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Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Introduce Yourself forum. Hi......... I currently have 2 recumbent bicycles. A Vision R40 and a Bike E. I am thinking about installing a ...
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Old 07-10-2008, 08:56 PM
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Default New Guy, 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hi......... I currently have 2 recumbent bicycles. A Vision R40 and a
Bike E. I am thinking about installing a motor to the Bike E. Can
someone steer me in the right direction to get the Bike E powered up?

Tom
Lots of hills around here.
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Old 07-10-2008, 09:00 PM
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I think you'll have to go with a rack mount (really reliable) for a recumbent bike....bama bike guy can surely help you...welcome to the forum.
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Old 07-10-2008, 09:44 PM
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This is how I used to get my Vision recumbent to the place where I wanted to
ride.

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Old 07-15-2008, 08:39 AM
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Welcome to the forum
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Old 07-15-2008, 09:02 AM
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Welcome to the forum. Now that is an ingeious rig. I bet a rack mount would be the easiest way to motorize a recumbent. Glad you joined us...............................
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Old 07-22-2008, 10:25 PM
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I like the bike rack, thats great. Welcome to the forum Tom. Enjoy the ride...Kelly
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Old 07-23-2008, 03:36 AM
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Default Re: New Guy, 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hi ZG,

There are a lot of folks running on recumbents now, I remember 2 of the earliest were in the Rocky Mountains, so thats not a biggie.

I can't tell, is that rear wheel 24" or 26"?
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Old 09-06-2008, 10:48 PM
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What's up fellow Pittsburgher...

A friction drive would probably be your best bet… If your gonna ride in the Burg’ on public streets, you kinda need to stay clear of the cops if you don’t want to get in any trouble…

You can get legal, but I don’t know if a recumbent would pass for inspection???
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Old 09-07-2008, 12:32 AM
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Welocme to THE forum. I have two friends that are wheel chair users and have built some 50cc kits on there "out door" chairs, Works quite well.
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