chefbuzz
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Hello Folks,
I have been looking into building a motorized bike for about two weeks now ever since I saw a guy in town (Ann Arbor, Michigan) with one. He had a chain mounted engine with a frame mounted gas tank.
The question is Chain mounts and friction drives????
I am leaning toward the friction drive side because it looks really easy to install and I am not very mechanical. I also like the idea that I can move the friction wheel off the tire to ride the bike normally. The drawback seemed to be less power on hills. Ann Arbor is a little hilly and I weight 220.
I am looking into the 50cc titan from http://thatsdax.com/
or
http://www.bikemotorparts.com/kit.html
I am a newbie to all of this and I was hoping for some advise and feedback between the pro's and con's of a friction drive motor bikes.
Thanks
B
I have been looking into building a motorized bike for about two weeks now ever since I saw a guy in town (Ann Arbor, Michigan) with one. He had a chain mounted engine with a frame mounted gas tank.
The question is Chain mounts and friction drives????
I am leaning toward the friction drive side because it looks really easy to install and I am not very mechanical. I also like the idea that I can move the friction wheel off the tire to ride the bike normally. The drawback seemed to be less power on hills. Ann Arbor is a little hilly and I weight 220.
I am looking into the 50cc titan from http://thatsdax.com/
or
http://www.bikemotorparts.com/kit.html
I am a newbie to all of this and I was hoping for some advise and feedback between the pro's and con's of a friction drive motor bikes.
Thanks
B