dr50 build on 26 inch mountain bike

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ok day 1.......

bought this dr50 off internet £50
bloke phoned me up at last minuite saying pull start had broke but it defo started bout a year ago,thought ok il take a chance bring it over......
so pull start can be repaired but i really just wanted to know the electric start worked,so got a battery and charged it off a 12v laptop charger..lol.. and hey she started!!!!!
dance1

so now for figureing out how to mount it.............
im still figureing out lmao so will post back soon with my ideas!!......
.wee.

pics are of the dr50 being striped and my current bike.....
any ideas you guys have would be gratefully accepted ;)
 

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so after day 1..........
stripped all lights switchs dials off of her and am now thinking to ditch the pedals and make a motor mountain bike lmao!!.....
i will have to remove rear wheel,shimano and spread the forks.....
lots of mounting opputunities so i just cant see this going wrong!!...
might even in future fit an electric front hub...
electric start is so sweet but only problem with this engine is it has no charging off the engine so gona mount 12v dynos for charging as the lights are very effective and want to keep on the bike....
so far i have not seen this concept but i cant see no reason why it wouldnt work....of cause i will have to remove the cycle from the bike but aslong as i keep up the maintainance i cant see no probs....
dance1

pics after day 1
 

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ok lol day.......i forgotten hahaha but aint done much till today!!

got the electric saw out and went for it!!

quite chuffed so far......
located the stearing collum into theback post and put a soliid bar in to hold it tight.....
need to bolt it all together now and do some more mods really just to make sure its got plenty of strength.....
il keep you posted....
its defo a one off this!!!
 

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That engine uses a dynamo to both start the engine and to put out power to charge a battery and a stone simple lighting system.
The job duties are handled by a digital controller that switches between the two.
Those engines are quite popular and easy to get parts for.
 
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thanks for the posts guys thats helped alot!!...
those vids have now confirmed its possible hhaha!!....
i seen these engines have part readily available so thats the reason i bought her....
thanks again guys will be posting vids as soon as up and running
 
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well here she is............
looking bit messy at the mo but my god she flys!!!!!!
jus need some fairing ( looking for some for sale signs on a house lol) spray it silver and job done!!!
starts well off electric start only problem im having is idle but gona get some gaskets ;)
well chuffed and she does 34!!
 

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thanks mat ;)
and thanks for your msgs and suggestions they really have helped!!
il will post a video soon ;)

this vehicle will be my transport so i will keep u posted on how it goes

thanks again
 
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well went to work on my bike today working at a car wash and omg nearly everyone talked to me about it and thought how cool it was!!!
ive been called cleaver more today then my whole life lol!!!!!!!!
even police stopped me to have a look and said its very good and cleaver!!!
wow!!!!
 
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