Gas/electric in frame project started

Professor i think its only a matter of time in our area that they crack down on gas bikes but if a subaru robin which i now have only was used to charge batteries you could stop every 30-40 miles in a comfortable area ( which i do anyway) fire it up while stationary get charged shut it of cover engine( so they dont think that is propelling you) and away we go. i think ill have to reinvent my wheels !
 
Really great idea there Robin! But what batterys can go that far? Not mine for sure. And I think, as long as you are not moving it would be quite OK.
 
Professor i think its only a matter of time in our area that they crack down on gas bikes but if a subaru robin which i now have only was used to charge batteries you could stop every 30-40 miles in a comfortable area ( which i do anyway) fire it up while stationary get charged shut it of cover engine( so they dont think that is propelling you) and away we go. i think ill have to reinvent my wheels !

Good idea, especially with the improving battery technology. That was kind of my original idea when I did my trailer mount hybrid set up, but the range vs recharge time wasn't practical. I just ran it continuously as long as nobody complained. With some of the batteries coming out now, it would be worth a try again. I think as long as the charger has to be plougged in, and it is removable from the trailer, it just becomes cargo, and the gas part doesn't apply. Almost any judge would have to agree, and the police would have to use some imagination to arrest you for charging your batteries at a stand still. I mean, what is the difference if you run a charger or plug into an outlet....it is still an electric bike. You are bringing your charger with you either way.

Professor, I like your muffler. Exhaust seems to be the biggest problem with that engine...it just comes out in an inconvenient place.
 
Gas/electric in frame project

Professor i think its only a matter of time in our area that they crack down on gas bikes but if a subaru robin which i now have only was used to charge batteries you could stop every 30-40 miles in a comfortable area ( which i do anyway) fire it up while stationary get charged shut it of cover engine( so they dont think that is propelling you) and away we go. i think ill have to reinvent my wheels !

I expect we'll see crack downs all over the country eventually, I also believe that the main reason will be that a few idiots will roar around making as much noise as possible and/or speeding. We can hope that our efforts to educate the public about our bikes will have a positive influence on laws being passed. I hear a lot more noisy motorcycles and car stereos than I do bicycles. My snowblower and lawnmower make more noise. Hmmm I wonder about a discrimination claim? I live in Milwaukee, WI, home of the mighty Harley Davidson, there are thousands of them in our streets so my bike shouldn't be heard over that roar. Last year the number one complaint to the police here was noise from booming stereos, not bikes of any kind. Noise ordinances have been only partly effective. Woody
 
I expect we'll see crack downs all over the country eventually, I also believe that the main reason will be that a few idiots will roar around making as much noise as possible and/or speeding. We can hope that our efforts to educate the public about our bikes will have a positive influence on laws being passed. I hear a lot more noisy motorcycles and car stereos than I do bicycles. My snowblower and lawnmower make more noise. Hmmm I wonder about a discrimination claim? I live in Milwaukee, WI, home of the mighty Harley Davidson, there are thousands of them in our streets so my bike shouldn't be heard over that roar. Last year the number one complaint to the police here was noise from booming stereos, not bikes of any kind. Noise ordinances have been only partly effective. Woody

Yep, people tend to be more accepting of "normal". Unusual tends to stimulate the mind whether positively or negatively. We need more MAB's....at least two in every pot...uh garage. :giggle:
 
Denny- on the muffler, I mounted the engine so the cyliner area would go UP and forward in the frame to get it away from my knees and feet as much as possible (not knowing exactly how room I really need).
If the engine were spun 180 -like a normal belt or chain drive, the stock exhaust would be pointed perfectly back and would only need a stub attached to a pipe to route it rearward.
I would have loved to do that, utilizing the stock muff + another one I would add for super quietness. But did not want to risk having the engine too far back toward me.

One big feature of this engine is, I think that it will make enough juice at a very fast idle to do the charging. A 2 stroke could never do that.
 
You can turn the head around on a 2-stroke and put carb in front and muffler on the rear. And i wouldnt underestimate a 2-stroke with it comes to power and rpms.
 
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