Can't afford to drive my 15 MPG Jeep all thr time, so I did a simple google search and here I am!

Havn't done any searching yet, but I'm hoping to get my big downhill bike fitted, disk brakes and 6" suspension

I would love to meet up with some more SD folks and get this thing going.

-Mike

 

[victortrav]

hey hello im another noob from SD havent started yet but i filled up my civic at 4.35 a gallon something different has got to happen

 

[MikeSpies]

I looked through the picture thread and settled into what I think I want to do.

I think I'm going with a friction drive, chainsaw engine, setup.

I will probably do all the work myself (machine shop at school).

It will be rear mounted with a small rack built on top. I want to look into reducing noise by putting some sort of baffled muffler on the exhaust (ideas?) I dug through the chainsaw/friction drive thread and looked at gear ratios a bit.

At WOT I'm aiming for about 35 mph or less. Any idea about how friction drive bikes climb hills?

It will have a lever system for engine engagement (prob. spring loaded) and throttle going to the front bars.

I'm aiming to spend less than $80, but I'm not afraid to drop a little more coin.

Any thoughts on my plans?