Another Gear Head :)
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Hey Classy, is that a '56 Chevy you refer to?
I'm a gearhead too; that helps a LOT with motorized bikes.
Same fixing, only ten times CHEAPER!!! LOL.
I'm a gearhead too; that helps a LOT with motorized bikes.
Same fixing, only ten times CHEAPER!!! LOL.
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Chevy!
Yep, mine is a 1957 Bel Air Sport Coupe, 383(not 283 lol), 4-speed, Cragars, etc. Of course, it needs $15K to rebuild, lol.
Sometimes I'd rather be spending $30 replacing my motorized bike's transmission, which I'm doing as we speak. I have 2 or 3 spare trannies, so zero cost.
The cost to replace my Chevy's tranny? Maybe $300, IF I'm lucky, $1000 if I I'm not.
You'll LOVE motorized bikes, so cheap to build, repair and swap engines.
And just like Chevy engines, 90% of rear-mounted bicycle engines have the same bellhousing bolt pattern!
Just like a hotrodder, instead of using the standard 1.6hp engine, I'm running a 5hp, high-rpm engine....powershifting thru an 8-speed transmission!
Once you run an engine with a shift kit, you'll NEVER run a "slushbox".
Yep, mine is a 1957 Bel Air Sport Coupe, 383(not 283 lol), 4-speed, Cragars, etc. Of course, it needs $15K to rebuild, lol.
Sometimes I'd rather be spending $30 replacing my motorized bike's transmission, which I'm doing as we speak. I have 2 or 3 spare trannies, so zero cost.
The cost to replace my Chevy's tranny? Maybe $300, IF I'm lucky, $1000 if I I'm not.
You'll LOVE motorized bikes, so cheap to build, repair and swap engines.
And just like Chevy engines, 90% of rear-mounted bicycle engines have the same bellhousing bolt pattern!
Just like a hotrodder, instead of using the standard 1.6hp engine, I'm running a 5hp, high-rpm engine....powershifting thru an 8-speed transmission!
Once you run an engine with a shift kit, you'll NEVER run a "slushbox".
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I used to hang around CT years ago. Then I got a job, went back to school, learned to play a musical instrument and discovered motorized bikes.
Believe it or not, I get more enjoyment playing with MB's, than I do with my Chevy.
Go figure.
Believe it or not, I get more enjoyment playing with MB's, than I do with my Chevy.
Go figure.
I haven't been on CT in years as well. Not much on all three to be exact.
I started a forum on rc planes awhile back and it'd doing pretty good, have 3 owners. So flying has taken up most of my time and put the Chevy on the back burner. Tried to sell her a few times so I could get my pilot's license, but no one was interested.
I picked up 2 old school minibikes with briggs & stratton's. I plan on redoing those this winter with my oldest son. Maybe through a motorized Krate in the mix too
I started a forum on rc planes awhile back and it'd doing pretty good, have 3 owners. So flying has taken up most of my time and put the Chevy on the back burner. Tried to sell her a few times so I could get my pilot's license, but no one was interested.
I picked up 2 old school minibikes with briggs & stratton's. I plan on redoing those this winter with my oldest son. Maybe through a motorized Krate in the mix too
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Sometimes I compare gopeds, gokarts, minibikes, pitbikes and motorized bikes.One great thing about motorized bicycles is that you can ride them offroad like the abovementioned, ANNND on the road like a bicycle.
Of all the motorized toy operators, the MB rider is the one least likely to be hassled by cops. I ride mine to and from work sometimes, a ten-mile round trip. Never been stopped or even stared at by the police.
Start slow, like a simple rear friction drive and 1.6hp engine, or a Happy Time frame mount.
Of all the motorized toy operators, the MB rider is the one least likely to be hassled by cops. I ride mine to and from work sometimes, a ten-mile round trip. Never been stopped or even stared at by the police.
Start slow, like a simple rear friction drive and 1.6hp engine, or a Happy Time frame mount.
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