bluegoatwoods
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I'm a life-long bicycle rider. It's probably not going too far to say that it's humanitys noblest invention. I've even had some success teaching my daughters to love bicycles. I've been thinking about motorizing a bike for years. Even tried it with a lawnmower engine about 10 yrs back. Mounted it over the front tire, rigged up a lever to push the crankshaft up to the tire for a friction drive. It took off just fine. Enough to frighten me, as a matter of fact. But when I stopped my "clutch" didn't pull it away enough and it immediately ruined the tire. Oh well.
Anyway, yesterday I ordered two 49cc two-strokes from thatsdax. The type that fit inside the frame with a chain drive. I'll rig up a bike for myself and one for my youngest daughter. If it all works out, then I'll order more to get my whole family going. If anyone would like to offer me their thoughts on pros and cons of this type of motor and, for that matter, the pros and cons of other types I would appreciate it.
I'm a decent bicycle mechanic. At least I am able to replace and adjust bearings, true wheels, adjust brakes and so on. I have quite a bit of experience with that stuff, now that I think about it.
So I'm looking forward to a lot of riding and I'm looking forward to sharing info and ideas with anyone I can. Thanks and so long.
I'm a life-long bicycle rider. It's probably not going too far to say that it's humanitys noblest invention. I've even had some success teaching my daughters to love bicycles. I've been thinking about motorizing a bike for years. Even tried it with a lawnmower engine about 10 yrs back. Mounted it over the front tire, rigged up a lever to push the crankshaft up to the tire for a friction drive. It took off just fine. Enough to frighten me, as a matter of fact. But when I stopped my "clutch" didn't pull it away enough and it immediately ruined the tire. Oh well.
Anyway, yesterday I ordered two 49cc two-strokes from thatsdax. The type that fit inside the frame with a chain drive. I'll rig up a bike for myself and one for my youngest daughter. If it all works out, then I'll order more to get my whole family going. If anyone would like to offer me their thoughts on pros and cons of this type of motor and, for that matter, the pros and cons of other types I would appreciate it.
I'm a decent bicycle mechanic. At least I am able to replace and adjust bearings, true wheels, adjust brakes and so on. I have quite a bit of experience with that stuff, now that I think about it.
So I'm looking forward to a lot of riding and I'm looking forward to sharing info and ideas with anyone I can. Thanks and so long.