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Demosthenese
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hello all. i'm planning on putting an engine in a 2007 Wolverine mountain bike.
http://www.norco.com/2007bikes/Mountain/AdventureX/model.php?id=106&view=zoom&deets=1
i already know that im going to have to fabricate mounts for the engine and tank due to the tubes being oversised, and i may have to swap the back disk brake out and also perhaps a wider crankset.
the point, however, is that there seem to be few mountain bike based builds posted, and no general consensus on their viability.
So, anyone who has built an engine into a mountain bike, what did you think? Are you still able to go offroad over grass short distances? What kind of strength is required for the engine to hold? Is going up and down curbs a problem? Basically, is the "mountainess" of you mountain bike limited with the engine, as in confined to simple cruising?
I'll eventually be posting my own results i suppose, just trying to get info before i start ripping apart by bike
http://www.norco.com/2007bikes/Mountain/AdventureX/model.php?id=106&view=zoom&deets=1
i already know that im going to have to fabricate mounts for the engine and tank due to the tubes being oversised, and i may have to swap the back disk brake out and also perhaps a wider crankset.
the point, however, is that there seem to be few mountain bike based builds posted, and no general consensus on their viability.
So, anyone who has built an engine into a mountain bike, what did you think? Are you still able to go offroad over grass short distances? What kind of strength is required for the engine to hold? Is going up and down curbs a problem? Basically, is the "mountainess" of you mountain bike limited with the engine, as in confined to simple cruising?
I'll eventually be posting my own results i suppose, just trying to get info before i start ripping apart by bike
