Hello! I've been researching bike motors and kits and such for the past while and it sounds like the generic China ones aren't the way to go. I even looked into electric but that looks rather expensive.
What I want to be able to do is ride logging roads in the Mountainous BC Canada, I guess that's grades of up to around 30%. Which means I'd probably need a shift kit from what I understand if I go gas. My budget is about $650 not including the price of the bike, but since I'm going off road lots, full suspension seems like something I really should have.. Except if I go with full suspension then fitting any sort of engine inside the frame probably gets impossible.. And it doesn't sound like friction drives would have enough torque for what I need. Since most of the riding will probably be offroad I'd have no problem going over the 49cc legal limit either.
I would just go with investing in a dirt bike but I cant deal with licencing and insurance to drive it on the road. If I bought a NON-street legal one, I wouldn't have any way to transport it to the trails since I don't have a vehicle.
So, does anyone have any suggestions for where to begin in creating a full suspension motorized hill climber bike for under $650?
What I want to be able to do is ride logging roads in the Mountainous BC Canada, I guess that's grades of up to around 30%. Which means I'd probably need a shift kit from what I understand if I go gas. My budget is about $650 not including the price of the bike, but since I'm going off road lots, full suspension seems like something I really should have.. Except if I go with full suspension then fitting any sort of engine inside the frame probably gets impossible.. And it doesn't sound like friction drives would have enough torque for what I need. Since most of the riding will probably be offroad I'd have no problem going over the 49cc legal limit either.
I would just go with investing in a dirt bike but I cant deal with licencing and insurance to drive it on the road. If I bought a NON-street legal one, I wouldn't have any way to transport it to the trails since I don't have a vehicle.
So, does anyone have any suggestions for where to begin in creating a full suspension motorized hill climber bike for under $650?