Hello all,
A few days ago, by chance on craigs list, I became aquainted with the existence of engines currently available for bicycles, facinating. As a youth in the mid 70's I raced BMX in AZ. In the late 70's I custom built one of the first "Mountain Bikes" on a prototype Voris Dixon frame. This bike was sadly stolen from the barracks at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, CA in 1985. Reward if found![rotfl rotfl rotfl](https://motorbicycling.com/images/smilies/rotfl.gif)
My intent is to go with a Honda GHX50 mated to a GruBee gearbox and mounted midframe on a Worksman Newsboy bicycle. It seems that rear sprocket mounting is a developing technolgy. I've found hubs online that eliminate the "sandwich between the spokes" mounting option. I would really like to find or develop a rear drum brake compatible method. Still researching the possibilities but will most likely have to go with a coaster rear.
After research it also appears that kit & gearbox availability is scarce and that there are quite a few dissatisfied customers out there.
I currently live in Wisconsin but ply all of the Great Lake states as Capt of an EPA research vessel. A motor bike is going to be very cool to have onboard.
To the providers of this forum Thanks.
A few days ago, by chance on craigs list, I became aquainted with the existence of engines currently available for bicycles, facinating. As a youth in the mid 70's I raced BMX in AZ. In the late 70's I custom built one of the first "Mountain Bikes" on a prototype Voris Dixon frame. This bike was sadly stolen from the barracks at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, CA in 1985. Reward if found
![rotfl rotfl rotfl](https://motorbicycling.com/images/smilies/rotfl.gif)
My intent is to go with a Honda GHX50 mated to a GruBee gearbox and mounted midframe on a Worksman Newsboy bicycle. It seems that rear sprocket mounting is a developing technolgy. I've found hubs online that eliminate the "sandwich between the spokes" mounting option. I would really like to find or develop a rear drum brake compatible method. Still researching the possibilities but will most likely have to go with a coaster rear.
After research it also appears that kit & gearbox availability is scarce and that there are quite a few dissatisfied customers out there.
I currently live in Wisconsin but ply all of the Great Lake states as Capt of an EPA research vessel. A motor bike is going to be very cool to have onboard.
To the providers of this forum Thanks.