mechmanjdd
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Hey,
I have just recently immersed myself in the wonderful world of motorized bikes. Looking forward to a first build I set my sights on grabbing a Schwinn occ chopper and attaching a motor. Seeing as it's my first time I'm bound to have some questions right?
1. Would a 40cc motor (bluecollarbikes probably) Be able to push a 230 pound guy on a chopper around fairly easily, I live in the suburbs so its pretty flat with some slight hills. The laws around here say that anything over 3.5 hp has to be registered as a moped or vespa. So i'm stuck with around 40 or 55 cc's im thinking.
2. I've been reading around and if i'm reading this correctly you need an "adapter" to get the motor's sprocket on there right? ( correct my terminology if wrong please ) As I'm already looking at about 300$ for the bike and engine kit i want to make sure i have everything before finding out that i need to pay for an adapter, i saw the one at livefast and its like 60 dollars.
3. Do i need any special mounting hardware like the one livefast offers for choppers?
Thats about it for now i'm sure i will have more questions later or along the line i sure hope i can get my hands on a chopper and start soon
Thanks,
Jake
I have just recently immersed myself in the wonderful world of motorized bikes. Looking forward to a first build I set my sights on grabbing a Schwinn occ chopper and attaching a motor. Seeing as it's my first time I'm bound to have some questions right?
1. Would a 40cc motor (bluecollarbikes probably) Be able to push a 230 pound guy on a chopper around fairly easily, I live in the suburbs so its pretty flat with some slight hills. The laws around here say that anything over 3.5 hp has to be registered as a moped or vespa. So i'm stuck with around 40 or 55 cc's im thinking.
2. I've been reading around and if i'm reading this correctly you need an "adapter" to get the motor's sprocket on there right? ( correct my terminology if wrong please ) As I'm already looking at about 300$ for the bike and engine kit i want to make sure i have everything before finding out that i need to pay for an adapter, i saw the one at livefast and its like 60 dollars.
3. Do i need any special mounting hardware like the one livefast offers for choppers?
Thats about it for now i'm sure i will have more questions later or along the line i sure hope i can get my hands on a chopper and start soon
Thanks,
Jake
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