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Cheapest/fastest/best looking.
Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Motorized Bicycle Contest forum. How about a competition where members compete to make the cheapest bike possible?
After all we have alot of people ...  | | 
09-17-2008, 12:14 PM
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| |  Cheapest/fastest/best looking.
How about a competition where members compete to make the cheapest bike possible?
After all we have alot of people on here who do homebuilds 
Probably best to have a 2-stroke and a 4-stroke class... with a special prize for the bike judged most ingenious..
What do you think?
Jemma xx
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09-17-2008, 12:46 PM
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Might want some specific rules though...
1 bike out of the garage. +
1 length of rope from the garage +
1 270hp turbocharged 4-cyl car sitting in the driveway =
145mph top speed and no money spent. I win |
09-17-2008, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonh  Might want some specific rules though...
1 bike out of the garage. +
1 length of rope from the garage +
1 270hp turbocharged 4-cyl car sitting in the driveway =
145mph top speed and no money spent. I win | I JUST WONDER IF THE BEARINGS IN THE BIKE HUBS COULD GO 145 FOR MORE THAN OHHH LETS SAY 10 SEC. WITH OUT MELTING , EXPLODING, WELDING. LOCKING , OR ANY OTHER DESCRIPTIVE WORD THAT ENDS IN MISSING TEETH, FACE , CONCIOUSNESS,
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09-17-2008, 01:52 PM
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I think you forgot to mention life on the end of that
Definitely not something I would ever try....was just poking around for a laugh |
09-17-2008, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonh I think you forgot to mention life on the end of that
Definitely not something I would ever try....was just poking around for a laugh | i wouldnt personallty try it but i know a couple of people that would on a dare ..... at least to 80 or so anyway.
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09-17-2008, 02:40 PM
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*sigh* men 
I was thinking more of sticking to something with its own source of motive power...
and interesting thought occurs.. I wonder would it be possible to make/kitbash/scratchbuild an electric bike from scavenged parts?
Jemma xx
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09-17-2008, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Jemma Hawtrey
and interesting thought occurs.. I wonder would it be possible to make/kitbash/scratchbuild an electric bike from scavenged parts?
| Probably wouldn't be too hard. I just don't think my wife would let me, lol. |
09-17-2008, 03:11 PM
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| | Re: Cheapest/fastest/best looking.
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Originally Posted by Jemma Hawtrey *sigh* men
I was thinking more of sticking to something with its own source of motive power...
and interesting thought occurs.. I wonder would it be possible to make/kitbash/scratchbuild an electric bike from scavenged parts?
Jemma xx | Putting together an electric bike would be easy. But making it cheap is hard. Batteries are what runs up the bill.
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09-17-2008, 03:23 PM
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Building an electric bike depends on what you want to do. I build a half dozen electric bikes before I went to gas....
Scooter motor on ebay 25bucks or so. Friction drive unit ten bucks Batteries whatever you want to spend. I ran around with 2 garden tractor batteries on a trailer. don't have much range that way 
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09-17-2008, 10:56 PM
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Sounds like great fun. I will throw in 3 cool ball, Mr.Happy antenia toppers. As prise for all 3, both leagues. (4 and 2 stroker and zapper)
Super Fuel float bowl in the spring? Has to be a world champ after all.
Wut?
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