Hello from Morgan Hill, Ca

Hi everyone! I stumbled on to this site while looking for bike reviews. I have access to an old Schwinn cruiser that I'm looking to restore. Having owned go-peds in the past, motor-bicycling looks very interesting! If anyone knows of local resources in northern CA (SF Bay Area), I'd appreciate pointing me in that direction.

Thanks!

- Ray Ramirez

Bikeguy Joe said:

Hello Ray.

Did you know you can fabricate some mounts and mount a go-ped backwards on about any bike and have a motorized bike in a few hours?
Cut off the front, make a mount and go ride.

Well, as you will find out, it's not quite THAT easy, but pretty close.

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Unfortunately my garage was broken into about 6 years ago and all of my scooters and carts where stolen. All I had left were a few misc parts that I sold off. So now I'll be starting from scratch. I'm just debating weather or not to restore the old Schwinn or just but a new bike. I've been eyeing the Panama Jack at the local Wally-World.

Beyond the nostalgic value of bringing a 30+ year old Schwinn back to life, is there any other advantage to going the restore route, versus buy new a bolting on a motor kit? The reason I ask is, I've been quoted $150+ for just repainting the Schwinn. For the same price, I can get the Panama Jack.

Thoughts?

- Ray