Hi all,
Thanks Tom for your welcome to me.
I started a new yahoo group for both gas and electric bicycles a few days ago (Feb 23, 2009) called motorassistbicycles@yahoo.com (hope that was ok to include) we are at 34 members with 55 messages. Wish I had found this site sooner.
I have owned two 80cc Chinese gas bicycle engine kits and three different e-bicycles. Currently I have a BMC front hub electric motor at 48volts and an 80 cc gas motor on my bicycle. The reason for two different motors at the same time is range. With just the e-motor on my bike I had to peddle home uphill too many times, I installed the gas motor at the end of last summer and have only gone about 50 or 60 miles as the tank is a little over half full. I love the freedom of unlimited range.
I found this site because I was asked on my group about diesel motors for bicycles and stumbled onto your site through a google search and a link to here. Read a few posts stayed and joined.
I was looking at some 4 stroke gas engines a while back when I found the current 2 stroke motor on a bicycle for under $200.00 with some missing pieces (chain link and tension roller) I removed the motor from the bicycle an unused Fuji Cruser which I sold after swapping the tires and removing the fenders for $150.00. I sourced the parts I required and so the gas motor cost me only $50.00.
Thanks Tom for your welcome to me.
I started a new yahoo group for both gas and electric bicycles a few days ago (Feb 23, 2009) called motorassistbicycles@yahoo.com (hope that was ok to include) we are at 34 members with 55 messages. Wish I had found this site sooner.
I have owned two 80cc Chinese gas bicycle engine kits and three different e-bicycles. Currently I have a BMC front hub electric motor at 48volts and an 80 cc gas motor on my bicycle. The reason for two different motors at the same time is range. With just the e-motor on my bike I had to peddle home uphill too many times, I installed the gas motor at the end of last summer and have only gone about 50 or 60 miles as the tank is a little over half full. I love the freedom of unlimited range.
I found this site because I was asked on my group about diesel motors for bicycles and stumbled onto your site through a google search and a link to here. Read a few posts stayed and joined.
I was looking at some 4 stroke gas engines a while back when I found the current 2 stroke motor on a bicycle for under $200.00 with some missing pieces (chain link and tension roller) I removed the motor from the bicycle an unused Fuji Cruser which I sold after swapping the tires and removing the fenders for $150.00. I sourced the parts I required and so the gas motor cost me only $50.00.