| | | Introduce Yourself Welcome biker. We'd love to hear your story and let us know about your motorized bicycle projects! | Sticking it to the man Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Introduce Yourself forum. Hello Gearheads and Knucklebusters of the World,
I am looking for a cheap way to build a LEGAL motorized bike ...  | 
03-11-2009, 12:10 AM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Senior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ringgold,GA
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| | Sticking it to the man Hello Gearheads and Knucklebusters of the World,
I am looking for a cheap way to build a LEGAL motorized bike on the cheap. My license got taken for unpaid tickets ( lost my job) and i am to lazy to pedal all the time. I got a handle on a honda pressure washer engine, 6hp and a weedeater i can destroy. I like the idea of a friction drive,rear mounted contraption on the weedeater engine. I dont have a bike yet,but im working on it.
Questions: Can a small v belt pulley be adapted to fit over the tire for a friction drive setup? With a spring to force it against the rear tire i think it could work. I dont have a welder handy, have almost no money and will probably be raiding dumpsters and trash piles for parts. I will let you people know how I fare on getting parts. Last question,maybe a stupid one? Has anyone ever run a weed eater engine on a nitro mix used for model airplanes and rc cars? its basically a small 2 stroke engine right? I just dont want to blow parts all over or get killed if i try it. I'm a horsepower junkie,got to hop things up a bit. | 
03-11-2009, 11:57 AM
|  | Godfather of Motorized Bicycles | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ashtabula county, Ohio
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| | Re: Sticking it to the man Welcome to the forum....If you start a thread in the DIY area, you will get all the help you ever needed.
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03-11-2009, 01:19 PM
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| | Re: Sticking it to the man Welcome to the forum,glad you joined us. | 
03-11-2009, 03:07 PM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Senior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ringgold,GA
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| | Re: Sticking it to the man Hey, thanx for the advice...got both engines going. Looking for free or cheap bike now....will keep yall posted. | 
03-11-2009, 08:50 PM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Elite Member | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: AZ now, TX in 2010
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| | Re: Sticking it to the man Welcome to the forum. Ringold is hilly if memory serves, so I wouldn't say you are lazy.
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03-11-2009, 09:03 PM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Senior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ringgold,GA
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| | Re: Sticking it to the man Yup,
Ringgold is hill country...still looking for a bike though. | 
03-11-2009, 10:12 PM
| | Motorized Bicycle Elite Member | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northglenn,Colorado
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| | Re: Sticking it to the man Speedy check out thrift stores and garage sales late in the afternoon. Sometimes when a garage sale hits a Sunday and the sun is about to come down they'll take anything for that bike that's been sitting there all weekend cause by then they just want to see everything gone. Offer them 5 bucks and it's yours.
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03-11-2009, 10:47 PM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Senior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ringgold,GA
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| | Re: Sticking it to the man Hey, good idea. Thanx. It beats haggling at goodwill for over priced junk that was donated to them to begin with. Why can't they accept a reasonable offer? If it's $30 and i offer $20 why not sale? They dont have a dime in it right? I'm not bashing goodwill I'm just lost on a one time occurance. I don't have good luck trying to bargain with them is all,at least at my local one. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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