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DougC
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While I was searching for something else entirely I came across this image result:
http://world.honda.com/history/limitlessdreams/atype/img/index_top.jpg
Which is linked to this page:
http://www.businessmotor.blogspot.com/
I looked on OldRoads and they have no "Honda" motor bicycles in their database.
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What caught my eye about this was that with the Chinese kits, the engines fit near the bottom of the front triangles and if you want or need to keep the ability to pedal the bicycle, you need to figure out a way to fit wide cranks. With this (early-Honda) design however the engine is moved up to the front-corner of the front triangle, and normal-width cranks can be used.
Tho you have a bit more risk of a broken chain doing something ugly I suppose, so you'd want a pretty solid chainguard....
And there could be other problems as well I suppose. But anyway.
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http://world.honda.com/history/limitlessdreams/atype/img/index_top.jpg
Which is linked to this page:
http://www.businessmotor.blogspot.com/
I looked on OldRoads and they have no "Honda" motor bicycles in their database.
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What caught my eye about this was that with the Chinese kits, the engines fit near the bottom of the front triangles and if you want or need to keep the ability to pedal the bicycle, you need to figure out a way to fit wide cranks. With this (early-Honda) design however the engine is moved up to the front-corner of the front triangle, and normal-width cranks can be used.
Tho you have a bit more risk of a broken chain doing something ugly I suppose, so you'd want a pretty solid chainguard....
And there could be other problems as well I suppose. But anyway.
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