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05-10-2008, 03:36 PM
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Motorized Bicycle Newbie
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Join Date: May 2008
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new, just bought kit, looks like motor dont fit!
Hello. We just bought two kits to install on our existing hybrid bikes however we are just now realizing the engine mounting won't fit the fatter frame.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to adjust the mounting, or should we just buy a cheap regular sized frame bike to mount them on?
We bought the 65 cc motor from thatsdax. We were hoping to get them running this weekend and use them to commute to work.
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05-10-2008, 03:55 PM
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Re: new, just bought kid, looks like motor dont fit!
i beleive your kit should have came with an adapter for the oversized tubes. check with dax and i am sure he will take care of you. welcome to the forum and glad to have you with us
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05-10-2008, 04:59 PM
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Motorized Bicycle Newbie
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Re: new, just bought kid, looks like motor dont fit!
Thanks, we called him and sure enough, there was one included!
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05-10-2008, 09:49 PM
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Re: new, just bought kit, looks like motor dont fit!
Welcome to the forum. You'll like it here. Lots of motorize bicycle enthusiasts here. Glad you got it all figured out. Post some pics of your bikes. Hybrids? Are they electric and gas both? Sounds like a cool idea..................
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05-10-2008, 10:24 PM
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Motorized Bicycle Newbie
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Re: new, just bought kit, looks like motor dont fit!
No sorry, hybrid I meant one of those bikes that is not truly a mountain bike, but has the fat tires like one.
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05-11-2008, 03:41 PM
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Re: new, just bought kit, looks like motor dont fit!
Welcome to the forum, Glad you could join us
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05-11-2008, 05:23 PM
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minor bike philosopher
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Re: new, just bought kit, looks like motor dont fit!
No gears fat tires usually is a cruiser. They come with bigger frames these days I think.
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05-11-2008, 06:42 PM
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Re: new, just bought kit, looks like motor dont fit!
they also make a cross bike. not sure what called but it is in between a mountain bike and street bike. pretty nice ride and would make an awesome motorized bicycle
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05-11-2008, 07:30 PM
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Motorized Bicycle Newbie
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Re: new, just bought kit, looks like motor dont fit!
It has gears, 21, just the fatter tires It is a specialized expedition.
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05-11-2008, 08:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ashtabula county, Ohio
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Re: new, just bought kit, looks like motor dont fit!
A "comfort bike"? I am not up on all the modern terminology....my boss yelled at me because I called his 800 dollar road bike a "10 speed".
He said "You obviously don't know ANYTHING about bikes." (yes, he's a leg shaver/spandex elitist who rides a couple dozen miles a year)
Anyhow, once you fit a bicycle motor to a bike, it becomes a motorized bicycle...and I do know a thing or two about those. 
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Last edited by Bikeguy Joe; 05-11-2008 at 08:26 PM.
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