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Just bought a Bikebug
Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Motorized Bicycle General Discussion forum. Just bought a Bikebug from my local Craigslist for $75 including the bicycle, it seems to be complete.What u ...  | 
10-14-2008, 12:48 AM
| | Motorized Bicycle Newbie | | Join Date: Sep 2008
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| |  Just bought a Bikebug
Just bought a Bikebug from my local Craigslist for $75 including the bicycle, it seems to be complete.What u don't see in the photo I have in a box(muffler, gas tank, engine shroud ,roller shield). The gas tank has many pin hole leaks and quite rusty and needs replacement. A manual would be useful to see if any parts are missing, the closest parts diagram I got is from a Tas 1.2 outboard.
I know about Mike Shneider's site, I see he sell a $25 package for literature and if I read it right, he won't sell u any parts unless u buy the literature first.
Can anyone tell me if any of the parts from the outboard the same as the Bikebug and anyone have a gas tank for sale?
BTW anyone needs a copy of owners' manual for a Tas 1.2 outboard, pm me. |
10-14-2008, 12:50 AM
| | Motorized Bicycle Senior Member | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: High Plains Desert, Roy UT
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| | Re: Just bought a Bikebug
Now that is a very nice steel you have there, great find!  |
10-14-2008, 04:37 PM
|  | minor bike philosopher | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: north carolina
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| | Re: Just bought a Bikebug
'bikeguy joe is the bike bug expert.. |
10-14-2008, 06:45 PM
|  | Godfather of Motorized Bicycles | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ashtabula county, Ohio
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| | Re: Just bought a Bikebug
I believe the outboard manual will get you close.
I would not buy a thing from that guy! He spammed me out big time when I was listing a bug on ebay! A buy in on a bicycle motor?!?
You have a Tanaka 23 cc engine I believe, you may contact the company and try to get some info.
I would look for a tank on ebay, but better luck just making a replacement.
You will have to re-build the carb I'm guessing and the one way valve can be repaired, replaced or substituted with various things, like a check ball of appropriate size.
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10-14-2008, 06:48 PM
| | Godfather of Motorized Bicycles | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ashtabula county, Ohio
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| | Re: Just bought a Bikebug
Compression?
Spark?
Your wheel isn't too bad yet, I have seen worse and I have seen better. You can replace it with a skate wheel of appropriate axle diameter.
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10-15-2008, 03:12 AM
| | Motorized Bicycle Newbie | | Join Date: Sep 2008
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| | Re: Just bought a Bikebug
Thanks Bikeguy Joe for the info, actually it did run briefly when I looked at before I bought it.I plan to go thru the fuel system and probably cut out the rusty part of the gas tank and solder a patch in.I'll bead blast the inside while the tank is opened up. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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