The $20 goodwill bike

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Greg58

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I've been looking for a bike to build my wife a motorbike with, Saturday morning while waiting for the bank to open I was waiting in the goodwill store parking lot. I saw two people get out of their car as the store employee unlocked the doors and decided to check for anything I could use. I went straight to the back and found a nearly new 24" women's mountain bike for $19.91, I'm going to cut the top bar out and reweld it to make room for a two stroke engine. I have a complete kit, all I have to order is dual brake lever.
 

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Excellent find Greg,

I have thought about building my wife one also, I'll need to do hers with pull start and centrifugal clutch though if I go CG power.

Have seriously thought about rear mount 49cc board scooter set up or possible use one of the 79cc HF 4 smokers I have out in the shop and make it a belt drive with centrifugal clutch, my wife is 5'2" and would need a very easy to handle set up, the manual clutch would make it a no go for her.

Hope to see some pics of the bike here soon and especially to build process as you start they work.

Love to see a good plan come together...

Shan
 
Greg58

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My wife is also 5'2" so a rear tank will be in order, I'm going to weld the top bar back in as low as possible to make it easier for her to ride.
 
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Keep us posted on the build, Greg.
Looks interesting. She should like it.
24" bikes make nice builds if you can shoe-horn in an engine.

Tom
 
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Greg,
I was cruising around with Google Earth and drove through Newnan and saw this.
Too bad you didn't see it before you started your newest project. :)
8 Jefferson St. Newnan GA.

Tom
 

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