New Bike Advice

[p75213]

Hello,
I live in Sydney Australia and am looking to purchase a internal combustion motorized bike. I am not really mechanically minded and would therefore prefer a bike that is already assembled. As I understand it the motors are mounted in the bike frame or on the rear hub. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these two methods?

I intend to use the bike for shopping (couple of grocery bags) and some recreational use.

Any advice or recommendations appreciated.

Tyrone Faulkner.

 

[Mountainman]

welcome

the most simple mount would be the friction drive set up

a little extra time spent with chain set up may be time well spent

do some reading here on site -- should help you a lot

get one and then ride that motor bike THING

 

[wheelbender6]

Check out the photo gallery and read about the experiences people have had with different drive trains. A lot of it is personal preference. A 2 stroke, frame mount, chain drive engine is generally the cheapest.
There are usually people that sell assembled motor bicycles locally. I see a lot of them on craigslist. Cheers