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Crusing at 10 mph
Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Motorized Bicycle General Discussion forum. I cant get my bike to go a smooth 10 mph with the clutch out, the kit was an 80 ...  | | 
03-07-2008, 10:55 PM
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| |  Crusing at 10 mph
I cant get my bike to go a smooth 10 mph with the clutch out, the kit was an 80 cc chinese from Kings I believe the sprokett is a 44 tooth,though I never counted the teeth. The bike starts bogging down and I have to clutch it and Im afraid im burning the clutch up. Most places im riding now are rv parks with a posted 10 mph. any ideas.
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03-07-2008, 11:03 PM
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| | Re: Crusing at 10 mph
Try a twenty inch wheel on the rear... Im serious i have one and it allows me to cruise almost at a walk. |
03-07-2008, 11:42 PM
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| | Re: Crusing at 10 mph
either that or go with a 50 inch rear sprocket. |
03-08-2008, 01:12 AM
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| | Re: Crusing at 10 mph
I find that running mine at idle with a 50-tooth gets it going at more or less 10 mph.
Try reducing your idle. BTW, the idle screw seems does nothing until you get ~100 miles under the belt.
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03-08-2008, 02:48 AM
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| | Re: Crusing at 10 mph
I run a 32 tooth sprocket and cruising at slow speeds is no problem. I can almost take of from a dead stop by easing the clutch out with no "Bucking". Of course the 32T doesn't like to climb hills but 42mph can be fun!! I run a 44T on my first bike and it doesn't like slow speeds at all (hence the term "Bucking").
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03-08-2008, 08:27 AM
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| | Re: Crusing at 10 mph
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Originally Posted by TeddyB  I cant get my bike to go a smooth 10 mph with the clutch out, the kit was an 80 cc chinese from Kings I believe the sprokett is a 44 tooth,though I never counted the teeth. The bike starts bogging down and I have to clutch it and Im afraid im burning the clutch up. Most places im riding now are rv parks with a posted 10 mph. any ideas.
Ted | I have a 48T AND a 50T sprocket in the "swap shop".
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03-11-2008, 08:36 PM
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| | Re: Crusing at 10 mph
HI,
We can custom machine any size sprocket for you...;-)
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03-12-2008, 03:10 PM
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| | Re: Crusing at 10 mph
Price, with shipping?
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03-12-2008, 03:19 PM
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| | Re: Crusing at 10 mph
I thought about this post today when i was moving around the shopping center at a crawl. I think the 20" rear wheel is great for this kind of thing, but you are not going to set any speed records...and it will look odd as heck
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03-12-2008, 06:32 PM
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| | Re: Crusing at 10 mph
HI Bike Guy,
Price depends on sprocket size...how big did you want to get?
Thanks!
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