HI, please help new guy with decision

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amanji

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i just found this bike on the street...i don't know much about bikes but i want to repair it.
I want to put a engine on it.like electric or petrol.
I don't really have much cash and i am wondering if this type of bike is no good for me
I don't know size specs and what is appropriate...noob.
I can spend like 300 on it...
I'm a bit lost because maybe its a girl's bike...but i don't get that and too poor to really know or care...


herez the pic of the bike..
smart people please help...

Girls Bike- Turbo GT for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand
 

Venice Motor Bikes

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You can't fit any of the 'in frame' engines on it... But you can put a 4-stroke 'rack mount' engine on it. You're also looking at probably spending your whole 300 budget on it though. :rolleyes:
 

amanji

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You can't fit any of the 'in frame' engines on it... But you can put a 4-stroke 'rack mount' engine on it. You're also looking at probably spending your whole 300 budget on it though. :rolleyes:

this bike that i have is pretty rusted and it was just left like that....do you thing
i should just throw it away because its a girl's bike?
can i still motorize it?
please tell me
 

TikiHead

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this bike that i have is pretty rusted and it was just left like that....do you thing
i should just throw it away because its a girl's bike?
can i still motorize it?
please tell me

Amanji,

It does not look particularly girlish to me, just looks like a mountain bike. Here's a link to a less expensive 4-stroke rack mount kit, $325. I did not go for this kit - I went with a Staton kit.

49cc Chain Drive 4 Cycle OHC Rear Mount Gas Motorized Bicycle Kit | All Gas Powered Bicycle Motors | Live Fast Motors - Gas Motorized Bicycles and Gas Powered Bicycle Motors

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killercanuck

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Well, with 24" your losing some top end speed over 26, but it'll still get you around :) Can always go with a smaller sprocket on the rim to make up for it.
 

Nashville Kat

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Why the emotional attachment to this bike?

it's really not a good candidate for an in frame motor which is the most common and most available and cheapest and probably the easiest for the inexperienced.

If you're going to invest in a kit, why not get a more compatible mountain bike or cruiser?
Cheap ones are out there and you might even find one for less than you could sell this one.