Harvey
New Member
I finally got all the parts: a bike, a BMP kit and a Honda GX35 motor.
Since it was on sale at REI, I got a Feedback Sport Mechanic Repair Stand.
The stand is great for working on bikes.
Anyway, I assembled the bike in the house and my wife was not too happy about it. The BMP kit is very well made and easy to install. I put a cheap Cat Eye cycle computer on.
I live in the city and have no garage. I do have a storage room where I keep my bicycles and wanted to bring my new creation there.
I keep my 2005 FJR in that room for the winter. It stays outside under a Dowco cover all Summer. Getting that FJR out of that room is like launching the Queen Mary. I pulled it out today to make room for the new motorized bicycle which I can keep gassed up. Although I keep it on a Battery Tender, the five-year-old battery was dead. I had to go and buy a new battery. In the process of changing the battery, I did the usual "drop a part down the innards of the bike never to be found again". There goes the time I wanted to spend playing with my new toy! The dog wanted to go for a walk. Clients picked that time to call, the sun goes down and it's all over. I didn't even get that part that I dropped.
Since I did not get to put oil and gas in the GX35, I just peddaled around the block once before putting the bike away. Here in Massachusetts, we have to wear a DOT approved helmet when riding a motorized bicycle. It might be fine when motoring but I think it will find it strange while peddaling.
Oh well, maybe tomorrow...or the next day....or the next....
Since it was on sale at REI, I got a Feedback Sport Mechanic Repair Stand.
The stand is great for working on bikes.
Anyway, I assembled the bike in the house and my wife was not too happy about it. The BMP kit is very well made and easy to install. I put a cheap Cat Eye cycle computer on.
I live in the city and have no garage. I do have a storage room where I keep my bicycles and wanted to bring my new creation there.
I keep my 2005 FJR in that room for the winter. It stays outside under a Dowco cover all Summer. Getting that FJR out of that room is like launching the Queen Mary. I pulled it out today to make room for the new motorized bicycle which I can keep gassed up. Although I keep it on a Battery Tender, the five-year-old battery was dead. I had to go and buy a new battery. In the process of changing the battery, I did the usual "drop a part down the innards of the bike never to be found again". There goes the time I wanted to spend playing with my new toy! The dog wanted to go for a walk. Clients picked that time to call, the sun goes down and it's all over. I didn't even get that part that I dropped.
Since I did not get to put oil and gas in the GX35, I just peddaled around the block once before putting the bike away. Here in Massachusetts, we have to wear a DOT approved helmet when riding a motorized bicycle. It might be fine when motoring but I think it will find it strange while peddaling.
Oh well, maybe tomorrow...or the next day....or the next....