Trike Motor Assisted Bicycle

My Easy Friction Drive Trike Build. I Would Recommend The Hf 52cc Engine. Clamped A Piece Of 1/2" Dura Rod To Seat Stays With Small Muffler Clamps. On My Diy Motor Mount, Drilled The 3/8" U Bracket Holes To 1/2" To Fit The Shaft And Used Two Split Collars To Hold Mount In Position. "bikemotorparts.com" Has A Great Price On Scratch/dent Friction Kit Less Engine. The Harbor Frieght 52cc Water Pump Engine Is A Great Motor, Pump Sells For $100. Comes With Gas Tank, Muffler. You Will Need A Long Throttle Cable.take The Motor Off The Pump And Buy Commom 2 Shoe Clutch With The Two Special Bolts For Approx $15. W S/h. It Will Bolt Right Up To Friction Drive. This Motor Will Bolt To Cvt`s And Most Of The Tranny`s . You Will Be Able To Bolt The Friction Drive And Motor On Most 2 Wheel Bicycles Later By Using A 1/2" Pivot Bolt. If You Mount It On Full Suspension Bikes The Longer U Bracket Can Be Purchased Or Make Extensions. Friction Drive Is Mostly Trouble Free. Ron

Re: Trike Mab

More pic`s. The Springer cruiser is a "zip cycle" friction drive with a jackshaft - 25cc. The black/silver dual suspension has the funny tank because the red head on the big bore kit melted a hole in the motor mounted gas tank. Ron

Re: Trike Mab

Hi Tom, thanks. I don`t build anything fancy just, functional. as you can see i have a lot of parts!! lol. i hope my posts are taken as sharing and nothing more. at 70 yrs old i have done a lot of things. your trike is cool cool, supurb!! been checking the mail for your 30 bucks. lol. i think i will put all my inventory in a shed and start fishing again and try get my pontoon/house boat done. would like to cruise "the inter coastal waterway" (icw) a few days at a time in the house boat with my mab, propane stove and cast iron skillet!! yummy. ps i pm`d fair to move this thread to my friction drive thread. if he does, you idea is still great and i will post in it also. ron ..

Re: Trike Mab

Tom, Sorry I Did Not Answer Your Question. Yes, I Bought 10 Of The One Way 1 1/4" Drive Rollers Off Ebay. I All Ways Over Do It. They Are From Electric Friction Drives. Come With Shaft Slotted On Each End. I Made My Own Drive Shafts From 6" X 1/2" Allen Head Shoulder Bolts And Chop Sawed The Heads Off. But I Think They Are A Bit Under Size, The Roller`s Lock Up On The Shaft. I Did Grease Them, Maybe Not Enough. And Did Not Worry About (too Lazy??!!). I Will Mike My Bolts And The Orig Shafts And Post Later. Ron