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will this motor work?
Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the DIY Home Built Motorized Bicycle (non kit) forum. I seen a video on YouTube where it said not all motors will work. This is the only one I ...  | | 
05-03-2009, 11:34 AM
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| |  will this motor work?
I seen a video on YouTube where it said not all motors will work. This is the only one I have at the moment although I think a buddy has another weed eater that has a broken head. He would probably give it o me for free... |
05-03-2009, 11:35 AM
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| | Re: will this motor work?
If you guys need any more pictures of different parts of the motor just let me know. I will post anything I need to get help. |
05-03-2009, 03:21 PM
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bump.. anyone have any idea? |
05-03-2009, 06:58 PM
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That should be a direct drive if it's like all the Homelites I have seen. It will work, but you'll need to use some form of lifting mechanism so you can pedal with the engine off. That should be no problem to build.
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05-03-2009, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Bikeguy Joe  That should be a direct drive if it's like all the Homelites I have seen. It will work, but you'll need to use some form of lifting mechanism so you can pedal with the engine off. That should be no problem to build. | this all a new language to me so I'm going to have to do some research.. |
05-03-2009, 08:22 PM
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That means there is no clutch, so in order to stop without killing the engine, you'll have to make some provision to lift the engine off the wheel/tire, since that type of engine would require a direct drive friction wheel arrangement.
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05-03-2009, 10:57 PM
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sounds like allot of modifications that I have no idea about... |
05-04-2009, 01:40 AM
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| | Re: will this motor work?
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you'll have to make some provision to lift the engine off the wheel/tire
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Bikeguy Joe is talking about a basic friction drive... the simplest way to motorize a bike. Quote: |
sounds like allot of modifications that I have no idea about
| If you intend to put a weed eater motor on a bicycle, of course you will have to do "allot of modifications" [sic]. You came to the right place if you want to find people who can help you make that happen. |
05-04-2009, 10:09 AM
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It's actually pretty easy to make a friction drive...there is a lot of help in the DIY forum.
Go for it!
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05-04-2009, 10:11 AM
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| | Re: will this motor work?
If you want easy but not cheap (the two don't seem to go hand in hand) then go for the Titan.
A two stroke in frame kit is fairly easy to install and only 100 dollars.
A friction drive with a weed wacker engine is really cheap, and the work involved is not too much more (some will say less) than the in frame option.
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