Home made motorized belt drive.. Is it possible with kids bike rim?

[Roadkill]

I am curious if anybody knows of this. I met a guy that said he did this when he was a child and they used to take childrens 10 speed rims and attach them to spokes and aligned a snow blower motor with the belt and worked fine. .. Or so I am told. I love to weld but prefer logical reasons before bombarding myself with cosmic rays and smoke.

Please post pics if you got em..

I have the EHO35 on my BMP kit and am getting bored with the speed and lack of responce in the rain.

[Cabinfever1977]

yes its possible,may be something like this,but with a bike rim and snowblower motor:

[ratty]

I always wondered how those driving wheels are attached to the bike wheel. Extra spokes?

[Cabinfever1977]

bolts and clamps or something.

[Roadkill]

Originally Posted by Cabinfever1977

bolts and clamps or something.

Reminds me of a commercial about most vitamins being.. "Rocks and shells" ground up. Thanks for the attempt.

Originally Posted by Cabinfever1977

yes its possible,may be something like this,but with a bike rim and snowblower motor:

I love that Evans bike. I collect Evans' tools. Is that the same company? Well any motor with a belt pulley and tensioner. I have been plucking through these posts and have not found one yet. I did see a contraption on youtube though it lacked pedals. It seems the GEBE kit tops off at 43cc motors or perhaps a 49cc clutch size? I think that the 49's have a larger clutch than the 76mm ones I see on the 35cc motors? Anybody for everybody?

Anyhoo.. The belts I see all over these forums have notches. I have seen water pump pulleys and home made notched stuff most with no pictures leaving me still wondering about slippage.

Thanks for the old HD or Whizzer type looking picture of the Evans.. It is sweet.

Originally Posted by ratty

I always wondered how those driving wheels are attached to the bike wheel. Extra spokes?

Drilling lots of holes, thread lock and or other machine screws twisty wires and maybe even compressing or hammering a rim tighter.. I am pondering this mess and wonder if it's possible.
The snowblower has a gear housing that engages the actual blower part and perhaps that could be used to engage the wheel.

[Roadkill]

I just thought of this. Some old furnace blowers have a belt drive and a huge cast iron wheel. Perhaps that pulley (wheel) can be used to fix to spokes and would work well. I know ratio's may be off but that could be compensated for on the clutch. I think. This wheel might also be too heavy and hurt/damage spokes.

Another thought I had was cutting a slice out of a very large PVC used for sewage or something as a pulley. If you ever stumble here.. Please post an idea or a picture.. This zombie topic needs to be resurected often... What to do..

[Cabinfever1977]

heres a link to bikes with belt drives:
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[Roadkill]

Originally Posted by Cabinfever1977

heres a link to bikes with belt drives:[/url]

Thanks for the links.. I think the Motor Mayhem link is for a chain and the Tanaka link is only sold with a motor. I will end up with a gebe kit unless somebody brainstorms an obvious solution. I really want something like that Titan motor or a 49cc motor and a belt that will take a pounding pulling heavy loads of up to 200 lbs. on a pull behind trailer.

[ducatiluke]

my bike uses a belt as a primary drive and final drive is via bicycle chain its proven to be very reliable and very easy to make

check it out on youtube 148cc flathead briggs and stratton
YouTube - briggs and stratton bike powered bicycle bike

[exavid]

Must make for a quiet running bike using a belt instead of gears. The gear whine on my Grubee 49cc is pretty noticeable.