Phantom 85 electric start conversion

[robe]

Tbh I sometimes forget how fun it is to run around on a normal bicycle

Except the hills, which are a stark reminder that I'm not a spring chicken.

 

[Copygod69]

Except the hills, which are a stark reminder that I'm not a spring chicken.

Yes that’s what I hate where I live everywhere out of where I live is a fat hill and then after I am perfectly fine

 

[cloakedvillain]

I love my low gears. 150 cadence going 5 mph. Archimedes once said: give me a lever long enough and I will move the whole world.

 

[robe]

For the most part it is either up or down where I'm at. That's the point of the motor for me.
I love the simplicity of the CG motors but as we know they require a lot of love . I guess there is no easy answer, a four stroker with it's jack shaft assembly or an ebike with it's expensive battery and complex electronics.

I'm on the side of the CG motors for the overall cost of repair and replacement. I suppose I should mention the ease of recycling, not much to them, aluminium, steel and a couple ounces of copper. Same as the four strokers.

 

[robe]

I love my low gears. 150 cadence going 5 mph. Archimedes once said: give me a lever long enough and I will move the whole world.

True enough but sometimes it is easier to just push the thing.

 

[cloakedvillain]

I'm going for a ride not taking it for a walk.

 

[Chainlube]

For the most part it is either up or down where I'm at. That's the point of the motor for me.
I love the simplicity of the CG motors but as we know they require a lot of love . I guess there is no easy answer, a four stroker with it's jack shaft assembly or an ebike with it's expensive battery and complex electronics.

I'm on the side of the CG motors for the overall cost of repair and replacement. I suppose I should mention the ease of recycling, not much to them, aluminium, steel and a couple ounces of copper. Same as the four strokers.

For the cost of a 4 stroke kit you can buy two 2 stroke kits and have lots of parts.

 

[cloakedvillain]

For the cost of a 4 stroke kit you can buy two 2 stroke kits and have lots of parts.

Get a genuine honda and you can run 10% ethanol fuel worry free. Good for guys who can't find ethanol free. Closet station to me that sells it is a mfa oil three towns over.

 

[Gordy]

Get a genuine honda and you can run 10% ethanol fuel worry free. Good for guys who can't find ethanol free. Closet station to me that sells it is a mfa oil three towns over.

Luckily I have a station in town that sells ethanol free

 

[FelekSta]

When I was on reddit group I found someone who made minarelli hybrid with electric starter using dc motor, if you're still interested I could try to find this post