Friction drive noob

[dirtbikemike2435]

Well i am young and looking for a MB to get from my house to afriends house and i have decided friction drive is the lightest on my wallet so i went with that. i have just a bmx bike, my problem is what to use for making a spindal i had no plans to buy one but lookg to make one.

 

[q999]

friction drive --home made

roller skate wheel maybe?
?.what are you using for a motor? and where are you from?

 

[dirtbikemike2435]

a weed eater, i am from illinois

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

A roller blade wheel MIGHT be to large a diameter for your engine. Friction driver guys use a 1.5" roller on 2 hp engines for top speed. You MIGHT not have the power to use a skate wheel.

I've read that many weedwhacker users mount a bicycle peg on their engines.

Or, you could try a 1" diameter pipe as a friction roller.