Havent Riden In Years.

[Wild Bill]

Hi yall, back in the late '70's I raced BMX with Bobby Encinas for Shimano. Then moved on to drag racing, then midget racing and karts. Built a lot of race cars and street rods, but quit all that including riding mountain bike and dirt bikes when my Dad died and I took over the family biz. After a couple years my own health started down hill (genetic heart condition) so I retired early (age 45 at the time) to avoid the heavy stress caused by the biz.

Well a recent trip to the Dr. said I am now pre-diabetic and she said I need to get more exercize (or at least some) so I started riding Mountain bikes again. After a few 4 mile rides I realized 2 things, 1 I am way out of shape and this pedaling crap is for the birds and 2 I remembered seeing these motorbikes about a year ago and recently someone rode by my house on one so I plan on building a full suspension bike with a shift kit. I figure that a 4 mile ride pedaling is equal to about 15-20 of offroading with an engine.....lol


P.S. I am looking for a GT LTS farme or complete bike.
Cheers

 

[nightcruiser]

I was kind of surprised how much exercise I got while riding my MB, I do lose some weight when summer comes around and I start riding. I ride a mountain bike with a standard 2-stoke kit (no shift kit or centrifugal clutch), so I pedal just a bit to get the bike rolling (not too much at all). I had thought the MB would be useless for exercise but I definitely lose weight and am healthier when I can ride regularly. Some guys are he!! bent on not pedaling AT ALL, I'm pretty sure a MB ridden that way would be very near useless for exercize...

 

[Wild Bill]

The way I ride and the terrain I look for Im sure will mean pedaling at times to assist a steep climb and I sometimes have to carry the bike a short distance to get over and around impassable areas. I dont plan on riding motorcycle style by slipping the clutch, I will pedal to assist get off from a stop. The extra weight is gonna be more of a work out than a non engine bike, probably by far.

I should be ordering all my parts in a couple weeks.....I cant wait!

 

[dodge dude94]

I think you'll be surprised with how much torque a properly tuned engine and a properly geared bike will make. Granted, I am only 185lb but my 69lb bike with the 66cc 2 stroke, 44 tooth rear sprocket will climb hills (paved, lol) at WOT doing about 23-26 mph. So, it's pretty easy to get these things rolling.

Just don't do what I did: get burnt out when something isn't working. My bike was down about about 8 months because I was pissed at it. lol Once I finally got to working on it again, I forgot how much fun it was to ride it.



If you do it right, you won't regret it! Well, 'cept maybe the constant lawn mower smell.

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[Greg58]

Welcome to the forum Bill, warning this hobby is habit forming! You will find a lot of good advice here, no one person knows it all but all together we know a lot. If you have questions or concerns just find the thread area that applies and ask, someone will help.

 

[wheelbender6]

Welcome to the forum. What bracket did you drag race in?

 

[Wild Bill]

I ran a 1955 Chevy that ran low 10's at 130mph. I still have the car but we got rid of all the others, the 55 was the main racer.

My scanner isnt working so I dont have any pics of the 55 but heres one from my midget racing days....

 

[Wild Bill]

Good luck with your heart problems Jerry! Do you have any pics of the autoshift bike? Sounds great.

 

[Wild Bill]

Good looking bike Jerry! The auto trans is pretty slick too.

 

[Wild Bill]

Well I bought a GT LTS full suspension bike, an F80 engine from Dax, a jack shaft shift kit and tuned pipe from SBP and lots of little goodies from Ebay. I will be starting my first build latter this week when the parts start showing up and sending in the motor bicycle form to get a California moto bike plate. I cant wait to start building!