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I knew it was just a matter of time
Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the The Tavern forum. The latest claim i see is 40mph and 100 mpg... wonder how long the nose is on the person who ...  | | 
08-29-2009, 09:42 PM
|  | minor bike philosopher | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: north carolina
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| |  I knew it was just a matter of time
The latest claim i see is 40mph and 100 mpg... wonder how long the nose is on the person who wrote that.
I guess if I wait long enough I will see 100mph and 1000mpg... |
08-29-2009, 10:14 PM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Elite Member | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: So Cal
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| | Re: I knew it was just a matter of time
I get 15 MPH and 100,000,000, miles to the gallon.
When the engine is turned off......  |
08-29-2009, 10:38 PM
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I only get around 60 mpg and 30 mph |
08-30-2009, 03:49 AM
| | Motorized Bicycle Elite Member | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Momence, IL
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| | Re: I knew it was just a matter of time
It could be true. The bike could do 40mph and 100mpg. Just not at the same time. |
08-30-2009, 02:11 PM
| | minor bike philosopher | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: north carolina
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I'm gonna be honest here. I do not know for a fact but I seriously doubt that any of these bikes will do 40mph stock out of the box. I built one and it out of the box did about 25mph on a slight incline. on the flat it might have hit thirty but I sorta doubt it.
Best i ever did mileage was about 90. I think honestly to say thirty mph and 90 mpg is pretty generous but not unrealistic. They have always said a hundred cause it's dramatic and who is really gonna sweat the extra ten mpg. It's that 40mph that makes no sense. That makes the darn thing a motorcycle. You need to register it and insure it in this state.
I know some of the guys have goosed these things but, but out of the box unmodified I just don't believe it.
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08-30-2009, 08:43 PM
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| | Re: I knew it was just a matter of time
Deacon is right on. These claims of 40 plus are just that, claims. I can make my bike do anything I want to 'claim' just by reprogramming my speedo to a larger wheel size. I've seen the 'claim' that he gets 40mph on a 41T sprocket and 100+ mpg. Bull hockey. Why is it that some people can't be satisfied with reality and feel it necessary to try feeding us a line of poop when we all know that's what it is? Buy a motorcycle and be done done with it. Motorized bicycles are not for everyone. Especially those unsatisfied with 25/30mph, top speed.
Tom
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08-30-2009, 09:51 PM
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i can do 40 with a 36t sprocket. my motor is very far from stock. my speedo didn't last long enough to check the mileage, but its probably about 30-40mpg. i like passing cars on my bicycle. |
08-30-2009, 10:39 PM
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My bike will do 40+ mph on a decent long straight and I did that exactly once. Too scary. 35 mph is just right.
And at that 40 mph speed, my tank was WAY more empty than 100mpg. Probably 50 mpg IF I was lucky. Suckin' fuel like iced tea! |
08-30-2009, 11:11 PM
| | minor bike philosopher | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: north carolina
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but was the bike right out of the box... that's pretty much what the ads want us to believe. |
08-30-2009, 11:35 PM
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| | Re: I knew it was just a matter of time
exactly deacon. do people still believe what they hear in advertisements.
this is my first bike, but i knew a few people that had them. i always asked them how fast they were, i always get the same answer, "about 40". so i build mine with quality american bicycle parts, do some serious port work, carb, several handmade pipes, and a squish type combustion chamber, then i let daryl and his other brother daryl ride it (with an f'n speedo on it) and they come back saying they never got it over 36. what i always say is dont talk about it, be about it | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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