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11-17-2008, 01:23 PM
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Motorized Bicycle Newbie
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Bag End, Hobbiton, England, UK
Posts: 4
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Greetings from the BikeBug
Howdy folks from the sunny English Shires. Just collected my BikeBug, and now I gotta fit it to my bike. Never been run, it's new in box, but has been sitting for decades. I'm a newbie with small engines. Gotta sort out the mounting it and getting the engine running. - bit cold and windy around here now, so won't be rushing into things....
Gianni 
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11-17-2008, 01:30 PM
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Super Moderator
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 8,973
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Re: Greetings from the BikeBug
Welcome gianni to the forum, glad you joined us 
It's warm and sunny here in Arizona
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11-17-2008, 02:10 PM
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Godfather of Motorized Bicycles
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ashtabula county, Ohio
Posts: 10,003
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Re: Greetings from the BikeBug
BikeBug! Nice! I had one. They go on ther bike in about 30 minutes. Smooth. Top speed of around 23 mph.
Please don't fall for the guy in Texas who won't sell you anything unless you buy his "info package" for 20 dollars. All the knowledge you need is free.
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11-17-2008, 02:19 PM
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Super Moderator
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sunshine State
Posts: 1,131
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Re: Greetings from the BikeBug
Welcome to the Forum.
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11-17-2008, 02:21 PM
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Godfather of Motorized Bicycles
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ashtabula county, Ohio
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Re: Greetings from the BikeBug
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Originally Posted by fairracing31
Welcome gianni to the forum, glad you joined us
It's warm and sunny here in Arizona |
It's partly crappy here with a chance of depression....and snowing!
I love my snowblower.
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11-17-2008, 04:12 PM
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Motorized Bicycle Newbie
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Bag End, Hobbiton, England, UK
Posts: 4
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Re: Greetings from the BikeBug
Very nice to meet you all. I'll begin posting some questions around the forums. I was going to go for an electric motor, but the high cost and problems with batteries turned me into a petrol head. Might electrify myself eventually. My plan is to use the BikeBug on my nine mile commute (each way) to work. I'm lucky it's an official London Bike Route most of the way.
The cold wet weather is the main problem besides being a newbie! I won't have a bike shed / garage till next summer so either the engine stays outdoors all winter, or indoors without using it. Don't want to stink up the indoor with exhaust fumes. Too bad it's not a Desiel, then I could fill it with Rapeseed or Penut Oil.
Gianni (North West London Sticks) 
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11-17-2008, 04:26 PM
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Motorized Bicycle Elite Member
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Longmont, CO
Posts: 1,596
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Re: Greetings from the BikeBug
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Originally Posted by Bikeguy Joe
It's partly crappy here with a chance of depression....and snowing!
I love my snowblower.
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Well it's only snowed once this season so far...and I didn't even need a snow shovel...just a scraper and brush for the car windows. This is my first full winter living somewhere that it snows...still waiting on the snow...
My wife won't let me have a snowblower 
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11-17-2008, 04:31 PM
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minor bike philosopher
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: north carolina
Posts: 7,853
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Re: Greetings from the BikeBug
Bike guy joe is the go to guy for the bugs good luck]
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11-17-2008, 07:37 PM
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Motorized Bicycle Elite Member
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Houston
Posts: 524
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Re: Greetings from the BikeBug
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Originally Posted by jasonh
Well it's only snowed once this season so far...and I didn't even need a snow shovel...just a scraper and brush for the car windows. This is my first full winter living somewhere that it snows...still waiting on the snow...
My wife won't let me have a snowblower |
She knows you would pull the motor off the snowblower and build another motorbike
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11-18-2008, 09:55 AM
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Motorized Bicycle Elite Member
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Longmont, CO
Posts: 1,596
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Re: Greetings from the BikeBug
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Originally Posted by TexasDav
She knows you would pull the motor off the snowblower and build another motorbike |
Boy I'm glad she doesn't read this forum
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