put a 49cc on this?

vooodooou · #1 08-28-2009, 02:37 PM

i wonder if they would let you run this on the street. lol with a 49cc engine it would be nice enclosed. take the heat off the exhaust to heat it. humm add peddles, enclosed trike

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myocardia · #2 08-28-2009, 07:04 PM

I can pretty much assure you that you would have to license and insure it as a NeV, if not a full-fledged motorcycle. Shoot, any engine that will go 40 MPH on a "normal" bicycle would have that thing above 60 MPH, since the majority of power that's required for bicycles is just to overcome drag/wind resistance. With that thing, there's almost no drag.

Actually, the drag coefficient would be exactly 1/10th of a bicycle, so it would only require 1/10th the power for the same speed, compared to a bicycle. If I had the money, I'd buy a full setup, then put a fairly powerful electric motor on the rear wheel.

vooodooou · #3 08-28-2009, 10:54 PM

they race those. the record is 60+ mph for 60 minutes with 2 33 ah batters at 24 volts. can you say 300 mpg at 49cc

wheelbender6 · #4 08-29-2009, 10:05 AM

I think it would be legal in AZ, IF you hold the speed below 20mph and have working pedals. I wish the site showed pics of the frame w/o the bodywork. It would make it easier to plan a build.

vooodooou · #5 08-29-2009, 12:27 PM

they had pics on there site in the past. frame is a rectangle with two arms off the back to hold the rear wheel, and two axles of pipe coming off both sides to hold front wheel and a single hoop roll cage with two braces going forward. very basic i think it was 1.5x1" box tube.

vooodooou · #6 08-31-2009, 08:51 PM

check this out

YouTube - Electrathon World Record at Bonneville

Wonder what the 49cc world record is?

myocardia · #7 08-31-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by vooodooou

Wonder what the 49cc world record is?

It would have to be much faster, since battery weight really slows EV's down, compared to ICE engined vehicles.